Church For People Who Don’t Like Church
Speak To, Speak For
Got to hear Erwin McManus speak a few times at the M Conference last week. One of the interesting things he talked about was the difference between speaking to people and speaking for people. The problem, he said, with a lot of pastors is that they’re trying to “reach” people they want to speak to,…
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In Motown today with the chance to learn and to speak at M, a conference by Alex McManus and the International M Network. What is that? Here’s their description: The International M Network is a network of cyber-connected, globally engaged, and locally invested social entrepreneurs that we call “M Operatives”. At the senior level, we…
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Researchers did a study at a grocery store near San Francisco. They set up a table on two consecutive Saturdays with jams. One week 6 jams, the other 24 kinds of jam. More people stopped to look when there were more types. However, significantly more jam was actually purchased when there were fewer options to…
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Every week Verve gives the first ten percent of our offerings to church planting. Honestly, we can’t afford it. Currently our offerings don’t even begin to cover our expenses. (We are relying on external support from other churches and friends around the country.) (Which I’m grateful for.) (But also sad about – I look forward…
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Our church planting conference, Vault, is now one month away!!! You only have four weeks left, and we’re capping it at 100 people, get to registering! Why should you come? John Burke (of Gateway Church and No Perfect People Allowed) is doing three sessions including one on preaching and one on creating a come…
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