All Blog Posts Tagged 'Barna' (3)

A quote from "Pagan Christianity"

One of my favorite lines from the Viola/Barna book "Pagan Christianity" is:



"To use a biblical metaphor, present day Christian education, whether it be seminarian or Bible college, is serving food from the wrong tree: the tree of knowledge of good and evil rather than the tree of life."



I am not glorying in this line, I just feel that it hits the nail on the head. I believe that it, along with the Herculean grip of tradition, is one of… Continue

Added by Stephen Rigg on October 30, 2010 at 12:50am — 9 Comments

Halfway Through Pagan Christianity

Greetings fellow members,



I wanted to give a quick update. I have been quite busy, getting ready for a community wiener roast that happened this evening here in my little town. It was the first one we have had, I am on the board of the Neighborhood watch that we just started up this year, it was one of our functions. It was not very well attended, but the crowd that was there had a great time, and I am getting to know people in the community better, which is a good thing. There are… Continue

Added by Stephen Rigg on October 24, 2010 at 12:59am — No Comments

Are you a church hopper?

Are you a church hopper?





Church hopping is a big problem for many pastors. Many churches in San Antonio have a bigger back door when a front door.

The Barna Research Group say that “millions of people (in US) transition from one church to another…..There is certainly a lot of evidence of people church hopping”.



Why do people church hop?

One of the main reasons for church hopping is the change in the American culture since the World War… Continue

Added by Rune Brannstrom on April 28, 2009 at 6:25pm — No Comments

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