In his piece “Crisis at North Point,” Todd Pruitt, one of the co-hosts of Mortification of Spin, denounces the raunchy stage act that was performed at Andy Stanley’s church during a Sunday morning worship service. To enlighten his readers, Pruitt included a video of the all boy band’s performance. However, the video is no longer […]
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Three signs of a believer
By Elizabeth Prata Tom Chantry at The Cripplegate has written a very good essay titled Occam’s Razor and the Perpetuity of Evangelical Scandal In it, he states logically and simply that if people would simply stop accepting at face value the proclamations of celebrity pastors and the like that they are Christians, lives would be made […]
The idolatry of greatness & how it’s ruining your life
“There’s an epidemic running through this country. It’s subtle and quiet and often cleverly disguised as ‘The American Dream. It’s the idolatry of greatness,” says blogger Kayse Pratt. In our self-centered culture most people are caught up in wanting to be somebody special. even great. And Christians are not exempt from this. Kayse demonstrates how […]
Andy Stanley, Megachurches, and the Bullying of Christ’s Bride
Nate Pickowicz is the pastor/planter of Harvest Bible Church in New Hampshire and blogs for Entreating Favor. A number of years ago, my wife and I were members of a large New England church; a “megachurch.” Now, it’s very important that I differentiate between a “large” church and a “megachurch” as it’s more than simply number […]
Multi-site churches, holographic pastors and virtual relationships
Writing for Grace to You, Cameron Buettel examines a “new generation of pastors who can be in two places at one time [by] using technology—high-def videos, and even holograms—to beam their Sunday morning sermons to remote ‘satellite’ churches that belong to their congregation.” We are in the age of the multi-site “church.” Buettel gives Steven […]
Emergent Catalyst conference says it’s time to “awaken your wonder”
Catalyst, the premiere mega-conference for Emergent Church Leaders, is sending a curious message to potential attendees of its next Atlanta conference Oct. 7-9: We are hardwired for wonder. Just as the wonder of the world points to God, a sight unseen, so too should our acts of creation bridge the gap between what is and […]