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When Communion Elements are Poison

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When Communion Elements are Poison

Welcome to Paul Wilkinson's freshly redesigned link list! Without further ado, here's a smorgasbord of web-treats you're bound to enjoy.Look for more on Friday. -Paul

Seeker Hostility - I once heard someone say that the problem in the Church today is not the congregations that embraced the seeker sensitive model, but the number of churches that are seeker hostile. On the weekend Thom Rainer did a Twitter poll which led to his Top Ten Ways Churches Drive Away First-Time Guests. After it went viral, he was back on Monday with a follow-up, affirming that the 'meet and greet' time we think is such a great programming element is actually working against us.

Losing the Plot - They started out as mission-focused parachurch ministries. But as time went on, their focus shifted to something which while humanitarian, ceased to be Christ-centered. While we tend to think that this could never happen to the organizations that you and I support, we have to be careful that these institutions ...

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