Tagged: Christian

How Money Muddles Ministry Motives

How Money Muddles Ministry Motives

I confess that I have an uneasy relationship with money. And having spent a decade of my life preparing for being a pastor, I’ve given these related topics more than the average Joe or Jane. (This blog post is more...

Urbana vs. Passion – which will you choose?

Urbana vs. Passion – which will you choose?

2 gigantic Christian conferences are scheduled this Winter break 2012-2013, ramping up for tens of thousands of college students converging from everywhere. 1 is called Urbana 12. 1 is called Passion 2013. Here’s the data on these 2 Christian mega-conferences,...

How Asian American culture affects faith

How Asian American culture affects faith

The Asian American journey can take many directions. It’s my sense that more of them than not do seem to follow along a fairly predictable narrative, even from generation to generation. My dear friend, Brent Wong, is a 5th-generation Asian...

Let’s get missional, missional…

Let’s get missional, missional…

Missional communities are the conversations du jour among church leaders, escalating during the past few years. Now there are gatherings (conferences) that revolve around how we can be more missional. (Several local and regional gatherings have already happened, though I...

connect at Christian Web Conference 9/11-12

There are few places where followers of Christ can gather and thoughtfully reflect the impact of new media (internet, web, social media, and all that jazz). There used to be the Internet Ministry Conference, and used to be GodBlogCon. Now...

new conference with 200 Christian authors

new conference with 200 Christian authors

Just got an email from ECPA (Evangelical Christian Publishers Association) announcing its 2009 Christian Book Expo. It’s an inaugural event, meaning its the first-time this event is happening. The Expo will have 150+ seminars (PDF) and 200+ authors. This is...

how emotionally maturity is connected to spiritual maturity

how emotionally maturity is connected to spiritual maturity

Continuing the series on “Developing emotional maturity – part 3 of many”. [cf. part 1: what is emotional maturity? part 2: how to develop emotional maturity] Peter Scazzero is one of the few authors that compellingly connect spiritual maturity and...