Category Church Chew

Afternoons at Fellowship’s i2 Conference are oriented around “Consultation Workshops” with the main leaders at Fellowship. However, there was only one of me and 11 workshops, dadgummit. I chose the one on Team Ministry led by Teaching Pastor Bill Parkinson.…

Tim Lundy began by showing us an incredible video produced about The Call, which is a ministry seeking to mobilize foster parents in Central Arkansas led by some inspired lay leaders in Fellowship. It is one example of the way…

Tim Lundy shared in both of this morning’s main sessions. In this session on Past, Present, and Future, he shared the central model of I2 (Irresistible Influence), noting that it is based on Ephesians 4.11-13. It was he who gave…

I was hoping to do some liveblogging from the conference today, but those of you sitting on the edge of your seat at the 2:00 p.m. start time were sadly disappointed. As was I. Although there was a wireless signal,…

According to the Barna Research Group, the number of unchurched folks in the U.S. (those who haven’t attended a religious service in the past six months) surpassed 100 million last year. this included teens and children. It’s enough to make…

After serving for 8 years in collegiate ministry on a university campus, I have seen the disturbing trend of “churched” high school students dropping out of church soon after their involvement in collegiate life. I’ve posted here a few times…

Geoff over at Inner Revolution has an insightful post that pleads for common vision and mission over trendy church lingo. For example, you can’t read much these days about how a church relates with culture without hearing these words: attractional,…

HOW TO MOVE A 100 YEAR OLD CHURCH.. You’ve gotta watch this and tell me how it applies to transitioning churches today…