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We’ve Moved!
We've moved MMI to a new domain and format... the old site is still here (for the present time) but nothing new will be added here. You'll want to go here to see the new site and all the new posts (and all your favorites from the past!)
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Awkward Questions about Jesus
This video has gone viral across the internet. And for good reason. I think you’ll enjoy it…
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Euthanizing Small Groups
Pastor Brian Jones tells of the response he got from one 'nationally recognized' pastor when Brian told him that he hadn't figured out the whole small group thing yet. Brian said the pastor's response was something like this:
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Should we tax churches?
In Texas, there is a demonstration at the state capitol today. They're demanding that their state leaders begin taxing megachurches in the state in order to help local schools. The project is headed by the state's American Atheists. Their director, Joe Zamecki, has released a statement stating why he thinks this is a good thing. Read it, and see if he makes his point:
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LifeWay Drops Reader Discernment Labels
Back in 2007, LifeWay Christian Stores (owned by the Southern Baptist Convention) decided to attach a sticker to certain books that said “Please Read with Discernment”. Authors like Rob Bell, Donald Miller, and Brian McLaren all had their books tagged with the labels… and a warning: that those books were “strictly for critical study or research to… understand and develop responses to the diversity of religious thought in today’s postmodern world.”
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So… how are denominations doing these days?
So… how are the denominations doing these days? Not so well. Here is the top ten of denominations in the United States as reported by the new 2010 Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches, as well as their increase of decrease over the past year.
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In Case You Missed It...
- Is your church inwardly-focused? (02/10/11)
Is your church ‘inwardly focused’? Are you focusing on the fish already in the aquarium? Brian Kaufman suggests that inwardly focused churches all practice at least five of these things. See what you think:
- Why go to church? (02/10/11)
How would you respond to this letter to the editor?
- Angels & Demons (2009) (02/10/11)
Following the murder of a physicist, Father Silvano Bentivoglio, a symbolist, Robert Langdon, and a scientist, Vittoria Vetra, are on an adventure involving a secret brotherhood
- Hulu hits a million… (02/10/11)
Hulu Plus, the PAID video subscription service is set to hit its millionth paid subscriber this year. I’m one of them. I admit… I a tech geek, and am always trying out the new things. (Full disclosure, I’m also a streaming NetFlix guy).
- Granger: 2016 (02/09/11)
Granger Community Church is raising the bar. Take a look at their vision for the next 5 years. It’s good stuff.
- Porn and the Church (02/09/11)
According to Craig Gross, the founder of XXXChurch.com: “If the church stopped consuming [porn], we would put a huge dent in it.”
- Changes in Church Staffing (02/09/11)
My friend Jim Sheppard has posted an interview with William Vanderbloemen and Justin Lathrop on how they see staffing issues changing in churches today. Here are some of the highlights:
- Roku and Northland (02/08/11)
A nice piece on Northland, A Church Distributed and their new Roku channel over at Gigaom.com. Here’s some of the more interesting parts of the article:
- What if your church had just one year to live? (02/08/11)
What would happen if your church had just one year to live?
- The Perfect Password (02/08/11)
Every day, it seems like I’m signing up for some kind of new, free web offering. It used to be that you could make your password whatever you wanted to… but here lately, more and more websites are making you jump through all kinds of hoops… telling…
- Church Junkie: 50 Churches in 50 States (02/08/11)
Are you a church caddict? How many states have YOU attended worship in? What is your favorite church, other than your own? What church would you LOVE to attend that you haven’t yet, if you only had the chance?OK… I admit it. I’m a church junkie. I love the church.…
