Many people are tired of doing church in the same old way (point A). Some seem to appreciate the way we are doing church here (point B), and wonder how they can get from point A to point B. First of all, I want to assert that if these people moved here and became a part of our church, they would in soon realize that there is nothing spectacular about it. There is nothing to boast and nothing to reproduce.... Read more
I frequently get emails from pastors wondering how they can get their church from running like a machine to looking like a functional family. They wonder how to get from where they are to where they think my church is (I plan on writing more about that tomorrow, which is a whole other issue). I would call this process the deconstruction of the church. Be mindful that we’ve gotten to where we are today after 12 years and tons of... Read more
I know fundamentalists. This tee is a testimony to some I know who are willing to relax their dogmatic beliefs for the sake of love. They come across as stubbornly dogmatic, but when a crisis arises, their gentleness and openness takes precedence. Grace, for these fundamentalists, trumps doctrine. Then there are some other fundamentalists I know who are dogmatic and hard through and through. Even in the most heart-wrenching situations, they seem coldly indifferent. I am convinced that religion or... Read more
Some of you might remember this cartoon from August 3, 2009. This is the way it should have been drawn. This is what this blog is about. Read more
More people have left the church and I’m sad about it. I took another pay cut. I continually question whether I am good or bad for this church. The surface of my life is full of struggle. I feel like I am becoming more true yet more offensive at the same time. I am a deconstructionist and question everything. I am passionate about church but sometimes doubt it can become what it is. If some saw my atheistic, heretical, unorthodox,... Read more
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