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Archive for April 2005
Accessible Church
The Washington Post covers the plight of the disabled as they try to find their place in church. And it only starts with wheelchair ramps, wide doorways, elevators and other ...
Why Do Men Hate Church?
48 million women attend church every week while only 35 million men do. That’s a gender imbalance of 13 million people, and a reason why churches need to become man-friendly–according ...
Church Attendance Down, Bible Reading Up
Barna’s latest study of American religious beliefs and practices shows little change over the past 15 years. A few things that have changed: Bible reading is up. Church attendance is down. Unchurched adults ...
Smells Like Church
Among other things, Westwinds Community Church in Jackson, Mich. has a committee that decides what the church should smell like, according to an Audio Collective podcast. That may sound a ...
Cut Your Pastor Some Slack
So often when it comes to the church marketing discussion everything falls to the pastor. As much as I want churches to improve their marketing, I also want to be ...
Go to Church, Win a Harley
This sounds vaguely familiar, but Crossroads Church in Coronoa, Calif. is giving away a Harley Davidson motorcycle to a lucky first time visitor or church member who brings a visitor. ...
Quitting Church
Charisma magazine has a lengthy report on Christians who opt to stay home on Sundays. The article presents the issue as a growing trend, and not limited to twenty-somethings. The ...
How to Podcast
For those interested in podcasting, Nick Ciske of Creative Church offers his notes from his podcasting session at the Internet Evangelism Conference this past weekend.…
Porn Weekend @ Westwinds Church
Westwinds Church in Jackson, Mich. held a Porn Weekend this past week. The festivities included a presentation by Craig Gross of xxxchurch.com, a screening of the anti-pornography documentary Missionary Positions, ...
Skipping Church
Canadian blogger and pastor Jordon Cooper skipped church yesterday prompting an entry about the Sunday morning competition churches face. For some folks Sunday is the only day off, and getting ...
The Week After Easter
My fears were confirmed this week when I went to church. Just seven days ago, I was enthralled in the excitement of a spectacular Easter celebration service. The choir was lively, ...
Pope John Paul II on Communications
I don’t know much about the Pope. But I am learning quickly. Despite growing up Baptist where we didn’t give much heed to the Pope, I do respect his love ...
