MethoBlogroll Mirror Test : ministry

churches doing twitter wrong : churches can do twitter well

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT

i am constantly frustrated with church folks who extol their social media use for their churches. one such statement is the proverbial "our church is on twitter." i am not sure what that means? how is a church on twitter?......(read more)

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)

My Road-trip Route Map

bethquick.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMT

Here's a basic map of my route over the next two weeks, in case you are interested in seeing where I will be for my vacation, and for my attendance at Exploration 2009 . Sorry Kansas and Missouri - I'm making a giant circle around you. Maybe some...(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)

church in second life : religion and ethics expose

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:01:49 GMT

stumbled across this story covering the various church & spiritual experiences found in secondlife. i've chronicled here many times my happenings in secondlife. its been a few months since i 'hung out' there so it was like seeing an old...(read more)

crummy church signs : thou shalt remember the sabbath.. or try

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:22:33 GMT

i've chronicled this church before and their interesting church sign sayings. this one popped up yesterday and all I could think about was "what about the sabbath?" suppose that is lazy even though god mandates that....(read more)

reflections on weeding : glad God is patient

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:26:10 GMT

Reflections on Weeding from Gavin Richardson on Vimeo. so i finished weeding out my neglected garden (which i need to go back to since this was recorded a few weeks back) and i had some thoughts. Matthew 13 The Parable......(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)

In honor of Exploration 2009: My Call to Ministry

bethquick.com — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:02:00 GMT

Today many UM Young Clergy are writing about their call as part of an encouragement for young people who are attending (or still thinking about attending) Exploration in November, which is a discernment event for 17-24 year olds thinking about ordained...(read more)

Your Jesus is too Safe : Jared C Wilson names 'em for Us

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:40:03 GMT

i've known jared c wilson for around 3 or so years now via the blogosphere and the nashville faith communities. corresponding over the blog postings & lately over twitter. so when he asked about reviewing his upcoming book "your Jesus......(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)

where faith is going wrong in social media : life without pants & a little bit of south park

Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd by Gavin Richardson — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:56:40 GMT

the last of my four installments guest posting at matt cheuvront's "life without pants" blog on spirituality & social media is out for the world to see titled "where faith gets it wrong." i bring back some thoughts you've...(read more)