Category: Unchurch

Unchurch, Part Five (We Are Not Alone) (Posted on 07.10.2009)

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“We need to get away from ‘Event Jesus.’”

My brother-in-law told me about a radio commercial he heard recently where the announcer declared the above statement. For a good number of Jesus followers, that, unfortunately, describes their regular experience.

They float in and out of the routine of ‘church’ without … Read On...

Unchurch, Part Four (Survey Results) (Posted on 07.09.2009)

How common is it to find people in an ‘Unchurch’ space? How is the Church changing around us?

As I stated in the beginning of this series, this conversation was birthed out of ongoing interactions with more and more people over the last several years who were finding themselves in a place of unrest … Read On...

Unchurch, Part Three (Kauzbots and 2nd Chances) (Posted on 07.08.2009)

What happens when you are alienated from the church? Whether as a result of your own choices, or the whims of others, where do you find solace in seeking Christ outside of the walls of a traditional church?

For David Trotter it was a new and desperate place. As a former pastor of two … Read On...

Unchurch, Part Two (Pancakes and Jesus) (Posted on 07.07.2009)

What do you do when you are confronted with the realization that your vision of the Church doesn’t mesh with what you’ve always experienced? What if your family’s livelihood was dependent on that former reality?

Eric Vardeman faced just that kind of crossroads. As a worship leader and a former teaching pastor, Eric was … Read On...

Unchurch, Part One (Introduction) (Posted on 07.06.2009)

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What does it look like when you are Jesus follower but not a church goer? Can you legitimately live in such a space? Is there a way to be Kingdom-focused outside the walls of a traditional church structure and still fall within the confines of what the Church looks like in Scripture? … Read On...

What Are Thin Places?

"Thin Places" are rich in Celtic tradition. They are the places in our lives where the divine and the natural worlds come so close together that we can catch a glimpse of God. For the Celtics these places were very real - places within creation where we could physically go. The Thin Places in our own lives are those moments where the space between us & the Kingdom is thin, when we are introduced to a greater glimpse of Who He is through our experiences and through the stories of others.

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