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THE FIRST STEP TO EFFECTIVE CHURCH RESTORATION
by Frank Viola
Many today are championing the idea of restoring the institutional church from the inside out. But those who have sought to revamp the established church have met serious resistance and frustration. To be perfectly candid, unless the extra-biblical clergy/sectarian system is dismantled in a particular church, efforts to reach God’s highest desire will be handcuffed. ...more

THE 12 NEW MEDIA DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
by Jordon Cooper
The Twelve Days of Christmas are upon us and our trees are full of "geese a layin'," "piper's piping" and "partridges in their pear trees." In other words, nothing useful at all. Instead of braving the long return lines at Wal-Mart in the hope you can return seven swans a swimming, why not check out some of the programs and web services listed below and have a new media new year. All of the programs help spread knowledge, ideas, or help you create some new ones. You may not get what you wanted but here is a way to contribute to the larger community and conversation. ...more

MIDDLE MANAGERS IN CHRISTENDOM
by Steve Bush
In a mass society, it is pointlessly nostalgic to wish that all our everyday dealings with others could have a personal touch, but the blistering rate at which technology eliminates personal interaction from our lives has increased alarmingly the last few years. Will churches resist the expanding impersonalization of modern life? ...more

WILL YOU STILL BE A RADICAL TOMORROW?
by Jonathan Wilson
Let me share with you a story about my pastor as related in the book, Harvest.
"He stood on the banks of Yale Creek in the Applegate Valley of Oregon. This husky fellow was silhouetted against the vibrant green all around him, as his thick mane of red hair shone in the summer sun. Before him stood the members of a colony of young people who had built a treehouse community in the Applegate hills. ...more
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