Barnes on Church Planting in WSJ

Political commentator Fred Barnes writing in the Wall Street Journal:

In 2007, my wife Barbara and I left The Falls Church, which we had happily attended from the time we became Christians a quarter-century ago. It’s a 277-year-old church in northern Virginia well-known for its popular preacher, the Rev. John Yates, its adherence to traditional biblical teachings and its withdrawal in 2005 from the national Episcopal church. Our three grown daughters and their families stayed behind at The Falls Church.

We didn’t leave in anger. We didn’t have political or theological anxieties. Rather, we left for a new church because our old church wanted us to. The Falls Church has become entrepreneurial as well as evangelical. It’s in the church-planting business. And we were encouraged by Mr. Yates to join Christ the King, the church “planted” near our home in Alexandria. We were a bit ambivalent about the move, but when Christ the King opened its doors in September 2007, we were there.

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From “Between Two Worlds”

American Christianity in Decline

Check out Michael Spenser’s (The internet Monk) linked-up take on recent evidence of the decline of American Christianity here.  His summation and prescription is compelling.

If you are an evangelical and you aren’t enthusiastically supporting innovative, cross cultural, missional church planting, you might want to go pre-plan the funeral. The future isn’t the megachurch. The future is ACTS 29.

Pete Rollins reads parables from The Orthodox Heretic- “No Conviction”

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What Christmas is All About

It Came to Pass

Something Nice

Its been a long time since I’ve listened to an entire album…  Andrew Petersen has just released a collection of tunes called “Resurrection Letters Vol. II” that’s worth listening to from front to back.  You can hear it streamed (for free!) here.  Do it.  I mean it

Doyle Dykes – “Be Still” and “Coldplay Medley”

This cat played at New Song last night…you missed a great night! the best acoustic guitar player I’ve ever heard.

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Louie Giglio – Laminin

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Give This a Listen

Rob Mathes……Shepherd Show Me

Good Words on Guidance

 

from a Friend of Ian Morgan Cron…

Ian Morgan Cron
“I always recommend to people that they follow the Ignatian principle.
Regardless of what is sensible, and regardless of what you think you
“ought” to do, which of the courses ahead of you makes you feel alive,
makes your heart open wider, makes you feel hopeful and as if the future is
opening up not closing down? That is the route you should go.”