Mark Driscoll took a couple pokes today on his blog at those who disagree that the video venue is a healthy direction for the church. Thought we could talk a bit about that...
Driscoll and Video Venues.. Again... »
Darrin Patrick of A29 posted a response to my last thoughts on Video Venues (I think this happened before- I need to look it up...) Good thoughts and a perspective worthy of being taken into account. Thanks Darrin!
And by the way, I think the approach of "we recognize that this isn't ideal but until we can come up with a better solution..." is vastly preferable to the approach of "You got a problem with this? You must not want people to come to Jesus!"
Darrin Responds... »
My concerns about video venues are copious. I have extreme issues with people who are being eldered and taught by people they do not regularly come into contact with, whose lives they cannot see, know and inform as well as be informed by. This is bad in the case of a mega church, where most do not know who their elders are, much less "know" them. I think it's even worse in the case of video venues, where elders from the mother ship are given oversight of communities in outlying areas of their city (or even 100 or more miles away), church communities they are not functionally a part of.
Video Venues... The Celebrity Church must die... »
Days like yesterday make me want to crawl into a fetal position... At least that's how I felt yesterday afternoon.
If you've read my blog very much, you know I'm an occasional sufferer of PMS (Pastor's Monday Syndrome). Actually, it's gotten much, much better over the last year, and really has shifted more to Sunday afternoon syndrome, but still... It happens.
the blue screen of death in Bob's head... »
some things that I'm trying to remember...
some things... »
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