Month: December 2006

  • Church Growth Hormone Addict

    This is an article worth summarizing, particularly if you have been a church-growth junky in your past life (as I have).  It is written by Ray Baumann: I used to be a Church Growth Hormone addict. For my first eight years in the ministry, I was on a daily diet of books and videos centered…

  • Community Life: the “Shared Life”

    Call me sentimental, but this time of year seems like a good time to reflect on community life. Chris Marshall wrote: "I often say that church is not someplace you go but it’s a people you belong to." (Please share your own experiences with The Shared Life via comments below). I have had some awesome…