I finished up Church Marketing 101: Preparing Your Church for Greater Growth last week. I don't want to write a full review of it, and you probably don't want to read a long review of it either. But maybe a few quick thoughts.Let's start with the good. Ok, now onto the bad. Why, why do … Continue reading Quick Review: “Church Marketing 101”
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A Critical Interaction with Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed
I am not one trained in education, pedagogy, philosophy of education or any related field. Freire's book was a required read for my first class in that field. I found it an interesting read and worth some dialogue. Those of you trained in the field, here's my thoughts - don't hesitate to push back! Paulo … Continue reading A Critical Interaction with Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Did Adam and Eve Really Exist?
C. John ('Jack') Collins, Old Testament professor at Covenant Theological, has put out another fantastic book on the early chapters of Genesis. Did Adam and Eve Really Exist?: Who They Were and Why You Should Care (2011) is in many ways a companion to Genesis 1-4: A Linguistic, Literary, and Theological Commentary (2006), though the most recent publication is … Continue reading Did Adam and Eve Really Exist?
>More on Evangelicalism from McGrath (last installment)
>I finished McGrath's book a while ago but have been waiting to post on it till after we finished discussing it as a staff, knowing those discussions would bring additional insights.Again, let me say that I think McGrath's book is really, really good - insightful, hopefully, optimistic and yet critical as well. I tend to … Continue reading >More on Evangelicalism from McGrath (last installment)
>Praise God for the Messiness of Evangelicalism
>Emerson wrote, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." I confess I have a little mind and I love consistency. I love order, I love tidy systems of thought. Maybe that's why I'm so Reformed - true Reformed theology is consistent, sometimes too tidy. Maybe that's also why I sometimes wonder if wonder … Continue reading >Praise God for the Messiness of Evangelicalism
God Entranced 