Tag Archives: theology

Should churches evaluate pastors and ministries?

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Tim Farley

Businesses do it annually.  Some may even do it more often.  But is it appropriate for a church to evaluate its current ministries and staff? After all, the church is not a business.  What would the evaluation criteria be?  Members?  Attendance?  … Continue reading →

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Why we do the things we do – VBS Edition

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Tim Farley

VBS (Vacation Bible School) is in full force at my church.  It has been a busy week.  I was thinking to myself Monday as I was finishing up some final preparation: “Why do we do this?”  I mean, if you have … Continue reading →

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Are You Too Ashamed to Ask?

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Tim Farley

I have been blogging about church issues lately, especially in relation to why people leave the church between the ages of 16 to 22 and how we can stop the trend. During one of the previous discussions on this site, … Continue reading →

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Did Constantine Invent a New Jesus?

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Tim Farley

Books like The Da Vinci Code by author Dan Brown have made it popular to believe that our current understanding of Jesus is wrong.  In fact, some would even say that our current understanding of who Jesus is comes as … Continue reading →

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How do you know when your church is struggling?

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Tim Farley

Sam Rainer, co-author of Essential Church?, has written an article for Outreach.  In the article, Rainer discusses signs that point to a struggling local church.  Here is what he writes: Over 90% of churches are declining or growing less than … Continue reading →

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When Does Personal Experience Trump God’s Word?

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Tim Farley

Recently, I went to hear a Christian leader talk about his conversion from Islam to Christianity.  It seems that one of the chief influences in his life was his girlfriend at the time, who was a Christian. The Christian girlfriend … Continue reading →

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For the Philosophers…

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Tim Farley

Check out the video below.  I found it on the Don’t Stop Believing blog of Mike Wittmer.  If you enjoy philosophy, you will enjoy this.

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Do Patriotic Songs Belong in Church Worship Services?

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Tim Farley

The 4th of July holiday is quickly approaching.  For many of us, that means picnics, fireworks and looking forward to singing some great patriotic songs in church on Sunday morning. Does your church do this?  If so, you may also repeat … Continue reading →

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Would you leave your church because of the music?

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Tim Farley

I am still reading through Essential Church?, which I have posted on previously.  In the book, the authors say that despite the attention that worship style gets, people do not tend to leave (or stay) based on music.  If the authors are … Continue reading →

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Interracial Marriage and the Bible

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Tim Farley

I came across a study of racial preferences of online daters recently that had some interesting statistics.  The chart to the left comes from the study and highlights the frequency of interracial marriages for different ethnic groups.  It is obvious from the … Continue reading →

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