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Category Archives: Church Structures

Orchestras Without Conductors

I’m intrigued by the concept of leaderless organizations. Perhaps you have heard of The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations by Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom, a book that’s been making the rounds for the past couple of years. The basic premise is that if you crush the head of a […]

Posted 14 April 2008 § Daily Scribe § Institutional Church § Pastor § The Church ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , ,

A Radical Weight-Loss Plan by Doctor Who

The fourth season of BBC’s Doctor Who began last week with the unfolding of a sinister plot aimed at fat people. A character by the name of Miss Foster is the CEO of Adipose Industries, the creator of a new diet pill that supposedly burns the fat while you sleep (I wish!). Millions of unsuspecting […]

Posted 09 April 2008 § Daily Scribe § Institutional Church § Video Clips ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

Make room for mavericks, McClung challenges

Today I spent a couple of hours in the Christian bookshop my wife manages, so she could attend an important meeting. Since it was quiet afternoon with very few customers—and I have a weakness for bookstores—I spotted a new book by Floyd McClung entitled You See Bones, I See an Army: Changing the Way We […]

Posted 01 April 2008 § Book Reviews § Christian life § Daily Scribe § The Church ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

Church vs. Institution

There's an excellent mini-series from Out of Ur, entitled They Love the Church but Not the Institution (be sure to read Parts 1 and 2). Excellent stuff!

Posted 23 March 2008 § Christian life § Daily Scribe § Emerging Church § Institutional Church § The Church ‡ Comments (0) °

The Thin Edge hosts joint interview with Barna & Viola

Several weeks ago, I announced that The Thin Edge would be hosting the very first blog interview of George Barna and Frank Viola, co-authors of the new book, Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices. Their eye-opening book has been printed under the Barna imprint of Tyndale House Publishing and officially launched earlier […]

Posted 27 February 2008 § Book Reviews § Church History § Daily Scribe § Institutional Church § Interviews § Organic Church § The Church ‡ Comments (56) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pagan Christianity :: Publisher’s Preface

With so much heated rhetoric flying around the blogosphere regarding the newly revised and updated Pagan Christianity by George Barna and Frank Viola, I thought some readers might like to read the Publisher's Preface, written by Tyndale House, especially noting the statements I have underlined:
Dear Reader,
Perhaps you wonder why a publisher of Christian books […]

Posted 29 January 2008 § Book Reviews § Church History § Daily Scribe § Institutional Church § The Church ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,