http://relevantgeneration.net A Theological Community Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:59:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The title of this post might make you think of a few different things. Some would ask the question "What does theology matter in issues of practicality?" Hopefully that's not what you're asking, as any church issue is a theological issue. That is because the church is the body of ... http://relevantgeneration.net/2008/09/30/theology-of-multi-site/ This Sunday is the launch day of Journey Northwest. We are meeting in the Raleigh Grande Theater near the corner of Lynn and Glenwood. As I said in previous post, this is Journey's second campus, our first being Journey Northeast, that meets near Triangle Towncenter Mall. I'm quite excited and ... http://relevantgeneration.net/2008/09/12/new-campus-launch/ Today was the first day I visited my churches' second campus. It's our second work week in there - last week the sound was set up and this week I helped set up the video. We're still working through some kinks in the video quality, since we're shooting HDV (not ... http://relevantgeneration.net/2008/08/10/multi-site-church/ Paul Tripp, author of [amazonify]0875526047::text::::War of Words[/amazonify] and [amazonify]0875526071::text::::Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands[/amazonify], has some interesting comments on language. Warning: some words in this may be offensive. http://relevantgeneration.net/2008/07/30/edifying-language/ So, recently my life has gotten crazy, but in a good way. Three weeks ago my church hired me as their "Production Assistant" - aka "help keep one of the pastor's sane" plus "do whatever else is needed" guy. I love it and it's amazing, but I also kept my ... http://relevantgeneration.net/2008/07/23/journey-church/ Ed Stetzer writes about Influencing Churches on his blog. In this, is lists different problems that surface in churches. Here is his abbreviated list; the full list is in his book Comeback Churches. Institutionalized church--this is the church that has lost its way within the forms and programs of ministry. This ... http://relevantgeneration.net/2008/07/14/various-types-of-churches/ I've recently begun reading a vast quantity of blogs via Google Reader. I've noticed that many of them are a complete waste of time, especially the local news. It will give a snippet of some story about some random guy getting some sentence at a trial I never heard about ... http://relevantgeneration.net/2008/06/12/ingest/ Dan Kimball writes about the importance of words in our churches (like "worship" and "church"). Are the meanings of these words accurately known by those sitting on the pews or in the chairs? While I might cringe at some of his comments - like rethinking calling someone "pastor", he makes ... http://relevantgeneration.net/2008/04/21/dan-kimballs-article-at-catalyst-space/ http://relevantgeneration.net/2008/04/03/isaiah-53/ Mark Driscoll is quickly becoming one of my favorite preachers. Recently he's done something really interesting by creating http://askanything.marshillchurch.org/ and giving anyone in the world the ability to get a whole sermon from Mark Driscoll to answer the question. The trick is, your question then had to be voted for ... http://relevantgeneration.net/2008/02/22/mars-hill-church-in-seatle/ This is an article Tim Challies posted over at his site, Challies.com. Yesterday I began a short series on the inerrancy of Scripture, looking at whether there are errors and contradictions in the Bible. You can read the first article and the response to it here: Are There Errors in the ... http://relevantgeneration.net/2008/01/13/what-does-inerrant-mean/ I'm briefly going to write about the life of Rev. Bob Green, a pastor from my home town. I was going to call this post "A Tribute to Bob Green," but that would not correctly speak to what his life was about. I first moved to Dahlonega in 1987 as a ... http://relevantgeneration.net/2007/11/06/a-tribute-to-gods-work/ Ok. This is a question that's been in the back of my mind for a while, but there have been recent additions to it. First, there is the concern of churches spending much money on themselves and their member's comfort than on spreading the good news of salvation to the ... http://relevantgeneration.net/2007/10/02/a-query-into-the-use-of-church-funds/ I read an interesting article today about preaching. It's entitled "The Truth About Expository Preaching" and asks some interesting questions: How do you define expository preaching? Do you think the term "expository preaching" is applied too broadly? What forms can an expository sermon take? (Sequential and logical.) What are some ... http://relevantgeneration.net/2007/09/11/preaching/ I pulled this one out from years ago. Justin Taylor over at theologica.blogspot.com wrote a review in June of 2005 of Joel Osteen. It includes some quotes with his interview with Larry King. Check it out. http://relevantgeneration.net/2007/09/02/tickling-the-ears/ Since I am pursuing a Master of Divinity with Biblical Counseling, I figured I should write on counseling a little. Almost everyone goes to counselors / psychologists / psychiatrists now days. Why is this? Why do people go to these particular people with their problems? Because they tell us that ... http://relevantgeneration.net/2007/07/31/what-is-counseling/ Tim Challies offers a concise review of Sam Harris' new book, "Letter to a Christian Nation." http://relevantgeneration.net/2007/07/26/challies-dot-com-reviews-letter-to-a-christian-nation/ In an article with christianitytoday.com, Sinead O'Conner speak of her "Christianity" and how that has influenced her new "Christian album." Still famous for ripping a picture of the Pope on Saturday Night Live, she speaks in the interview of what appears to be generic theism. When asked if Jesus is ... http://relevantgeneration.net/2007/07/19/jesus-is-like-an-energy/ Life is not about us. Its not about you, me, or anyone else. Its about God's glory. This is a hard lesson to learn in our humanistic western society. This world does not revolve around you or me and especially not because you or me. It does, no the other ... http://relevantgeneration.net/2007/07/05/response-to-me-gospel/ This is a review written on thresurgence.com by Randy Stinson. Whenever a book written for men (notoriously known for their lack of interest in reading) sells 500,000 copies, you can be sure that it has made a clear connection. There is a lot that is right with John Eldredge's Wild at ... http://relevantgeneration.net/2007/07/03/is-god-wild-at-heart-a-review-of-john-eldredges-wild-at-heart/