Matt Brammer

A new post by Todd Rhoades gives scary statistics that only ten percent of Americans will be in Church on an average Sunday in 2050.  So there is two ways to interpret this: the more popular one, the Church is dying or (the one I agree with more) that more and more house churches are popping up and people realize that Church doesn’t end in a building.

Grace and Peace.

Tim Chester really brought a new perspective to the way the Church should act and be.

Grace and Peace.

Bob Franquiz take on ideas in the Church.

After defining churches that “don’t need to look anywhere outside of what has already been established through tradition.” as “Amish Churches” he continues to describe them.

How do you become an Amish church?

- You don’t read anything that wouldn’t be found in a Christian bookstore

- You don’t listen to any music that isn’t “sanctified”

- You don’t look to the business world to get best practices for operations.

- You don’t accept any idea that didn’t originate from your denomination.

- In fact, you are suspect of any idea that didn’t come from you.

Am I saying we should run and follow what the world is doing? No. What I am saying is that we should be open to good ideas, no matter where they come from.