I am in the middle of a DMin program and challenged myself to write a bit this summer before classes resumed in August. I woke this morning with a bit of urgency (caffeine-induced urgency, to be exact) to get some thoughts down. I really don’t know if anyone will read it or even care. ThatContinue reading “Healing Prayer Practices”
David Fitch’s The Great Giveaway is a great book. The last page is a mini manifesto that is a capstone for the whole book. I wanted to share it and place it in the cloud to remember: “I imagine our congregations becoming smaller, not bigger, yet teeming with the life of his body. And IContinue reading “Closing lines from “The Great Giveaway”, David Fitch”
I’m finally getting a chance to read The Gospel According to Starbucks by Len Sweet. I normally have to keep notes when reading Sweet’s books… too much to try to remember. “Organized religion has been assuming that because it has a better product- namely, God- that it simply needs to open the doors and customersContinue reading “The Gospel According to Starbucks, Len Sweet notes- part 1”
This has been a great book to read. It is short and a fast read. Sample argues that the majority of our culture is an oral culture, therefore our communication and mission need to be tailored to that culture. This is a challenging work for seminary professionals who have been trained in literate settings. ThereContinue reading “Ministry in an Oral Culture: Tex Sample”
Joe Skillen 