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May

The Magic Pill Placebo

Posted by Bill T-B  Published in Church Planting, Leadership Development, Revitalizing Existing Churches

I wrote this entry the other day and I think I posted it … but in the great server switchover, it appears to have been misplaced. So, just in case, here it is again. I had a conversation with some pastors about one of the seminars they had attended. They had gone looking and hoping [...]

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Tags: behaviors, discipleship, programs

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May

Is the Church of Yesterday Really the Church of Tomorrow?

Posted by Bill T-B  Published in Church Planting, Revitalizing Existing Churches

Maybe it’s the circles I’m hanging with lately, but suddenly there’s a jump in the interest on house church. Bill Easum’s article in On Track (the 21st Century Strategies monthly E-zine) reviewed Frank Viola’s Reimagining the Church because of “the importance of the book.” And I agree, it’s an important book, just as Viola’s Pagan [...]

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Tags: church transformation, discipleship, house church, small groups

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May

Wringing Our Hands or … ?

Posted by Bill T-B  Published in Church Planting, Leadership Development, Revitalizing Existing Churches

George Barna recently came out with a poll reporting that the majority of Christians don’t believe in either Satan or the Holy Spirit. Since then, I have received a small mountain of emails with Christian leaders crying “Where did the church go wrong?” I suppose these questions probably deserve and answer, but I’m not going [...]

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Tags: church leadership, church transformation, discipleship

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May

On the Road Experiences

Posted by Bill T-B  Published in Adult Faith Formation, Church Planting, Postings from the Road, Revitalizing Existing Churches

Today I’m beginning the last leg of three weeks on the road. It’s been an interesting journey that almost transcends history. It began almost three weeks ago at the 2009 TYPO3 Conference in Dallas. There, we talked about and learned more about internet ministry, particularly using a Content Management System to create websites that don’t [...]

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