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November 2013

November 06, 2013

New G+ Community on Social Media and the Church

Yes, smarty-pants, I said Google+. While I know that many church folks (at least in...

October 2013

October 23, 2013

Who Should Lead Your Church’s Social Media Ministry

I hear it all the time when church folks offer social media advice to one...

October 15, 2013

Why this Presbyterian Signed An Open Letter from the Asian American Community to the Evangelical Church

Others who have since blogged about the letter: Angry Asian Man, Kathy Khang, Rachel Held Evans, Elder,J, rethinkxian,...

August 2013

August 20, 2013

Top 25 Social Media Platforms for Use in Church and Ministry

Holy moley there are a ton of social media sites out there! Seriously, how the...

January 2013

January 24, 2013

I am still emergence

After the recent Emergence Christianity Gathering in Memphis, there have been some interesting responses about Phyllis...

January 11, 2013

Emerging in Memphis with Phyllis Tickle

For the next few days I will be hanging out with some folk who like...

October 2012

October 29, 2012

Ten Questions to Ask When Seeking Sermon Feedback

This post was reposted from my column on www.WorkingPreacher.com. A few weeks ago I had the privilege...

October 22, 2012

Election 2012, What Presbyterians Should Care About – Norb Kumagai

As part of the ongoing Patheos 2012 election coverage and commentary, I am opening up...

September 2012

September 10, 2012

What the Body of Christ Can Learn From Fantasy Sports

A few months ago my family and I were out at some pizza joint and...

August 2012

August 21, 2012

The Church’s Doomed Pursuit of the Elusive Young Adult

It seems that everywhere you look today, "the church," especially within historic traditions, is talking about reaching...

July 2012

July 12, 2012

ABQ, Ghost Ranch and Those Presbyterian Peacemakers

It's been exactly one week since I blogged last. I wish that my break was...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

CNN Reports, “Social Media Will, In Fact, Save the Church”

Sorry, I couldn't resist the CNN dig.* I'm just bitter ;-) You see, today, my...

June 06, 2012

Five Reasons to “Animate” Your Church’s Adult Education Program

Tony Jones recently posted some info about a project that I am part of, the new Animate...

May 2012

May 30, 2012

Obedient Slaves, Silent Women and Understanding Biblical Literalism

First off, this picture is courtesy of a Tony Jones post. The comment thread on...

May 23, 2012

Pastor Worley and the Slippery Slope of “Speaking the Truth in Love”

[Photo By davidz] Every time I blog about homosexuality and the church, I get at least one...

May 22, 2012

Avoiding Sexual Misconduct in Pastoral Leadership

[Photo By Per Ola Wiberg ~ Powi] It seems as though the national media as well...

May 21, 2012

Gimme a P-L-G-R-M! What does it spell?

Well apparently Landon Whitsitt and crew did not get the memo that paper is dead...

May 10, 2012

Grace Ji-Sun Kim – Mother’s Day: I Can Only Imagine

As part of my Guest Blogging Series, this week I am glad to welcome back Rev....

April 2012

April 25, 2012

Grace Ji-Sun Kim – God, Women, and the Church

What began as a personal blogging hiatus, there has been such a positive response to the...

April 13, 2012

Bruce’s Friday Five v4.13

My Friday Five is somewhat of a mishmash of stuff I have recently seen around the...

April 10, 2012

Ryan Kemp-Pappan: Five Graphic Novels Every Pastor Should Read

I love sharing my blogging space with an occasional guest bloggers. It is my intention help...

March 2012

March 02, 2012

Anyone Else Want to Give up eMail for Lent?

View original post. Don't worry, I'm not REALLY going to do it, but boy do...

February 2012

February 29, 2012

We’re Starting a New Presbyterian Church

See original posting. There are times when some things in life just make sense. What...

January 2012

January 01, 2012

2012 Prayers of the People on Facebook

This post was reposted from www.reyes-chow.com. [Photo By aussiegall] I know that for people of all faiths...

September 2011

September 14, 2011

A Christian Parent in Support of the CA FAIR Education Act

For those of you familiar with the California's FAIR Education Act (SB48), it is the...

August 2011

August 28, 2011

The Importance of Being Spiritual AND Religious

[Photo: giesenbauer] Last year the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life released a survey...