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We Could Use Some Wisdom

By ⋅ July 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Did you hear about the inquisitive college professor who walked past a mental hospital years ago?  On the other side of the fence he could hear a number of patients shouting in unison; “Thirteen!  Thirteen!  Thirteen!” The fence was too high to see over but spotting a little knothole in the planks he couldn’t resist [...]

VideoTeaching.com: Church Reaches Crossroad

By ⋅ July 23, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

“The day has arrived. Tell all your friends…Tweet and Re-Tweet. VideoTeaching.com is launching!” With that announcement, delivered during the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing, LifeChurch.tv premiered its new video teaching/preaching platform for churches. The concept, generating a lot of discussion, has brought the Church to a crossroad. In his post VideoTeaching.com Launches, Raises Questions, [...]

Church Decline: Six Signs of Hope

By ⋅ July 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The statistic is often quoted… 85% of all churches today are in plateau or decline. This is a distressing number, no matter how many times it’s repeated. While looking at what’s being done to turn the situation around, church consulting in particular, six signs of hope emerged.

For Freedom

By ⋅ July 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Interpreter Mohammed Hakim helped save Lt. Col. Wendell Calhoun’s life in a firefight near the Pakistan border. Three years later, the tables are turned and it’s Hakim, now in the U.S., that needs help. This Marine is not about to let his buddy down.

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Random Quote

The way that evangelicals need to look at social media is the way that we would look at any kind of culture. It’s a culture unto itself. We know with a Great Commission kind of mindset, we’re to look at any culture, any society, any people group and say we need to have a presence there for the sake of the gospel of Christ. I see social media as a vast new continent. It doesn’t replace everything that came before it, but social media provides a quantum opportunity to leverage influence. — Albert Mohler

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