Why Project Church?
Project Church (projectCHURCH) is an experiment. An experiment to not simply start a church, but impact a city. A name like projectCHURCH challenges us to continually ask the "What if?" question. What if church blended innovation, creativity, and communication with the unchanging message of Jesus? What if imperfect people became ...
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January 30, 2008
What’s in a Name?
Pilot Inspektor . That's what Jason Lee (star of My Name is Earl) named his son. True story. Odds are, you have one of two reactions to that name. Either you think it is a rad rock star name or you feel sorry for poor little Pilot. Choosing ...
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January 28, 2008
A Special Announcement from the Salamun Family
This is a special announcement for family, friends, and future friends. WOW! This last year has brought a lot of change. We've noticed that's not only true for us, but also for many of you. Some of you have moved, changed jobs, started businesses, had babies, got married, changed ...
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January 26, 2008
True Love
I ran across this excellent work from the blog of the design company- Ministry Growers. It was in response to the news that the "Westboro Baptist Church" will protest Heath Ledger's funeral. These are the same bozos that go around protesting funerals of U.S. soldiers- even in my hometown. ...
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January 24, 2008
What I’m Reading These Days
"unchristian" by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons The book, "unchristian" is based on research about what 16-29 year olds think of the church, Jesus, his followers, and Christianity at large. I'm not surprised by the results and my observations have been validated with the research done by the authors. A ...
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January 23, 2008
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Reminds Me…
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day reminds me... ...to see beyond what is and dream of what could be. ...that true love is backed up with action. ...that hope can ignite a movement. ...that words have power and should be used with great care. ...that the inside of a cup matters more than the ...
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January 21, 2008
A Review of “Pop Goes the Church”
Churches now have a guidebook that explains why and how to leverage pop culture, engage people, and point them to Jesus in the book "Pop Goes the Culture." The book is written by Tim Stevens, a pastor at the innovative, Granger Community Church in Indiana. As an early reviewer of the ...
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January 19, 2008
Life Lessons From the Trailer Park
My wife almost bought a t-shirt for me with this quote- "You can take the boy of the trailer park, but you can't take the trailer park out of the boy." It's true. I spent a good chunk of my elementary age years living in trailer parks across West Texas. I was ...
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January 17, 2008
Pop Goes the Church
I don't know what he was thinking but Tim Stevens, author and rock star pastor, has invited me and others to help him review his book prior to publication. The book is called, "Pop Goes the Church" and it will be released later this year. In it, Stevens examines the ...
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January 16, 2008
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