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Leadership Journal Fall 2009

volume 30, Issue 4
Fall

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Theme

Church On Demand

There's good reason for online worship, even if you're not a megachurch.

Church ... Virtually

Why internet campuses are making us reconsider our assumptions about ministry.

The Sprawling Missional Campus

Providing people a place to practice their faith may require facilities the community lacks.

The Community Coffeehouse

Our modest effort to use our facility to serve the neighborhood.
Walls do Talk

Walls do Talk

In the Bible, locations and structures mean something. What is your facility saying?

Power outage or Power display?

What a Sunday blackout revealed.

Word to the Y's

A new breed of church planters is discovering it's smart to stay at the YMCA.

Blind Spots

Why we sometimes can't see problems with our facility.

Currents

 No Raise for Pastors

Survey shows average salary and benefits decline.

 Building for What Future?

Expectations and the economy are forcing churches to ask foundational questions.

 How to Ask for Money

There is fear in asking, but pastors can learn to do it right.

Commentary

 I Was Wrong About Church Buildings

They can be outposts of mission, not just a drain on resources.

 Back to Square One

A review of Re:Jesus by Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch

 If God is in the House

The kingdom of God flurishes in the most unlikely facilities.

Toolkit

 New Business Meetings Format

An alternative format may restore the effectiveness of your congregational meetings.

 Interpreting Cultural "Texts"

It's critical to exegete your culture and not just the Bible.

 Finding Myself in Fixed-Hour Prayer

How praying the Daily Offices is uniting a church in the Spirit.

Bonus Articles

How a Mighty Church Falls

What it takes to prevent congregational decline.
When Domestic Violence Knocks

When Domestic Violence Knocks

How to minister wisely when it shows up in your congregation.
The God Bearer

The God Bearer

What Iraq taught me about living the Presence.

All Articles

Space Frontiers

How three churches are pioneering new ways to use facilities for the gospel.

Sacred Space, Shared Space

A city planner says it is time for churches to serve their communities by restoring sacred spaces to the public square.

Against the Current

The unexpected challenges of multi-ethnic ministry.
Jesus' Elevator Speech

Jesus' Elevator Speech

Or was it his inaugural address? There's a difference.

Two Urban Manifestos for Evangelical Christians

This Is Our City

Two Urban Manifestos for Evangelical Christians

Two new books locate Christians' presence in cities, but only one of them actually engages the city.

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