Entries Tagged as ‘emerging church’

January 31, 2009

Set me on fire

“The spontaneous expansion of the Church reduced to its basest element is a very simple thing.  It asks for no elaborate organization, no large finances, no great number of paid ministers.  In it’s beginning it may be the work of one man and that of a man neither learned in the things of this world, [...]

January 27, 2009

From hate to hope–YES WE CAN!

I don’t know, maybe President Obama is inspiring me or something but I really do have hope for the church, deep in my heart. I have hope that we can change…that uncompromising leaders will rise up and lead us in that change despite the consequences…that the “audience” can be turned into the Body and begin [...]

January 24, 2009

What’s Wrong with the Church–from materialism to martyrs

I’ve been involved in the church my entire life. I grew up going to the Pentecostal churches that my Dad pastored all over the country. I’ve been a part of services that were life altering…the power of God was present in such a way that there is no way you could be in the room [...]

December 24, 2008

We SHOULD proselytize

I came across this clip from renowned atheist Penn (from Penn and Teller) and it convicted me to the bone.  Very, very good commentary on the need for real, genuine, nice followers of Christ in order to reach this generation.