Posts Tagged ‘church’

(If you haven’t read part 1, read it here.)
Someone once said, “For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.” 
Some people just don’t like organized religion and some don’t like bodies of people. Some don’t like church. I must confess I don’t like church either; if by church you mean a [...]


I hate church vocabulary. As I’ve grown up on the pew, I’ve become familiar with the niche lingo, words, and phrases that you’ll only hear inside the church or by churchy people. Then you here common phrases that are well known outside of church, but used inside. For example: “let’s corporately pray together” or “lets have another corporate meeting.” [...]


No.

12May08

Church planting is officially hard. But it’s officially worth it.
I’ve made the mistake at saying yes to a lot of things, instead of saying no to a lot of things. It’s so hard to say no. I’ve said yes to so many things and people, that the one yes that really matters sometimes slips into [...]


You’d have to be in a coma to not see the tension between churches and money. Granted, we (as the whole Body of Christ) have had it coming to us because of historical stupidity and greed. The problem is Jesus talked more about money than anything.
When we started Gateway, one of our highest priorities was [...]


I’m puzzled at how the body of Christ in general can’t appreciate each other. I mean, I’m not a big fan of organs and robes, but I appreciate the culture. I have years of fond memories as a child in traditional church. Today, it’s just not my bag.
Some people believe that an electric guitar and [...]


Poor Guy

21Oct07

“Poor guy”, we said.
30 Minutes Earlier:
We were in Downtown Dallas coming out of a very wealthy and successful church. I was mesmerized by the modern architecture and facilities. It was like they went 10 years into the future, hired me as a design consultant, brought me back to today, and let me design their $47.2 [...]