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MICHAEL'S WEEKLY PODCAST
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Chris Seay is a church planter, pastor of Ecclesia in Houston, and author of the new book The Gospel According to Jesus. In this podcast, Michael visits with Chris about the importance of clearly articulating the gospel in our own context, as well as the place of Scripture in preaching.
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ARTICLES
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In an Aug. 26, 2003, op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal, Peter Mullen, Rector of St. Michael’s Church in Cornhill and chaplain of the London Stock Exchange, writes, “The issue of homosexuality is only one prominent aspect...
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In the most recent issue of his Ministry Toolbox, Rick Warren shares 10 common barriers to church growth. A major one is tradition. Rick writes:
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Thom Rainer and his son Jess have a book coming out in January called The Millennials. The book is based on a major research study regarding the generation born between 1980 and 2000, though they focus primarily on the latter...
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Tony Morgan—author, church strategist, and pastor of ministries at West Ridge Church in Atlanta—recently remembered a conversation he had with a denominational leader about the attributes of a declining church.
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You Might Need a Preaching Calendar If…
• You find yourself desperately scrambling to put some thoughts together Friday or Saturday night so you will have something to say on Sunday.
• You are downloading other preachers’...
By Jeff Magruder
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In his book Making a Good Church Great (Regal), Steve Sjogren warns about letting worship music run too long: “We were, at one time, a 'high worship’ church. That is, we would sing worship choruses for up to 45 minutes. However,...
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In a recent article for PreachingTodaySermons.com, Tim Keller writes: “The contemporary preacher of orthodox Christianity faces an unprecedented dilemma. Despite what you would think from a casual perusal of any video store,...
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In a recent issue of his "Ministry Toolbox" newsletter, Rick Warren offers this: “Jesus taught profound truths in simple ways. Today, we do the opposite. We teach simple truths in profound ways.
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While your church is holding a service or study in your facility, would you like members and guests who aren’t able to attend in person to be able to watch that event from their mobile phone or iPad remotely?
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Any pastor finds himself doing these things, observing life, reading as widely as possible and gathering ideas along the way. The challenge is organizing these ideas from various sources so that they can be retrieved later....
By Mike O’Neal
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