Vince Recommends…

Second week in a row recommending a movie, and a lot of movies in general lately, but The Descendants is worth recommending. If you like explosions and music montages and fast-moving plots, it may not be the movie for you.  But if you like tender, raw stories and emotional, rich dialogue, see The Descendants. Kind…

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Music For Church Planting

This is kinda cool:  Bethany Solyntjes is a singer. She and her husband are on staff with a church plant in Michigan. Bethany has just put out a Christmas CD (and she’s got a beautiful voice) to help raise money for her salary at the church plant, and she’s giving 10% of the sales to…

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Consistency, Please

I avoid the topic of politics. This post is not about politics, though it will seem that way. It is about hypocrisy and inconsistency in so many Christians. A bunch of Christians were backers of Herman Cain, despite the fact that he’s been accused of multiple cases of sexual harassment and an affair. Now that…

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Got One?

I’m trying to come up with some scenes from movies (or TV shows) where someone invites a person to church (or tries to share their faith) in a lame, or mean, or inappropriate way. Think Mandy Moore in Saved yelling, “I’m FILLED with Christ’s love!” and throwing the Bible at the girl. If you know…

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20

Recently watched the documentary Pearl Jam 20 by Cameron Crowe (I love you Cameron Crowe!), and I thought it had a ton of lessons for church planters. Here’s one… The Pearl Jam documentary is called “20” because the band has been putting out music for twenty years. And other than a few changes at drummer,…

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