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Men and Women: Sex, Sexuality, and Missional Friendships
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by Dan Brennan
Friendship between men and women. Is it possible without the sex part getting in the way? For many, sex is the one reason why men and women should steer clear of intimacy in friendship, and for years that was what I was taught in the church. But what would our marriages, our churches, and our communities look like if men and women were not afraid of connecting with each other in deep ways? As I have studied both the Scriptures and the history of friendship between men and women in the church, I have become convinced that there are compelling arguments for reconsidering male-female friendship within Christian communities. I share three major reasons (they are not the only ones) why missional friendships between men and women ought to flourish within our communities. ...more
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I Think I Know Why Jesus was a Carpenter: a lesson for leaders
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by Russ Masterson
In the world of ministry sometimes the "undoneness" of people can become overwhelming. The process of pouring into people never really finishes, so at times we need a simple project to begin and finish. ...more
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Handling Criticism
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by Branon Dempsey
It's a reality. Everyone has an opinion. Everyone has their own set of expectations (some or most can never be met). Everyone has their own way of doing things. We wave the "thou-shalt-not" statements and laundry list preferences that fly like flags on the fourth of July. Funny how the word "change" is the most feared word in the Church, yet too often, we like to change our minds and comment on anything we think at anytime we like. It's been said before, when you put a group of imperfect people into one room, you are going to have a wide variety of personalities and opinions. As a worship leader, musician, singer or pastor, how do you handle the wide variety of expressed opinions? Importantly, how do you handle those opinions when they come in the form of criticisms? ...more
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AVATAR: a metaphor for emergent evangelism
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by Florin Paladie
The recent movie Avatar is a great illustration of the way Christians have been relating to the rest of the world and a lesson for how they should relate. Truth is, we don’t relate to the “other” from a position of equality. For a long, long time Christians have made evangelism a one way street. ...more
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