Doing God's Work - Online

One of the amazing things about online communities is the ability to get great stuff done. One great example of this is Stuff Christians Like. Apart from providing great laughs, some deep moments, and a sense of community; it also does great work - including raising $30,000 (in less than a day) for kids in Vietnam ... and then did it again.

Jon Acuff (creator of SCL) tells the story better...

Jesus On Wall Street

I read some great thoughts of Shane Claiborne on the whole Wall Street activity. And saw this nice little pic which kinds of sums it up.


It seems to be a continuing theme that on the stuff Jesus actually made a stand on, the church as a whole sits idly by (or in this case, sometimes even taking the opposite stance).

I guess this was kind of covered in unChristian - that there's a bunch of people who love the values of Jesus, but who stay away from church because it seems church doesn't.

It's sad to think that there are people out there, clueless to what Jesus is actually about - because their presumptions are based on what church people do.

It is exceedingly strange that any follower of Jesus Christ should ever have needed to ask whether social involvement was their concern - John Stott

Further Reading:- A Devotion For Wall Street

By "Every" We Mean "One"

Thought this pic was relevant (and kinda funny) after last week's video about being the church seven days a week.


I'm not trying to have a go at this church. I'm sure they do things on some other days. But in terms of a message to the passerby, it's kind of like an ice-cream shop saying "Come try our enormous range of flavours .... vanilla, vanilla and vanilla"

7 Is Greater Than 1

Soul City Church does this great video on how we could be more effective if we could get beyond the thinking that church "is something that happens on one day". A day when everyone "faces forward, sits still and pretends to have a good time".



"Imagine a church being known for more what it does 7 days a week - instead of just one."

You Lost Me ... Get It

Previously i gave you the stat that 70% of young adults will leave the church within 4 years. Now here's something for those interested in fixing that.

The book You Lost Me is accurately described by it's subtitle... "Why young christians are leaving church and rethinking faith". David Kinnaman (author of unChristian) analyses the ways church has failed young adults. A host of contributors provide 50 positive ideas to address the issue - including Jon Acuff, Francis Chan, Shane Claiborne and many more.



I heartily suggest you get your hands on a copy. If you're in doubt, read the free preview. If you want a quick summary of the problems, see the article 6 Reasons Young Christians Leave Church. Check out some of the ideas that didn't fit in the book, or get the free leader's resources.

PS. There's also a new article 5 Ways to Connect with Millenials

Wrong Worship

I was very amused by this parody.
What worship would sound like if we said what we meant? ;)



[Related posts: Lying to God and Coming Soon...]

Making The Trade

Are we willing to make the trade? To give up the self focus, to pursue Christ?



"We you live doesn't make you a missionary, the mission you're on makes you a missionary"

[Video by Right Now]