Sorry for the lack of suburbia links. I have many to file through and some will be on the way soon. I'm halfway through The End of Suburbia, which is disturbia-ing. Ok, not really, but I wanted to try a new word. It's interesting, to say the least. Worth watching, no question.
This is why my best friend is better than your honor student.
You need some good business books, via Fast Company.
Brian Hedgeson elder training.
David Fitch: Confessions of a Missional Pastor (Wannabe?)
Carl Trueman: What Can Miserable Christians Sing?
Is Al Mohler the best choice for SBC President this year? Many think so. Some don't. My question is: Should we have the most recognized face and voice of cultural criticism among SBC'rs be the most recognized face and voice of the Convention as a whole? As much as I love and respect Mohler, I think the answer is clearly no. What do you think?
2008 is the year of evangelism for me. It's the year of discipleship for others.
"The Tyrannus Effect" is a good example of how to get me thinking on issues of evangelism, discipleship and ecclesiology.
Speaking of evangelism...
Roger Carswell's site, author of And Some Evangelists
BeThinking.org - Engage with Culture
Tim Chester PDF: "The Kingdom of God is at Hand: Eschatology and Mission"
(Chester's blog is one of my favorites.)
Evangelism 2008 books I've picked up...
Questioning Evangelism and Corner Conversations
Really enjoying the "evangelism" posts.( and links)
Looking forward to reading update posts on your endeavours/ideas.
Every blessing in your efforts to reach others!
Posted by: 68guns68guns | 01/10/2008 at 07:20 AM
I found Questioning Evangelism really helpful and have Corner Conversations on my to read stack in the next month or so. I'll be interested to see your take.
Posted by: jason allen | 01/10/2008 at 07:49 AM
Here's a dumb but honest and not-intended-to-annoy question Steve prompted your link to the Tyrannus Effect (which I liked). In fact the link I put above is to a downloadable manuscript on how to do "Oral Bible Study" aka discussions. So I'm already trying to do this in some ways.
I like the idea some churches use of going to a public place - food court in the mall, Starbucks, and having just this type of discussion so passersby can "overhear" the Gospel.
I take it, though, that because you "prepare sermons" (as I do) that you don't resonate with the top post at his blog " Are Sermons Destroying Christianity?"
I'm sure we both have to "chew the straw and spit out the sticks".
But my question is do alot of these "missional" sites sort of make you feel unwelcome due to their extreme Quakerism?
Posted by: Chuck | 01/10/2008 at 09:17 AM
Regarding Mohler's nomination to the SBC presidency: I speak as an outsider. But it is hard for the "prophet" to be the "pastor".
Posted by: Charles | 01/10/2008 at 09:28 AM
Chuck, I probably make missional sites feel unwelcome by my Calvinism, so we are even. :)
Posted by: Steve McCoy | 01/10/2008 at 10:14 AM
Good point.
Posted by: Chuck | 01/10/2008 at 10:22 AM
Thanks for the link, Steve!
Posted by: Brian Hedges | 01/10/2008 at 01:16 PM
Mohler 4 Prez = bad idea.
Seminary leaders already have a big job.
Posted by: iMonk | 01/11/2008 at 07:05 PM
Chuck, I know Jeremy pretty well and I had a real issue with his top post as well. There is a lot clarifying dialog in the comments on that post which, if you're anything like me, will give you some ease on what he is trying to say.
Not there it matters to much, but I think Jeremy falls more squarely in the Reformed tradition than the Quaker.
Posted by: Michael Foster | 01/13/2008 at 10:12 PM