Monthly Archives: September 2019

confu BLOG 9.27.19. RELIGIOUS TALK CAN BE REALLY CONFUSING Religious talk, and talk about ‘spirituality’ can be a real ‘turn-off’ to those who are listening. We tend to engage in jargon that is not only foreign to outsiders, but often … Continue reading →

BLOG 9.24.19. MENTORSAND MODELS IN CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP We take an awfully lot for granted in the Christian community/church, not the least is our presumption that when one takes baptism / confirmation vow … that one has any kind of a … Continue reading →

BLOG 9.20.19. WHAT FORM SHOULD WE LOOK FOR IN A CHURCH? In my last Blog, I raised the unpleasant, but inescapable reality that churches and church institutions can (and do) die. That immediately raises the question of what communal expression … Continue reading →

BLOG 9.17.1. CAN CHURCHES DIE? YOU BET THEY CAN, AND DO! One of the sad legacies of the ‘Christendom era’ is that large number of Christian churches that were once alive and fruitful, … but then lost their dynamic grasp … Continue reading →

BLOG 9.13.19. THE CHURCH AS A GLOBAL TRIBE IN DIVERSE VILLAGES In my last blog, I appropriated some findings of cultural anthropologists and defined the church a vast global tribe. These same anthropologists explain that what makes tribes cohere is … Continue reading →

BLOG 9.11.19: SEARS-ROEBUCK CHURCHES IN AN AMAZON CULTURE Everything is changing, and changing fast. The digital culture has been a culture transforming force, so that the nature of work and the workplace, the way we do education, … everything is … Continue reading →

[A word of explanation o my readers: I have been silent for these past several weeks due to some complications with my blogging platform being out-of-date. That problem is now resolved due to  the efforts of my skillful friend. So, … Continue reading →