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Why Worship Formula’s Don’t Work

Mel — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:01:55 +0000

Some people think that growing a church is all about doing everything the hottest way. Here is an very funny spoof on doing church by the formula.

Do we do what we do to bring people closer to God, or to be “relevant”, “contemporary”, or “cutting edge”?

Or because we want to know God better and help others to know him personally and relationally?

Mel

What if Starbucks marketed like a church

Mel — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:27:00 +0000

One of my students today shared with me a really funny video – “What is Satarbucks markets like a church?” – a parable.

Check it out and see what you can learn from this parable.

Mel

Motivation in the 21st Century

Mel — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:29:37 +0000

21st Century Organizations versus 20th Century Organizations

In the LDR Church Development Process we talk about the changes in organization and how this impacts the church.

Organization is just a way to help people to work more effectively together. My Friend, Josh Hebert, sent me link to a video by Dan Pink on “The Surprising science of Motivation.”

Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don’t: Traditional rewards aren’t always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories — and maybe, a way forward.

It is about 18 minutes long, but definitely worth watching

http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html

It is totally about the business world, but illustrates the differences in motivation used by 21st Century companies.

On children’s ministry: or, where to find the most impressive person in Princeton

Mel — Fri, 15 May 2009 05:34:36 +0000

My friend Glen Davis sent me this great link to the Faith and Values Blog of Ben Myers. What a great model on life long ministry.

A place like Princeton is full of impressive people. While I was there last year, you could meet local scholars of tremendous intelligence – people like Peter Brown, Jeffrey Stout, Robert Jenson, Bruce McCormack; or you could go and hear visiting speakers like Talal Asad and Jacques Berlinerblau.

But I must admit, the most impressive person I met in Princeton was a kindly old chap named Tom. He was a volunteer teacher each week at the church Sunday school. I must confess I was surprised when a friend told me that this man was none other than Thomas Gillespie, the former president of Princeton Seminary.

When I heard this, I replied: “He used to be president of the world’s greatest seminary. But now God has finally entrusted him with a real ministry!”

I like to think that all his decades as a pastor, scholar and seminary president – all those years of speaking and writing and teaching and managing a billion-dollar endowment fund – all this was simply God’s way of preparing him for something truly important: to tell the children stories and sing with them and help them with their colouring pencils and glue.

Funny Tithing Video

Mel — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:08:47 +0000

This is a funny Tithe rap from 12 Stones Church. Check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwfMMN71xUw

I Thank Glen Davis for this idea!

Mel