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The Plight of Universities
Drawing upon research and his own experience as faculty sponsor of Christian ministries at Kent State, Dr. Hughes gives a provocative diagnosis of college ministry today. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Communities
Are You or Were You a Gonner?
A new book called "Already Gone" reveals startling, new statistics about the growing irrelevance of American Christianity for younger people. There are solutions, however. … Read entire article »
Filed under: HOT Trends
Beyond Home Church Planting
Can we still launch a Church-Planting Movement like the early Christians did? In her Masters Thesis for Trinity Seminary, Ms. Hetrick researches Xenos and other groups to understand "simple church" movements. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Wineskins
No Revolution, Please!
Is it the drugs, or is he onto something? He claims that Millennials are more Christian, with more biblical beliefs, attending church more, and causing churches to grow! … Read entire article »
Filed under: Wineskins
Steal This e-Book!
It's radical, it's fresh, it's free, it's startling research from 181 campuses across America. And it answers the big question: why Revolution? … Read entire article »
Filed under: Ministry Tools
The First Christians
From PBS.ORG - an intellectual and visual guide to the new and controversial historical evidence which challenges familiar assumptions about the life of Jesus and the epic rise of Christianity. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sedition
Driscoll Versus the WeeWars, Part 2
The Mars Hill "sending" strategy is experiencing more growth, more salvations, more giving, participation, leadership development and more enthusiasm at their extra-local sites. This issue deserves to be resurrected and resolved before long-term demoralization robs Xenos of its vitality. In part 2 we compare Driscoll's innovative movement of "Multi-Site Churches" with the famous Willow Creek model which dominated thinking in the 90s. Under excessive "Kingly-Leadership," the battlefield shrinks. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Wineskins
Trouble-shooting Parenthood
Interesting results are coming in from our informal parenting survey at CT. Are we as parents able to address needs of our teenagers effectively? What do the teenagers think? As an exercise in parental trouble-shooting, read the answers and post your diagnosis. Question #1) Your teenager comes drunk…what are you going to do? “I will [...] … Read entire article »
Filed under: Op-Ed
Failed Spiritual Values
Ed.Note: This article distills material from Christian apologist Josh McDowell (you can listen to the Broadcast). McDowell provides objective evidence about the failure of Christian parents to transmit spiritual values to their kids. This failure in parental leadership laid a foundation for the recent rise of the Emergent Church. Unfortunately, McDowell’s conclusion that dads need [...] … Read entire article »
Filed under: HOT Trends
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- 8/10/10Federal Court Declares Families ‘Unconstitutional’ - Californians not allowed to define marriage.
Both "marriage" and "family" are now redefined, according to the recent Judge Walker decision on California's Proposition 8.
- 8/3/10Detroit Police Harassment - what is your opinion?.
Police officers descend on Christians passing out tracts.
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- 6/9/10Ingratitude and Thankfulness - New teaching materials for Love Ethics.
Teaching handouts, clarifications, and background notes were all added to The Poison of Ingratitude, a vital issue for those trying grasp the biblical concept of Love Ethics.
- 6/7/10‘Problem of Evil’ Remains a Problem - new survey shows confusion.
Survey shows 89% of Americans believe "most evil in the world is caused by mankind", yet only 25% believed human nature is basically evil.
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