The Wired Wanderings of a Postmodern Pilgrim
Posted in American Culture, Pastor Stuff, Sexuality on Jan 27th, 2012
John H Armstrong : Is It Necessary to Be Sexually Active to Order to Be a Healthy, Flourishing Person?. I saw this segment entirely by accident earlier this week as my gracious host was searching for what is to be a new favorite series, Sherlock, by the BBC. But his was playing in the background […]
Posted in American Culture, Cool Congregations, Funny, Generations - Guttenbergers vs. Googlers, Non-Denominational, Video, Wandering on Jan 16th, 2012
Now don’t get me wrong. I love band led worship that can rock the house. I also have a very deep snarky streak that loves good satire. This clip is just brilliant and is in the style of DaVinci’s Notebook satire of boy bands, Title of the Song. Like anything, Emergent/Pomo/Alternative worship can become just […]
Posted in American Culture, Christian Denominations, Cool Congregations, Generations - Guttenbergers vs. Googlers, Language and Lingo, Leadership Resources, Postmodern Perspectives, The Organized Church, Wired Jesus Podcast, World Realities on Jan 13th, 2012
Finally, back in the groove and starting the year with a new podcast. It follows up on a post from last year about the Crystal Cathedral going bankrupt and being sold after being one of the Boomer flagships of the megachurch movement. Now its dead and people are fighting over the corpse. Its sad in […]
Posted in American Culture, The Organized Church, Wandering on Jan 1st, 2012
15 faith-based predictions for 2012 – CNN Belief Blog – CNN.com Blogs. Everyone has ideas of what we will see in 2012, from apocalypse to renewal to decline. This is an interesting list.
Posted in American Culture, Funny, Weirdness on Dec 1st, 2011
27 worst nativity sets: the annual, growing list!. Words cannot describe the pictures in this collection, ranging from the silly to kinds sure to send biblical fundamentalists running to shower or cast out the spirit of blasphemy. Just goes to show that there is a line between trying to be relevant (the veggie tales nativity) […]
Posted in American Culture, The Organized Church, Worship on Nov 28th, 2011
New Mass, same spirit | The Columbus Dispatch. Well, this should be interesting. When I think about us Lutheran types changing worship services/hymnals, it rarely is a happy transition. However, more and more of us don’t use hymnals – opting for customized bulletins or projection.
Posted in American Culture, Generations - Guttenbergers vs. Googlers, Postmodern Perspectives, The Organized Church on Nov 19th, 2011
The Associated Press: Crystal Cathedral sees risky future without church. Well, the end is near for a very sad story, and fodder for a podcast I’m writing this morning. I think this quote by a congregation member at the bankruptcy hearing says it all about what this ministry and a significant stream of boomer Christianity […]
Posted in American Culture, Christian Denominations, Death and Dying, Face Palm - When Failure Happens, Generations - Guttenbergers vs. Googlers, Postmodern Perspectives, The Organized Church on Nov 17th, 2011
Bidding intensifies for Calif. megachurch – Yahoo! News. The story continues. Mismanagement, not cultivating outreach to younger generations, and cult of personality. For me, not only is it evidence of the death of the megachurch as boomer phenom, but also points to the decline of mainline denominations. We grew with the boomer wave and catering […]
Posted in American Culture, Christian Denominations, Face Palm - When Failure Happens, Leadership Resources, Pastor Stuff, Postmodern Perspectives, The Organized Church on Nov 8th, 2011
Skye Jethani: Megachurches: When Will The Bubble Burst?. “… for younger church leaders who value mission, social activism, and innovation, the thought of maintaining the mega-institutions built by their parents generation may prove to be a tough sell. No matter what happens, the next 10-15 years are going to be critical ones for the future […]
Posted in American Culture, Face Palm - When Failure Happens, Postmodern Perspectives, Social Networking on Nov 8th, 2011
Why Second Life failed: How the “milkshake test†helps predict which ultra-hyped technology will succeed and which won’t. – Slate Magazine. Apple Newton. Commodore Amiga. Leisure suits. And now Second life. How do we tell fads from social shifts? Good examination of this.