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March 2012

March 15, 2012

What is Church 2.0? (Video)

Here is a condensed version of a workshop I offer on the concept of "Church...

November 2011

November 07, 2011

Protestant Thoughts on the New Catholic Mass

Not being a Catholic, all of the headlines about the upcoming changes to the Church's...

October 2011

October 28, 2011

Colonial Barriers in Seminary Education

I'm glad to see the conversation taking place in the Patheos forum about whether Seminary...

October 21, 2011

Parting Thoughts from Soularize

I came a little bit late to the game. This was my first Soularize event,...

October 19, 2011

Day One at Soularize 2011

I'm still operating from the haze of fatigue from a breakneck day in San Diego...

September 2011

September 29, 2011

Would You Change?

We play a lot of "secular" songs in our worship services ta Milagro. I use...

September 28, 2011

Trolls, Avatars and the Convertible Effect

I remember when I first learned about the atrocities of the Holocaust in school. I...

September 21, 2011

Doing a new thing

Okay, so I copped a bit of scripture from Isaiah for the blog title. But...

September 15, 2011

A Greeting Message for Dallas Event

I'm excited abut heading to an event in Dallas at the end of the month....

August 2011

August 22, 2011

Why young adults avoid church (part 2 of 2)

I was asked in a workshop I led recently on young adult spirituality about what...

August 19, 2011

Why Young Adults Avoid Church (Part 1 of 2)

My grandparents were farmers in west Texas much of their lives. They told stories of...

August 18, 2011

THE NINES: Vote for your favorite speakers

Got this groovy widget that allows me to share this list on my blog. Pretty...

June 2011

June 30, 2011

Interview with Christian Piatt – Crazy Liberals…and Conservatives

Here's an interview I did recently with Zachary Bailes of the website, "Crazy...

June 22, 2011

Evangelism, Missional Church & God’s Sense of Humor

A little more than twenty years ago, I walked out of a church for what...

October 2010

October 06, 2010

My new vid: Seminary experience in 4 minutes

Dig the video I created for Phillips Theological Seminary on the seminary experience condensed into...

April 2010

April 07, 2010

My first author video: We’re ALL Social Justice Christians

Different people have lots of different definitions of what justice means, but ALL Christians are...

April 05, 2010

Milagro’s Easter Worship Service (Podcast)

We have folks ask us all the time what worship is like at Milagro. And...

March 2010

March 03, 2010

God’s Power: Wrath or Restraint?

When I was younger, there were many stories in the Bible that freaked me out....

February 2010

February 23, 2010

Is Christianity in the closet?

While the relaxation of social strictures that allow people to speak freely about their faith...

October 2009

October 09, 2009

Two New Podcasts: WTF Chat, parts 1 & 2

Parts one and two of my three-episode chat with Brandon Gilvin, my co-creator and co-editor...

September 2009

September 18, 2009

New Live concert on my podcast

I traveled recently to Lee's Summit, MO for an event where I was leading some...

September 17, 2009

Two new webinars, open for registration

Limited space available for two upcoming webinars: "Going from 'Writer' to Agented & Published Author...

September 10, 2009

My new BANNED QUESTIONS book series

Chalice Press has just approved the first two titles in my new book series: "Banned...

July 2009

July 23, 2009

Video on the new WTF book series

Though you all might enjoy watching me and Brandon Gilvin, co-editors of the new WTF?...

July 09, 2009

E-registration for webinars is now active

I've had some questions about how to register for the online workshops - or webinars...

July 07, 2009

When “Left Behind” takes on new meaning

The phrase “left behind” brings to mind for most people the apocalyptic religious fiction series,...

July 02, 2009

Webinars to grow your church brain

I've had a number of requests for web-based workshops - or webinars - on various...

February 2009

February 16, 2009

Church 2.0: Spider vs. Starfish (part two)

Author Christian Piatt discusses the difference between a 1.0 "spider" church and a 2.0 "starfish"...

February 10, 2009

Church 2.0: Spider vs. Starfish (Part one)

Written and posted originally on NewsMuse, the DisciplesWorld blog. I’ve been asked a number of...