MethoBlogroll Mirror Test : Methodism

return to church : a few chuckles at ourselves

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:50:47 GMT

i had some great giggles today watching these videos on 'return to church' (tip from ian at youthblog). it had me thinking of some of the tricks that we are used to get people 'in the door' and that when......(read more)

kleenex & tissues : talking about the holy spirit

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:20:08 GMT

kleenex & tissues and the Holy Spirit from Gavin Richardson on Vimeo. last week i went to hang with my friends at the nashville cohort. we had our annual, 'what are you thinking about' session. one of the questions had......(read more)

chris brogan on evangelism : being there before the sale

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:32:00 GMT

chris brogan : be there before the sale : relationship in marketing & evangelism from Gavin Richardson on Vimeo. so i took in that live web event last week with chris brogan and i've been pondering on some of what......(read more)

help me help children find a new home : miriam's promise & my heart

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:48:15 GMT

many of you have been with me for a number of years on this blog and you know quite a bit about me. you might know that i like trips to crazy monasteries, make fun of my celebrity look alike......(read more)

theology of twitter : spirituality and social media

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:39:45 GMT

emergent conversant, fellow social media friend, steve knight put together this presentation on a theology of twitter. it has some great content. maybe the greatest content is him quoting me from my spirituality and social media series i did with......(read more)

transgendered pastor comes out to congregation : what's in a history

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:03:13 GMT

i stumbled upon this article about pastor david weekley who recently came out to his congregation about his sexual reassignment past. He told them that in 1984, just nine years after undergoing extensive sex-reassignment surgeries, he was ordained by...(read more)

ministry tool you might not have heard of : new tech for the old tool

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:39:22 GMT

United Methodist Reporter & Variable Print as a Ministry Tool from Gavin Richardson on Vimeo. note: i will be open about this one, i sit on the board for the united methodist reporter communications so i'm a bit biased that......(read more)

radical discipleship : shane claiborne at duke chapel

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:12:01 GMT

one of my youth sent me this.. its really great when your teens send you stuff....(read more)

methodist amendment mashup : its what you get for going on youtube maxie

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:17:37 GMT

a lot has been said over the latest rage in methodism, taking your political viewpoints to youtube. one thing maxie dunham, who seems to have started this should have done his homework on is the concept of mashup's. cause buddy,......(read more)

getting over our control issues : linked data for everyone

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:43:28 GMT

i'm a huge fan of ted. if i had the money i would so geek out at their conference. so it is with no real surprise that there is something shared that might in fact aid one of my passions,......(read more)

don't confuse who you are actually reaching : why i say your church tech stuff is lame

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:03:00 GMT

in my recent presentation at podcamp nashville on spirituality and social media i was talking specifically about podcasting when i made statement along the lines of 'sermon podcasts are lame.' i believe that statement.. really i do. i have posted...(read more)

archie carver jr. : may you rest in peace

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:10:43 GMT

this morning i received word that one of my dads, archie carver jr., passed away after his long battle with liver cancer. he didn't talk about his cancer battle much, but i believe this was his third onset that he......(read more)

gracepoint church : thoughts on leaving the umc

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:31:10 GMT

no doubt, the few of you who are church nerds & internet types (and not in the kansas east conference) have heard about gracepoint umc separating itself from the umc leaving behind the old church to create a new church.......(read more)

where is our hope : dealing with the downturn

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:08:08 GMT

this comes from a pastor friend ryan bennett, who posted this on his facebook. thought it was worthwhile sharing today.Well, the news is out today. The economy is bad - real bad. Recession is giving way to talk of Depression.......(read more)

enough review : the advice you probably already knew but forgot

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:11:00 GMT

a few weeks back i was sent a few copies of 'enough, discovering joy through simplicity and generosity' which is the latest book by adam hamilton. as with many of my reviews, its more about my emotions reading through the......(read more)