This is part of a series I’m writing about My Dream Church. My Dream Church is a Cafe Church (not a church with a cafe). See the Introduction here. I have been thinking about My Dream Church, a cafe church called Perkatory. This series is allowing me to think and rethink church, and update my understanding of what a church is and what it does. Perkatory … Continue reading Perkatory: Discipleship at My Dream Church
I’ve never been successfully evangelized. I’ve never successfully evangelized anyone else. I’m a recovering cynic, but a solid skeptic. I believe in people rather easily, but I doubt ideas, theories, conspiracies, etc. I believe in God. I help others believe in God and live out that belief. I try to practice compassion and hospitality, as that seems like a large part of who Jesus is. … Continue reading And That’s When I Became an Evangelist
My opposition to a proposed measure extending the West Virginia Annual Conference‘s quadrennial focus on evangelism garnered a few atta-boys, which was really nice. The measure also passed by a score of everybody else-to-about 6. I have never garnered the courage to speak on the floor of the Annual Conference session. I had a good argument chiseled out in my brain. I walked into the … Continue reading Winning and Losing at Annual Conference
A Proposed Resolution at the 2011 session of the West Virginia Annual Conference (#wvac2011) seeks to renew our current quadrennial focus on Evangelism. The proposed resolution is entitled “Making Disciples Who Make Disciples” to be the 2012-2016 Quadrennial Focus. I will be voting no on this measure for several reasons. The Church exists to serve others. My main objection to the Resolution is its self-centeredness. … Continue reading Evangelism: Why I’m Voting ‘No’
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