Posts Tagged ‘broken’

Anne Lamott on Grief, Brokenness & Small Steps
November 10, 2014

Anne Lamott on Grief, Brokenness & Small Steps

Anne Lamott, the patron saint of brokenness, is an example of honesty, grace and the small victories that church communicators need to embrace.

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philosophy Article
April 11, 2013

Rick Warren, Mental Health & Embracing Brokenness

In the aftermath of the suicide of Rick Warren's son, we're confronted with the false expectation that Christians should be perfect.

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interviews Article
May 5, 2010

Doubt & Church Marketing: An Interview with Jason Boyett

We don’t talk a lot about doubt in the church. Except maybe when we tell the pastor we doubt parachuting onto the platform would be feasible. But doubt has a ...

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philosophy Article
August 19, 2004

Church: Why Bother?

Philip Yancey asks the question we’re all wondering in his booklet Church: Why Bother? My Personal Pilgrimage. The first chapter starts with this quote from J.F. Powers’ Wheat That Springeth ...

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philosophy Article
August 11, 2004

No Need to Impress

Church is a place of acceptance and love where there's no need to impress. Check perfection at the door. Which makes clamoring for excellence in church marketing a sticky proposition.

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the-christian-walk Article
August 5, 2004

False Advertising

“The greatest challenge the church faces today is to be authentic disciples of Jesus. … That’s one reason why the statistics on Christians generally don’t differ from the statistics on ...

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