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August 2013

August 12, 2013

Fix Denominations by Getting Rid of Management

I've been a critic of denominations. That's not because the people who work for denominations...

January 2013

January 03, 2013

2013 Theoblogy Predictions [VIDEO]

For the past several years, I've appeared on Doug Pagitt Radio to make my annual...

July 2012

July 13, 2012

The Denouement of Denominations

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to serve as the Scholar in Residence at Aldersgate...

July 05, 2012

Watching Denominations Implode

It's summertime, which means it's the time for denominations to have their annual clusterf meetings....

January 2012

January 24, 2012

Precipitating the Death of the Mainline

David Henson says, Bring It On! I do not fear the death of the mainline...

January 17, 2012

Bad News for Denominational Schismatics

People who are honest about the conservative uprisings in various denominations will admit that many...

November 2011

November 15, 2011

The Penn State Scandal and Denominations

After yesterday's bouquet-throwing, I've got a brickbat in hand today for Christian denominations. Thanks to a...

October 2011

October 14, 2011

Why Mainline Christians Don’t Care about Rob Bell

In case you've been living under a rock, Rob Bell is leaving Mars Hill Bible...

July 2010

July 08, 2010

A Paean to Bruce Reyes-Chow

I'm currently in Sewanee, Tennessee, speaking at the School of Theology here at the "University...

April 2010

April 19, 2010

"Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution."

That money quote was dropped by Clay Shirky last month at South by Southwest, and...

February 2010

February 08, 2010

Emergence NOW Recap

Last week, I had the pleasure of presenting -- alongside Phyllis Tickle, Bruce Reyes-Chow, and...

February 02, 2010

Nothing Lasts Forever

Once upon a time, there was a Roman general, in charge of a garrison on...