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September 27, 2018
9 Characteristics of Postmoderns
In his lecture given at Talbot School of Theology in January 2007, George Hunter augmented his insights to the secular person with observations on postmodern folks. He shared nine characteristics: They assume truth is relative. The do not assume the authority of Scripture or pastors. They are more right brained (creative) than left brained (logical). […]
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Idea of the day
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September 25, 2018
Loving God; Loving People
First, Jesus distinguished the first and second commandment. He said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Matt. 22:37–39). Therefore, loving […]
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September 24, 2018
Ten Characteristics of Secular People
George Hunter in his book How to Reach Secular People identifies “Ten Characteristics of Secular People.” They are as follows: They are essentially ignorant of basic Christianity. They are “ignostics”; that is, they are simply ignorant of biblical information. They may have cursory cultural knowledge of Noah, David and Goliath, and so forth—not because of […]
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September 23, 2018
Can a church be TOO friendly?
About one out of seven guests told us, surprisingly, they did not return because the people were too friendly. Some noted that issue in the context of the stand-and-greet time, while others said it was an issue at all points in the church. “I came away worn out from the visit to the church,” Justin […]
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September 22, 2018
Top Nine Ways Churches Drive Away First-time Guests
Unfriendly church members. This response was anticipated. But the surprise was the number of respondents who included non-genuine friendliness in their answers. In other words, the guests perceived some of the church members were faking it. Unsafe and unclean children’s area. This response generated the greatest emotional reactions. If your church does not give a […]
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September 21, 2018
What is Heaven Like
Most human beings believe in an afterlife. And in most cases, this belief involves a good place and a bad place. If you’re a good person, and you embrace the right beliefs, you go to the good place. If you’re not, and you don’t, you go to the bad place. Seems simple enough. If you […]
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September 20, 2018
Eternity is Now in Session
I have a sign on the back wall of my office that I look at first thing every morning when I sit down at my desk. In large block letters, it echoes something my good friend Dallas Willard used to say: “Eternity Is Now in Session.” God is not waiting for eternity to begin. God […]
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A simple solution to a better guest experience at church
“Where’s the Beef?” In 1984 the hamburger chain Wendy’s introduced a commercial that became an instant classic. In the early releases, the commercial portrayed an elderly woman looking at a hamburger from a competitor of Wendy’s. The meat in the burger was ridiculously small. So she yelled with frustration, “Where’s the beef?” Wendy’s, of course, […]
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