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Decentralizing the Church for Impact and Community

Posted on March 7, 2008 by travjohnson One of the stresses of being the guy in charge is just that, being the guy in charge. Becoming the organizational, spiritual, missional, educational, or community bottleneck in a corporate church structure is not the path to community transformation. If we truly believe in the priesthood of all believers, our churches should reflect a dispersed responsibility... »

Correcting Social Injustices

Posted on May 14, 2008 by travjohnson In our Practical Commitments, subheading VII, division B (p.81 in the 2006 General Assembly Minutes, we have the following statement concerning Correcting Social Injustices: Love for others and the recognition of the equal worth of all people in the sight of God (Acts 10:34; 17:26) should compel us to take steps to improve the situation of those who are underp... »

North American Denominational Slide

Posted on February 21, 2008 by travjohnson Ed Stetzer shares commentary the newly released National Council of Churches Annual Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. In it, youll see a general slide among most of the Top 25 denominations and especially among mainline liberal denominations. Still, only a handful of denominations have positive membership growth, which in my opinion is a poor re... »

The COG Executive Committee Didnt Create Our Present Situation

Posted on July 15, 2008 by travjohnson Where are we at this moment concerning Church of God discussion on MissionalCOG Lets make a brief list, face it, get angry if necessary, get over it, and get ready for a Gospel solution that honors the Mission of Jesus in our denomination, the lives of our members, pastors, and every single one of our administrators. Here are the two significant situations th... »