Post-evangelical Worship: The soli deo liturgy

Hands at rail.jpgWhat does a post-evangelical worship gathering look like? This is the soli deo worship service for this coming Tuesday night. The responsive boldface is gone and the formatting is still set for two columns, but it’s all here. We don’t print all song lyrics in the liturgy if we have them on a handout, etc. Many of the responses are actually sung, such as the Alleluia, Holy Holy and Agnus Dei.

I’d welcome your comments and questions about this particular liturgy.

Sept 12, 2006

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What is a “Post Evangelical?” (Part 2)

0015-0408-1906-4052_SM.jpgWhat I mean by the name “post-evangelical” keeps coming up in discussions. Though I have addressed the meaning of the term in a previous post, I’d like to make some further contributions to the discussion.

I want to note, first of all, that the “Truly Reformed” blogosphere is now using the term without any explanation as well. For example, in this quote a well-known reformed apologist criticizes those who accept Roman Catholics as fellow Christians.Continue reading “What is a “Post Evangelical?” (Part 2)”

Osteen Redux

osteen_1144428723.jpgAs far as this blog goes, Joel Osteen posts have been good business. The largest traffic in the history of IM came from my original posts about “the smiling preacher.” I have it on good authority that, sometime in the near future, my famous Joel Osteen post is going to be getting some large attention. I thought it would be a good time to revisit Mr. Osteen, and update my one excursion into the sport of watchblogging.Continue reading “Osteen Redux”

To Know We’re Not Alone

despair.jpgDescribing the true nature of Christian experience is an important part of what I want to do with my writing. It’s also one of the things most controversial about this blog and what I’ve chosen to express through it. Some of my past posts have come close to writing the kinds of pieces that I want to create; writing that breaks down the barriers between us all and speaks to and from the heart of our broken realities.

To Know We’re Not Alone is a piece about a discovery I made many years ago that has haunted and motivated me ever since. Perhaps it describes you, or will remind you of someone you know who feels that no one could possibly ever be in the same experience they are living.

Read: To Know We’re Not Alone

iMonk Inconsistency: Is PDC A “Movement Accelerator?”

Hypocrite!230x150.gifBefore I get into this interesting letter and topic that came today, I want to say that I’m well aware that I am open to charges of hypocrisy. That’s been the case for quite a while now. When you’ve written as much as I have for the blogosphere, there’s going to be some interesting juxtapositions of thought.Continue reading “iMonk Inconsistency: Is PDC A “Movement Accelerator?””

The Purpose-Driven Dark Side Finally Shows Up At Baptist Press

loot.jpgIt’s about time.

I’ve been critical of Baptist Press on a daily basis over at the BHT, so when they do something right, I’m going to speak up. This BP post acknowledging that (stand back!) Rick Warren’s “Purpose Driven Church” methodology is splitting and tearing apart some churches whose pastors “implement” the plan is way overdue, on-target and true. ***Applause***Continue reading “The Purpose-Driven Dark Side Finally Shows Up At Baptist Press”

Riffs: Are We Accelerating or Inhibiting Movements to Christ?

logo.gifBob Goodmann writes an article in Missions Frontiers Magazine you need to read. If you are a missional thinker/pastor, a person concerned with evangelism and the growth of the church, or a person making up your mind about this emerging church business, read this article.Continue reading “Riffs: Are We Accelerating or Inhibiting Movements to Christ?”