Worship Style And Model Aren’t Your Problem

Last week at Conversatio Morum I commented on an article from The Gospel Coalition. You can read it here. What I want to talk about today isn’t the article in particular, but really one part of the article. The very last paragraph made this statement

On a related note, the “worship wars” will become a thing of the past. Our society’s musical taste are too fragmented for there to be a “contemporary” and “traditional” style. Young people are less and less likely to choose a church based on the style of music.

As someone whose been in church planting for around a decade, this statement intrigued me. Partially because Continue reading “Worship Style And Model Aren’t Your Problem”

Thoughts In Trends For The Church

A while back (read: few years ago), there was a post at The Gospel Coalition site regarding 5 trends for the church to watch in Evangelicalism from 2011 – 2020. You can read it here. For me there were some very refreshing, and concerning views from this. While we can’t know how much of this is correct, (at least until we get to 2020 and look back) I will say that we’re three years into this decade and I’m seeing some of this come to light. Continue reading “Thoughts In Trends For The Church”

80’s Mane Event

That’s right folks, Happy Halloween. In light of that fact, if you haven’t found a costume yet, I have a great one for you…80’s Hair Band Rocker!! Oh the fabulous awesome of that! You would be certain to be the Mane Event. We’re dedicating this Throwback Thursday to 80’s Hair Bands. Ah the perfect mix of metal, leather, makeup, and neon…then add WWAAAYYYY too much hair. [Tweet That] the perfect combo to Rock You Like A Hurricane. It’s almost as if Elton John and all of Metallica were to have a baby together. 80’s hair bands would be the product. Continue reading “80’s Mane Event”

Inbox 0 – Part 2

At Conversatio Morum, we’re posting a series on making email productive and getting to inbox 0. You can read more about those concepts here. You can see every post in the series here. So today we’re going to be starting on getting to Inbox 0. In my previous post I mentioned that my current email system is “way too complicated” and that it’s “seriously ridiculous”. I wasn’t lying. I don’t know what I was thinking in the original setup, but I’m sure it made sense at the time. To prove the ridiculousness, here’s a breakdown: Continue reading “Inbox 0 – Part 2”