Authority

Authority. Before reading on, take five seconds to stop and stare at that first word. What thoughts come to mind? Are these thoughts generally positive or negative? Does the word stir in you good memories? Perhaps it generates thoughts of a parent or teacher who helped you grow into the person you are now. Or…

Multisite Churches

I’ll start with some interesting statistics about multisite churches in America: These numbers are a surprise to me. I know there are a lot of multisite churches, but 10,000 right now. Wow! It is clear that “multisite churches are here to stay” and have officially entered “into the mainstream of church life” (p. 84). Here…

Christ-Centered Worship

Christ-Centered Worship by Bryan Chapell is a book rich in history and overflowing with examples of the elements of a worship service. He writes, “My hope in articulating the beauty and historicity of Christ-centered worship is to show how the church’s worship has always been shaped by its understanding of the gospel… Gospel purposes should…

Embodied

Great book! It’s well-organized, crystal clear, deeply theological, immensely practical, and very interesting. Well-organized In the introduction of the book, I was told what I would read in each chapter (pp. 16-20). Then, the start of each chapter told me what I was going to read including an introductory question, the big idea of the…