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Why Churches Suck: Church Heirarchy, part 1: Someone to Watch Over Me
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A former pastor's look at what's going on "under the hood" in many churches today. Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Church Heirarchy, part 1: Someone to Watch Over Me. When you think of a "pastor"- what comes to mind? Not any particular pastor, good or bad. Just a pastor, in general. What is. What do they do? What is their job and responsibility? What makes a good one? The church member's job is to attend and participate, and pay for their pastoral staff to uphold these roles. The pastor's job is to uphold t...
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Why Churches Suck: My Club is Better than Your Club (part 1)
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A former pastor's look at what's going on "under the hood" in many churches today. Friday, October 23, 2009. My Club is Better than Your Club (part 1). Let's face it: Churches, organizationally speaking, are faith-based clubs, of which you are either a member or not. Go ahead, ask any pastor or priest why their church is a better choice than the other ones in town- if they are a good salesperson, you should get a nice list of reasons. So if you find one you like, why not? What is a club? You will need to...
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Why Churches Suck: Book Review: "The Misunderstood God" by Darin Hufford
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A former pastor's look at what's going on "under the hood" in many churches today. Wednesday, November 11, 2009. Book Review: "The Misunderstood God" by Darin Hufford. When you consider the God of Christianity and how He relates to His children, what kind of person do you envision? Or someone like this:. At the risk of being trite, I'll call the first description God A and the second God B. In The Misunderstood God. Darin nails the answer on the head, and I for one am deeply thankful. Is a look at "the l...
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Why Churches Suck: Actually, I AM Looking for the Perfect Church
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A former pastor's look at what's going on "under the hood" in many churches today. Thursday, August 13, 2009. Actually, I AM Looking for the Perfect Church. Ever heard these kinds of statements before? If you find the perfect church, don't join it, because then it won't be perfect anymore.". If you should find the perfect church. Without one fault or smear,. Don't join that church. You'd spoil the atmosphere.". Is there a culture of gossip in the church? Don't criticize, there's no perfect church. Are al...
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Why Churches Suck: Ted Haggard and the Institutional Church
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A former pastor's look at what's going on "under the hood" in many churches today. Sunday, February 21, 2010. Ted Haggard and the Institutional Church. Followers of this blog know that it is partly my own rant about the destructive nature of churches corrupted by money-power politics, and partly my own quest to see the true church rise up in the love of God and live up to her potential as the bride of Christ. If you’re following this blog, I’m guessing you may share my passion about this. A lot of people...
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Why Churches Suck: Church Politics, part 2: What Can Be Done?
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A former pastor's look at what's going on "under the hood" in many churches today. Monday, March 16, 2009. Church Politics, part 2: What Can Be Done? We discovered that church politics suck. But you probably didn't need a blog to tell you that! Stephen Covey identifies what he calls "five emotional cancers" you might find in any given group or organization:. But if it's in the church, isn't this simply a matter of "there are no perfect churches", and we must simply learn to accept it? Get rid of all bitt...
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Why Churches Suck: Church, Inc.: The Lust for More
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A former pastor's look at what's going on "under the hood" in many churches today. Friday, September 2, 2011. Church, Inc.: The Lust for More. I finally got around to watching Food, Inc., a movie describing how the "bigger-faster-more profitable" mindset of food mega-corporations has compromised and poisoned the food we eat, from the farm to the factory to the drive-up window. I’m not sure I can think of a better analogy for the condition of the church today. As with the food industry, many people are no...
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a postscript to ‘what happened to the pentecostal evangel?’ | sailerb
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Smashed together and backwards, like an Amish fender bender. in pursuit of good writing since 2008. Follow sailerb on WordPress.com. Follow me on Twitter. Top Posts and Pages. Retail in wonderland: a trip to target and what the man found there. Coffee with dead people. Dispatches from the bread line. A postscript to ‘what happened to the pentecostal evangel? Back on October 17, I posted. What happened to the Pentecostal Evangel? Is changing into an online format,. Think that smart marketing might stay.
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fire doug melvin | sailerb
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Smashed together and backwards, like an Amish fender bender. in pursuit of good writing since 2008. Follow sailerb on WordPress.com. Follow me on Twitter. Top Posts and Pages. Retail in wonderland: a trip to target and what the man found there. Coffee with dead people. Dispatches from the bread line. A biographical and historical argument for terminating the general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers. To say that the Sexson trade was one-sided is to say that. It was his scouting director, Jack Zduriencik&#...
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Why Churches Suck: Church Politics, part 1: The Power Struggle
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A former pastor's look at what's going on "under the hood" in many churches today. Friday, March 13, 2009. Church Politics, part 1: The Power Struggle. Politics are not the task of a Christian.". You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world? Paul the Apostle, 1 Cor. 3:3-4. Life is in the kingdom of God! But along the way, you might start to notice things. You discover that there are "mon...
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