Eight Questions for Starting an Online Ministry

October 22, 2009

What if? The ‘What if?’ question sparks possibility thinking and promotes creativity.  Unfortunately, people spend so much time on ‘What if?’ that they never move on to actually doing anything with their vision. What if we could engage the lost with online ministry? Should? ‘Should?’ is an evaluative question.  We need to evaluate things, but [...]

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More Than Notches on My Bible

October 19, 2009

I worry that some followers of Christ share the Gospel out of insecurity. If we convince someone that we are right, does that make us feel better about our decision in the first place?  I worry that, for some, evangelism is an act of convincing people so they can feel good about the decision they [...]

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Are You Listening for Persons of Peace?

October 14, 2009

Here is another excerpt from my book.  Let me know what you think. In Luke 10, Jesus sent the disciples into villages and towns He is about to visit.  In verses five through seven, He gave them some interesting directions, “Whatever household you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.’  If a son of peace [...]

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Are You Listening to God?

October 13, 2009

The last few weeks I’ve been on the road.  I find it hard to write as I travel, so the frequency of posts goes down.  I’m home for the next few weeks, so you should hear (read?) more from me. I’m working on a book about starting an online ministry.  The post below is an [...]

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Church Online and Getting Hit by a Bus

September 25, 2009

Last week ten of our church planters in a restricted access country were martyred. They knew the risks, and they discipled people to such a level that the Gospel would spread in their country in spite of the death of the church planter. You and I may not live in countries where we face the daily reality [...]

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Teaching Church Planters How to Die

September 20, 2009

In India we teach our church planters how to die. If they are about to be martyred, we teach them to look into the eyes of the person who will kill them and say, “You do not take my life from me.  I give it to you freely so that you may one day know [...]

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The Grossest Misconception of Church Online

September 18, 2009

I would like to go on the record and say that I’ve never heard anyone leading the church online movement say that church online will replace church offline.  I’ve never heard anyone leading any expression of church online say that disciples in the digital space will not interact with each other and with the lost [...]

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Church Online and the Lord’s Supper

September 17, 2009

The Lord’s Supper, like Baptism, is part of the Christian practice that varies from denomination to denomination, tradition to tradition.  Some participate in the Lord’s Supper every time their church meets.  Others celebrate the Lord’s Supper once a month or once a quarter.  Some use unleavened bread and wine others use whatever bread and drinking [...]

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Baptism and Church Online

September 16, 2009

Baptism is an important part of being a Christian.  I think most Christians agree on that point.  Most probably agree that baptism is an essential part of being a maturing disciple of Christ.  Beyond that, the how, where, when, and why of baptism are bones of contention between the various Christian denominations for a very [...]

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Narcissism and the Online Generation

September 3, 2009

With the emergence and popularity of social media, the term ‘Narcissism’ and label ‘Narcissist’ are thrown about quite a bit: inside and outside the church.  People recognize the tendency social media has to encourage narcissism, but they don’t really know what to do about it.  The church could help, but, well, sometimes I think the [...]

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