According to SBCOUTPOST they write "Today Ed Stetzer is reporting that, for the first time in our history, the Southern Baptist Convention is in decline in terms of overall membership. We’ve been in decline in baptisms for about seven or so years and now we are seeing that reflected in our membership numbers."
How are other denominations doing? Will the decline in SBC numbers have any ramification on the future of missions for Southern Baptist? Is this simply the tip of the iceberg?
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Attn. All Samsonites!
If you are in the Samson Society or want more information about it and live in the South Florida area, Nate Larkin author of Samson and the Pirate Monks will be in Fort Lauderdale July 21.
Warning--this book is not for the faint of heart. If you are a run in the mill guy who enjoys living in isolation and does not want intimacy with other men and God, this book is NOT for you.
However, if you are a man who struggles with anything from anger to feeling like a zero (and everything in between) this book is a must read. In Samson and the Pirate Monks, Nate shares his personal experiences of isolation and the guilt that so readily accompanies it. Reading the books is like looking at a train wreck in slow motion. You know it's going to be bad but you just have to see how it ends.
Warning--this book is not for the faint of heart. If you are a run in the mill guy who enjoys living in isolation and does not want intimacy with other men and God, this book is NOT for you.
However, if you are a man who struggles with anything from anger to feeling like a zero (and everything in between) this book is a must read. In Samson and the Pirate Monks, Nate shares his personal experiences of isolation and the guilt that so readily accompanies it. Reading the books is like looking at a train wreck in slow motion. You know it's going to be bad but you just have to see how it ends.
Read it. Share your thoughts here at www.missionscafe.com and meet Nate July 21 (more details to follow).
Saturday, April 19, 2008
A Lesson from Little League
What a great game! We were down at the bottom of the sixth inning and came back to win it.
Unfortunately the coach from the other team didn't think the umpire made a good call and we were given the game.
I was amazed at the amount of anger one man can have over a coach pitch game. He yelled, threw his glove down, and stormed off the field. When the teams lined up to give the traditional "good game" and high five, many of their kids called our team "cheaters".
It is amazing to me how much influence we have on our children. How our poor or bad attitudes can be manifested in them without to much effort.
Unfortunately the coach from the other team didn't think the umpire made a good call and we were given the game.
I was amazed at the amount of anger one man can have over a coach pitch game. He yelled, threw his glove down, and stormed off the field. When the teams lined up to give the traditional "good game" and high five, many of their kids called our team "cheaters".
It is amazing to me how much influence we have on our children. How our poor or bad attitudes can be manifested in them without to much effort.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Great Friends
Today at The Book of Hope, I spent some time with some great friends and we discussed the future of what short term missions could look like with transformation in mind.
Is it possible to measure true spiritual transformation? What does it look like?
Friends around the table today:
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