A youth minister, a theologian, and a tech guru log onto Twitter… So began a theological debate last week about mission trips carried on in 140 character increments amongst Andy Root, Adam McLane, and myself. It all started when Andy posted this little snippet of theological provocation: the point of mission trips is to invite […]
Craig Van Gelder on the Church
I just started reading Craig Van Gelder’s The Essence of the Church: A Community Created by the Spirit, and I must say I’m really enjoying it so far. Unfortunately, I’m going to put it down for a few weeks as I try and get some reading done for a class coming up in June, but […]
Marketing as an Anti-Missional Practice
In the podcast that debuted in spectacular fashion on Saturday I made the assertion that church marketing is by nature an anti-missional practice. Mission sends people out. Marketing seeks to bring people in. The two are at odds with one another. Makes sense, doesn’t it? So, if you want to be a missional church, cut […]