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"Church"? …A Way Forward!
October 9th, 2009 by Dale Fincher
Part 1 of this discussion.Part 2 of this discussion. As we continue to discuss “church,” many believe the organized structure we call “church” is lacking. Often, it causes people to feel disenfranchised, floating, and maybe even an outcast. Even people who love Jesus may struggle with the tension between being faithful to Jesus and being [...]
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"Church"? … unraveling the crisis
September 26th, 2009 by Dale Fincher
Continuing the theme of the previous post, I’ve appreciated several observations that I want to summarize. 1) Many Christians are discouraged with “church,” not just any “church,” but “church” in general, not only as irrelevant but unbiblical.2) Pastors and elders tend to blame the lazy and complaining people in the congregation for many of these [...]
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What Exactly is "Church"?
September 23rd, 2009 by Dale Fincher
We’ve all witnessed the onslaught of recent publishing. We’ve read the articles that speak to so many people leaving church. We’ve seen the books by people disillusioned with church. We’re heard the statistics decrying that most students won’t even attend church by the time they are out of college. Many leaders are fretting over the [...]
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Beyond the Border: The Mystery of Mystery
September 20th, 2009 by Dale Fincher
When I began to take my faith serious in my late teens, few things made me feel more alone among God’s so-called people than when my Christian community discouraged me from testing and pressing into my faith. They would say, “Don’t think too much!” or in more disguised positive ways like, “You just have to [...]
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