James Nored's Blog – August 2009 Archive (7)

How globalization is affecting the spread of the gospel

I just finished reading GloboChrist: The Great Commission Takes a Postmodern Turn by Carl Raschke. It is a very interesting book that, among other things, explores the impact of globalization on the spread of the gospel.

Globalization has been received in various ways. Trade unions are against it, and… Continue

Added by James Nored on August 28, 2009 at 5:00pm — 4 Comments

How to Use Twitter to Reach the Unchurched - Webinar Coming in September!

Just a brief word here. The Missional Outreach Network (MON) is teaming up with one of my new friends, Mike Ellis, also known as @MarketerMikeE, for a webinar on Twitter. John Dobbs introduced Mike to me. Mike and I share a passion for using technology to reach out. We also has an incredibly helpful spirit.

There are not too many people or churches using Twitter to reach out yet. As with most things technology, businesses are far ahead in… Continue

Added by James Nored on August 27, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

What does the world think of churches? Check out these headlines

I did a search today on http://www.digg.com/ on "church" to see what articles would come up with this in the title. Here are some of the article titles that I found and the categories that I have placed them in:

Political

- Mormon Anti-Gay Machine Cranking Up Against IL Civil Unions

- Why Do… Continue

Added by James Nored on August 20, 2009 at 12:39pm — 4 Comments

Missional Outreach Network now offers reciprocal website linkings!

JUST ADDED! The Missional Outreach Network (MON) provides opportunities for mutual linking of websites for its members.Simply add a link to the Missional Outreach Network on your website or blog, and your blog or website will be added to this page. No spam sites, please!

This mutual linking helps raise awareness of both the Missional Outreach Network and the sites of MON's members, as well as the google rankings of each. And MON is a… Continue

Added by James Nored on August 13, 2009 at 2:30pm — 7 Comments

Is Christianity a movement or an institution? Lessons from the Health Care Debate

There has been much talk about those who have shown up to "tea parties" and town halls to protest government spending and the current health care bills. Principally, the question has been, is this a genuine grass roots movement? Or are these merely events manufactured by political groups.

I'm sure that there are elements of both. But for my part, I see people who have never gone to political functions going to them. I don't condone… Continue

Added by James Nored on August 12, 2009 at 10:30am — 7 Comments

Why recruiting leaders in churches does not work

Most every church I've known has struggle in finding ministry leaders. There are undoubtedly reasons for this that are specific for individual churches, but I want to highlight a few reasons for these struggles that tend to be true in most churches.

Here are the mistakes that churches make in trying to recruit leaders:

1. Recruiting through impersonal means.

The bulletin is a lousy place to recruit. True, it may occassionally… Continue

Added by James Nored on August 8, 2009 at 7:04pm — 12 Comments

The Tangible Kingdom

This is a short video that graphically illustrates the contrast between going to church and being the church out in the community. It promotes the "Tangible Kingdom" the book by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay. See http://www.tangiblekingdom.com/.

The Tangible Kingdom came out in 2008, and it has quickly taken hold in missional and church planting circles. One of the reasons it is pretty powerful is because it…

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Added by James Nored on August 1, 2009 at 7:24pm — 3 Comments

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