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Church, Church Chew

Leaving your church: Don’t insult a man’s wife

Don’t Insult a Man’s Wife As you consider not going to “church,” you must force yourself to consider the spiritual realities of your disassociation with the body of believers that the New Testament calls the “bride” of Christ. (Revelation 21.2,…

Jeff Noble
January 26, 2011
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Church, Church Chew

How to leave your church

I hope I’ve made a case for asking significant questions and considering eternal issues as you consider “leaving your church.” If you are just stopping in, scroll down to the bottom and read the first entries in this series so…

Jeff Noble
July 30, 2010
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Church, Church Chew

Why leave your church?

We’re picking up where we left off in this series about leaving the church. In this entry, we simply want to recognize the obvious: in order toleave your church, you have to have been apart of one. One of the…

Jeff Noble
May 31, 2010
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Book Review, Church, Discipleship, Faith, Parchment Reviews

Review: “Radical”

Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt This little book can destroy your way of life as an American. If you’ve embraced “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” as yours by right, then you…

Jeff Noble
May 25, 2010
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Church, Church Chew

Leaving your church

Three years ago, I wrote a short entry called When it’s time to leave your church. I’ve been amazed at the amount of traffic that entry continues to receive. Invariably I notice that people find it after searching the web…

Jeff Noble
May 17, 2010
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Book Review, Church, Parchment Reviews, Preaching

Review: Communicating for a Change

I keep waiting for Andy Stanley to write a flop. So far, he’s exceeded my expectations. Visioneering is probably one of the best books on vision out there, and this entry into the world of practical communication skills will be…

Jeff Noble
February 23, 2009
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Church, Church Chew

Signs that someone is leaving your church

“I don’t like my/your church.”As a church planter and pastor, I honestly don’t know that I’ve ever heard those words or even read them in reference to our church; however, I am confident that they’ve been said, or at the…

Jeff Noble
December 4, 2007
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Church, Church Chew

How long do you plan to be at your church?

An interesting article over at MMI relates a new study that says a full 1/3 of your church members may be considering another church to join right now. I’d encourage you to read the article. 1/3 considering leaving? As a…

Jeff Noble
March 1, 2007
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