Poller extraordinaire, George Barna, has come up with sopme more interesting data regarding trends in the church. One of the more interesting ones to me is the move towards house churches and ecumenism as emerging generations have less and less interest in traditional streams of Christian faith.
"Barna released his list of the twelve most noteworthy results of 2006, and described a few themes that ran through this year’s surveys.Noteworthy OutcomesBarna selected the following dozen outcomes as the most significant findings of 2006."
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Recent Reading
Andy Stanley: The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
Craig Groeschel: It: How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It
Craig Groeschel: Confessions of a Pastor: Adventures in Dropping the Pose and Getting Real with God
(****)Henry T. Blackaby: Spiritual Leadership: Moving People to God's Agenda
(*****)Jim Henderson: Jim & Casper Go to Church: Frank Conversation About Faith, Churches, and Well-meaning Christians
I loved this. Provocative in our thinking about peoples first impressions of our churches. What do they see and perceive from a single Sunday morning visit? Should that impact how we represent the Gospel in an hour once a week? (****)John Eldredge: Walking with God: Talk to Him. Hear from Him. Really.
Some Favorite Reads
Gene Edwards: A Tale of three Kings: A Study in Brokenness
(*****)Rob Bell: Velvet Elvis
Great book. I would love to see more from Rob. Very insighful and fresh from and innovative and young master teacher. Highly recommended. (*****)Donald Miller: Blue Like Jazz
I want to buy a case of these and give them to friends. Donald has a way of articulating the way many of us have felt in the church. A very rich, funny, and poignant read. (*****)C.S. Lewis: Mere Christianity
Life changing for me. I started reading Lewis in college and have been extraordinarily impacted by him. He has been something of a spiritual Father for me. My first glimpse at intelligent and articulate Christianity. (*****)Erwin McManus: The Barbarian Way
I always enjoy Erwin's perspective. A great read on unleashing your faith! (****)Brian McLaren: A Generous Orthodoxy: Why I Am a Missional, Evangelical, Post/Protestant, Liberal/Conservative, Mystical/Poetic, Biblical, Charismatic/Contemplative, Fundamentalist/Calvinist, Anabaptist/Anglican, Methodist, Catholic, Green, Incarnational, Depressed-yet-Hopeful, Emergent, Unfinished CHRISTIAN
Although I don't alway agree with Brian as he is so deliberately provocative. This book did some necessary re-wiring for me. (****)
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Troy's website where you can purchase music for yourself or for use in the local church. Troy's new CD "In All the Universe" available now!!
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My current ipod playlist
- Muse: The Resistance
(****) A_cross//The_earth:Tear Down The Walls
Hillsong: A_cross//The_earth:Tear Down The Walls
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