Entries from April 2008 ↓
April 7th, 2008 — Jesus Creed, Kruse Kronicle, Michael Kruse, Scot McKnight, influence
The blog identifies itself as “commentary and reflection on ministry and culture in the twilight of Western Christendom.” And it is certainly that and more. I’ve been reading the Kruse Kronicle for a few months now after listening to Scot McKnight over at Jesus Creed continue to reference, sometimes link, the Kruse Kronicle at his blog.
So I began the journey. It soon became a consistent stop on my daily internet travels. Now I’m totally engaged. Everyday I look forward to navigating over to Scot McKnight’s Jesus Creed and Michael Kruse’s The Kruse Kroncle. And I have to say, of all the sites I visit, and there are many over a course of a week, these two men have my ear.
April 3rd, 2008 — Church, Consumerism, attractional church, future church, low committment, shallow faith
The older I get, the more I observe, the more I realize churches are adrift, not unlike the Titanic, heading blindly for the iceberg of the digital worldview.
Instead of thinking deeply about the changes necessary for navigating the churning waves of change, churches are busily engaged in treating the symptoms of low commitment–cutting edge sound systems, oversized monitors, studio stages, without dealing with the deeper realities of a changing cultural terrain.
The near future will soon confront church leaders with the challenge of measuring their willingness to unlearn, dismantle, and relearn. A tremendously difficult option for those locked into the prison of their own worldview.
April 1st, 2008 — Alan Hirsch, April Fool, Consumerism, Culture, Evangelism, Interviews, Leonard Sweet, conventional church, conversation, emergent, mission, missional
Read my conversation with Alan Hirsch, the author of The Forgotten Ways [here]
I was shocked when I heard that Leonard Sweet had accepted the position left vacant at Grace Community Church with the firing of John MacArthur. Read the complete story [here]
