Posted on September 15, 2008 by travjohnson Yesterday, we launched a 3-service schedule and had 526 people. We launched a 2-service schedule September 16, 2007 and had 292 people. Here are some things Ive learned in the process: 1. Never add a service to an existing schedule. Change the entire schedule or people wont adopt the new schedule like you need them to do. 2. Get people to commit in writi... »
Posted on August 31, 2008 by travjohnson Using my own definitions: Contextualization is wrapping culture around the Gospel. Syncrentism is wrapping the Gospel around the culture. When does contextualization become syncretism Filed under: church of god | 39 Comments » »
A radical move In 2002 I was contemplating an interstate move on the basis of a dream. ‘Move to Sydney,’ the Spirit had said, ‘and you will become the Academic Dean of Hillsong College.’ At the time, I had been working two part-time jobs – one at a loc... »
Posted on September 23, 2008 by travjohnson LifeChurch.tv is set to release a Church Metrics web application to track attendance, giving, baptisms, etc… across a single or multiple campuses. It is ad free and totally free. LifeChurch.tv has led the way in making high-quality resources available to the Church for free with no obligations. What this has done has raised the quality of ministry for sm... »