My wife, Christy, is trying to teach little children to read. She’s working on a Master’s degree in reading, and at the same time working for a non-profit called ExCELL, which is all about early literacy. She’s learning that children often develop an interest in reading if they think of themselves as writers, and so [...]
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Habits of the Mind
Posted in Church, The Missional Church, tagged children, Christy, Church, early literacy, habits of the mind, member, mission, missionary, reading, writing on November 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »
You tell ‘em, Reggie!
Posted in The Missional Church, tagged Africa, America, BGAV, China, Church, missional church, Reggie McNeal on November 12, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I enjoy going to preaching conferences, but the kind of preaching conference I enjoy the most is the kind where someone tells me that the way I’m doing it already is the right way. I had that same pleasurable rush of confirmation at the annual meeting of the Baptist General Association of Virginia this week. Reggie McNeal [...]
The Messiah Goes to Macy’s
Posted in Nation, The Missional Church, tagged Church, Hallelujah Chorus, Handel, Macy's, Messiah, Opera, Philadelphia, shoppers on November 8, 2010 | 10 Comments »
If people won’t come to church, church can come to them, right? Here’s a good example: the Opera Company of Philadelphia went to Macy’s Center City and burst into the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah. It’s amazing to see how many shoppers joined in and sang along, especially when you consider what they were singing. [...]
200 New Churches in the Next Year?
Posted in Church, Community, The Missional Church, tagged Church, fellowship, heaven, heaven to earth, Lord's Prayer, microchurch, mission, Richmond, TV, wherever two or three are gathered on October 21, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Yesterday I stood in front of a television camera and recorded this announcement to go out with our Sunday broadcast from Richmond’s First Baptist Church: Often when I’m out and about I bump into someone who says they watch our worship services on TV. Sometimes they tell me that they go to the early service [...]
