A friend of mine just told me he was reading a book called Jesus Has Just Left the Building, and asked me my thoughts. It’s another of these (unfortunately, increasingly popular) books about how somebody has gotten disillusioned with church, and left the “organized church” for…something else, I’m not sure what. Now, here’s the disclaimer:…
Flabbergasted. Dumbfounded. Mystified. Incredulous. Church Non-Compete Clauses Here’s Brant Hanson’s tongue-in-cheek take on this…buffoonery.
Recently, I came across a church website (a nicely-done one, by the way) advertising a church that I have no doubt has effective ministry in many respects. But one thing struck me as so oddly/sadly out of place: the church admitted to the following two facts: 1. We have an average attendance of 1300. 2.…
A year or so ago, a new church opened in our area. I’m guessing that that church is experiencing “success”. Only…only after receiving a phone call inviting our congregation to some event this church was sponsoring, I decided to look up the church online. Incidentally–not looking for this, but finding it nonetheless–I found out some…