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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...
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It's been forever since I've blogged - in the meantime I've moved from Franklin Lakes, NJ to Fayetteville, NY, to serve a church in East Syracuse, NY. I will hopefully write about my transition soon! But meanwhile, here's another great Dan *** post, called "Cranky Christians."...
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Next up in my slowly-but-surely-coming Festival of Homiletics notes: Fred Craddock . Craddock is certainly a favorite at the Festival, with good reason. He has a sweetness and joy in his preaching and lecturing that is just so endearing that it is also quite persuasive. Notes: Judges 13:1-7, Acts 14...
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Finally getting back to Festival of Homiletics notes. Another standout was Craig Barnes , Presbyterian pastor and faculty at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. I heard Barnes lecture and preach, and he was funny, pastoral (and grounded in pastoring, rather than some speakers that have been faculty only...
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One of my favorite preachers/lecturers at the Festival of Homiletics was Anna Carter Florence , who has been at the Festival before, but who I missed last time I attended. She was really excellent, inspiring, and encouraging. Notes: Preaching in a Recession: Rick Warren, Charlemagne, Survivor-man &...
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We were blessed to have Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu preach on the opening night of the Festival of Homiletics . My notes don't really do his message justice, which was wonderful, but there was also just a spirit about him that was wonderful, a presence and a preciousness that is rare. Really great...
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Now that I'm at Annual Conference , I finally have time to write up my reflections from the Festival of Homiletics which I attended in Atlanta last week - it was fabulous. First up: Barbara Brown Taylor , who lectured on Day 1, preached Day 2. Mostly unedited notes: Lecture: Quoting: People in the...
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At FLUMC over the last several years, it's become our own 'tradition' to use a musical as a focus or backdrop of sorts during the season of Lent, as a different way of looking at the journey with Jesus to the cross. This year, we used my very favorite musical, Jesus Christ Superstar . One...
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I didn't preach on Palm/Passion Sunday this year, so I thought instead of posting my sermon, I would highlight some of the resources I used in worship. Lately, I've been loving the liturgies written by Rev. Thom M. Shuman, here at Lectionary Liturgies . We used his Great Thanksgiving this Sunday...
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next week we are doing our midday holy week services in our youth space (cause its' the coolest) and most artistically driven area and the pastors want to do some more experiential worship stuff. we'll do some prayer stations stuff...
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In just over two months is one of my favorite continuing-ed events: The Festival of Homiletics . This year it is taking place in Atlanta, Georgia, and has such a fabulous list of speakers, including (my favorites): Desmond Tutu, Barbara Brown Taylor, Grace Imathiu, Brian McLaren, Fred Craddock, Will...
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in my on going toss out of lifting up some of the archives of this blog from similar time period over the years. i jumped in on some oovoo conversations with marketing & tech type people (pretty sure i was...
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I spent a few days this past week at the Bishop's Convocation (for the GNJ conference) at Willow Valley Resort in Lancaster, PA. Willow Valley is a very nice facility, if you ever have the occasion to be in Lancaster. I somehow wound up with a gorgeous room with a whirlpool tub in it, the gym on...
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inauguration day is always an great day. i know people have their reasons for this year being more special than others, but to know that we have a complete change of government leadership without violence or war is something to...
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i was not there for all the mike slaughter speak at last week's congress on evangelism. but i made his session on 'passionate worship' and took a few notes.creating a passionate worship environment comes from asking what is the theme...