Dying Church

Out-of-balance emphasis on leadership

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” From an interview with megachurch pastor Dr. Ted Traylor: I sense that in the past 10-15 years we have moved to an out-of-balance emphasis

The Politics of the Kingdom

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” A prophetic call from the late Edmund Clowney, at the end of an essay called “The Politics of the Kingdom” (PDF): The politics of

Marketing the Gospel

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” From Christianity Today on evangelism as marketing: Should it surprise us that in this era, pastors increasingly think of themselves as 'managers,'

Rethinking worship evangelism

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” In an excellent article, Sally Morgenthaler outlines the change in her thinking about worship as evangelism: By 2002 a few pastors of praise and

Start-ups and appearances

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” Jordon Cooper has a fascinating post from the book Founders at Work. I don't always like applying business books to the church,