Category Archives: The Gospel

Churches That Don’t Fit In

Fitting In from The Work Of The People on Vimeo.

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Free book giveaway, “A Gospel Primer for Christians” by Milton Vincent

Gospel-centered. Easy to say, but what does it really mean? How do we apply the gospel to every area of our life? “A Gospel Primer for Christians” is one of the best resources I have found when it comes to … Continue reading

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Why Your Work Matters to God (a theology of work)

It’s easy to just go through the motions when it comes to our job and fail to see how God wants to use it for his kingdom. The video below is one of the best talks I have ever heard … Continue reading

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Have we gone overboard with the Gospel thing?

Gospel Centered. Gospel Centered Parenting. Gospel Centered Ministry. Gospel Centered Family. Gospel Centered Discipleship. Gospel Centered Marriage. Gospel Centered Children’s Curriculum. Gospel Hermeneutics. Gospel Coalition. Gospel Driven. Gospel Music. Gospel Community…. I am beginning to notice a trend. It’s fair to … Continue reading

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When The Church Was A Family (VIDEO)

Joseph Hellerman is professor of New Testament at Biola University and helps pastor Oceanside Christian Fellowship in El Segundo. In this video he talks about church as family. The twist is that today in the Western world we have very … Continue reading

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Measuring Success in the Church

Over the next few weeks I plan on taking some time to blog about what it means to be “successful” in ministry. Why bother? Here is the reason I think this topic is absolutely critical. Whatever the image a person … Continue reading

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Post 1: What is the Story of the Bible?

“Here is The Story, the grand universal narrative that stretches from creation to new creation, and accounts for everything in between. The is The Story that tells us where we have come from, how we got here, who we are, why … Continue reading

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Ten Posts From “The Church Returns To The Neighborhood”

Introduction to “The Church Returns To The Neighborhood” Welcome to an Unthinkable World A Parable of Three Friends Gary Foran Speaks Candidly About Trying To Do Church Without Knowing His Neighbors In Suburbia Interview with Caesar Kalinowski (Pastor of Soma) … Continue reading

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Review of “THE GREENER GRASS CONSPIRACY: Finding Contentment on Your Side of the Fence” by Stephen Altrogge

Contentment may be the most counter-cultural word in suburban America these days. So when I heard that Stephen Altrogge wrote a book about this subject I decided to take a look at see what he had to say. Would he … Continue reading

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The Church Returns to the Neighborhood. Post #4: Interview with Caesar Kalinowski (Pastor of Soma)

Two years ago my wife and I visited Soma church in Tacoma, Washington. The purpose for our cross country trip to Tacoma was to be a part of a week long experience called Soma School. Soma is a church community … Continue reading

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