Category Church Chew

Church Chew, Goin' to Town

Nuff said: Majestic Hotel, smartphones and sleep, church signs, church history, imperialist Christian missionaries

The Majestic Hotel burned Over the weekend, the renowned Majestic Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas burned. It had been closed, shuttered up, since 2006, in desperate need of renovation and repairs. No one stepped up to do so, and in…

Jeff Noble
March 2, 2014

Church Chew, Goin' to Town

Culture: to impact or create

In his bookCulture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling, Andy Crouch soberly observes: We’ve paid the culture around us the ultimate compliment: careful study and, often, imitation. He urges Christians to quit trying to “change the world” and to remember that…

Jeff Noble
December 4, 2013

Church Chew

Saying thanks

October is “Pastor Appreciation Month” as decreed by some mysterious force out there. Probably Hallmark or Christian radio. I’m grateful for the kindness and attention received due to its promotion in various places. This year, our church morphed it into…

Jeff Noble
November 30, 2013

Church Chew

Is your church ready? An excerpt from “Super Center Savior”

As churches head into the holiday seasons, they'll see a rise in visits from those who see religious service attendance as a to-do item during holidays. Is your church ready to serve, encourage and get them to come back? It may be simpler than you think. Check out this excerpt from the book "Super Center Savior."

Jeff Noble
November 1, 2013

Campfire Talk, Church Chew, Goin' to Town, Spiritual Markers

Friday randomness: Facebook, Do you blog?, Missional clothing, Christianity’s juvenilization

Facebook fare I had another “I hate Facebook” conversation this week. It was with a friend who had seen a post that he couldn’t resist reacting to. That seems to be Facebook’s fare: reactionary posting. Before he cooled down, he…

Jeff Noble
October 25, 2013
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Church Chew

Why you’d better speak up, cherish and remind one another about the preciousness of religious freedom

I nodded my head through the article in World Magazine by Ken Blackwell. It was titledHow religious freedom has become a non-issue in our country. Read the title again slow. Then imagine any single one of our nation’s forefathers or…

Jeff Noble
September 30, 2013
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Church Chew

Surprises about the unchurched

Thom Rainer shares some surprises that a recent study conducted by Lifeway found related to those who are not connected to a church. Our research project involved 308 men and women in the United States and Canada. Every person interviewed…

Jeff Noble
September 27, 2013
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Church Chew

D-Harmony

This video promoting disciple-making is a spoof of the E-Harmony commercials. It was produced by two of our staffer at Northstar Church. I didn’t get to see it before it was shown this past Sunday, and I truly laughed my…

Jeff Noble
September 24, 2013

Church, Church Chew

Apologizing to your church for leaving

I’m grateful to local pastor Sandy Young for tweeting about Edwin Andrew Love’s post Three Things I Need to Say. Love’s entry is a profound apology to a church he left, and it contains insightful reflections on our mindset of…

Jeff Noble
September 6, 2013

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