Welcoming Visitors

Byhenry August 21, 2013

Allan Bevere has some excellent notes. As someone who has visited many churches, and experienced just about all of what he describes, I can just say “Amen!” Don’t smother. Don’t ignore. Be helpful!

A UMC House Church

Byhenry August 6, 2016

One of the points I have tried to make in my series regarding the books Seven Marks of a New Testament Church, Thrive: Spiritual Habits of Transforming Congregations, and Transforming Acts: Acts of the Apostles as a 21st Century Gospel is that one can follow these “Jesus principles” of church leadership under many different formal…

Blog Carnivals | Blogging | Christianity | Religion

Christian Carnival Hosting

Byhenry January 28, 2009

I believe there are a number of Christian readers of this blog who have never participated in or hosted the Christian Carnival. If you are one of these, let me suggest participation. If you don’t want to do it for the fun of reading all those entries, consider doing it for the incoming links and…

Christianity | Ethics | Uncategorized

Essence Restored on the Repeal of Don’t Ask – Don’t Tell

Byhenry February 2, 2010

He thinks Christians should support the repeal, and explains his position very clearly.

Christian Ministry | Christianity | Women in Ministry

Scot McKnight on Women in Ministry

Byhenry October 30, 2011

I’ll be eagerly awaiting the inexpensive ebook of his lecture at Fuller. The summary is interesting.

Christian Ministry | Christianity | Discipleship | Religion

Rachel Held Evans on Evangelical Celebrity

Byhenry January 17, 2012

I think she has two excellent points, the first about the danger of thinking of oneself as a celebrity (evangelical or not!), and the second about the value of structured prayer. I’d add a note on the value of structured Bible study, which also forces one to leave one’s comfort zone and one’s own desires…

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Some Comments on Writing Introductions with Special Attention to John

Byhenry November 29, 2014

I’m planning to start doing some discussion of Bible passages using Google Hangouts on Air during the coming year. Basically, I’m going to work through material I intend to use in Sunday School. One may ask why I’m doing this, considering that the last time I tried, I had little success. Well, the difference is…