Archive for the ‘Philosophy’ Category

philosophy Article
August 19, 2004

Church: Why Bother?

Philip Yancey asks the question we’re all wondering in his booklet Church: Why Bother? My Personal Pilgrimage. The first chapter starts with this quote from J.F. Powers’ Wheat That Springeth ...

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philosophy Article
August 11, 2004

No Need to Impress

Church is a place of acceptance and love where there's no need to impress. Check perfection at the door. Which makes clamoring for excellence in church marketing a sticky proposition.

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philosophy Article
August 10, 2004

Don’t Tell the Truth, Realize It

“Truth we are told is truth we may not accept; the truth we have realized is the only truth we own.” – Roy H. Williams In his book The Wizard of ...

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philosophy Article
August 3, 2004

Emergent Church Marketing Sucks, Too!

Reimagining Spiritual Formation isn’t exactly a title that makes you sit up and pay attention. But the subtitle should get you: “A week in the life of an experimental church.” ...

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philosophy Article
August 3, 2004

Is Marketing In the Bible?

For all of the wisdom in the book of Proverbs, the word “marketing” is not found. Furthermore, a key word search through 18 different Bible translations returns just one finding ...

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philosophy Article
July 26, 2004

It’s Your Church, Now Act Like It

The building where I work is two miles from the heart of downtown Los Angeles, and from the windows in my office, I can see the entire city skyline. This ...

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