Hope this isn't too serious for a top 5 post. Seems relevant being Sunday and all...
1. Preach the one big idea from a Bible passage
2. Help your congregation connect with the passage in a meaningful way
3. Apply the passage to real situations/temptations/challenges your congregation will face
4. Use the shortest words possible
5. Don't preach for too long - better people leave wanting more than sit there wishing it was over!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Twitter vs facebook updates
From my extremely limited experience of tweeting and facebook updating, I think that the difference is one of quantity versus quality. You can tweet anything any time in any situation. There is not really any sense of etiquette being breached by a large number of mundane posts.
A facebook update however should be more carefully crafted and should have some value for the wider community in terms of wit or wisdom. Etiquette for facebook limits the number of status updates remembering that, in contrast with twitter, people have other things to do on facebook apart from reading your updates.
A facebook update however should be more carefully crafted and should have some value for the wider community in terms of wit or wisdom. Etiquette for facebook limits the number of status updates remembering that, in contrast with twitter, people have other things to do on facebook apart from reading your updates.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Top 5 windows mobile programs
Thought I'd join in Ben's top five fun
1. Iphone Today UI
2. Evernote note taker
3. opera mini browser
4. copilot live GPS
5. S2P music player
1. Iphone Today UI
2. Evernote note taker
3. opera mini browser
4. copilot live GPS
5. S2P music player
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
Antique Theology
I'm going to try a historical theology sermon series at church next term. Having never done anything like this before, and being something less than an expert historian it's going to be a challenge. Hopefully I'll be able to pull together enough interesting and useful material to give our congregation a sense of the depth of thinking that has gone on over the last 2000 years.
So far I have a title for the series Antique Theology. And I've chosen my topics:
Athanasius and the nature of Jesus Christ
Augustine and the two cities
Anselm and the atonement
Luther and faith
Calvin and the church
Edwards and emotions
Bonhoeffer and discipleship
The first 5 topics really picked themselves. The last two were more difficult. I thought about Wesley or Whitfield instead of Edwards. But I've read more of Edwards than the other two, and I think Whitfield is really more of a practitioner than a theologian, and it would probably be easier to work with the Reformed Edwards than the Arminian Wesley.
As for Bonhoeffer, it was tricky thinking about a modern theologian to deal with. I could have done Barth, but Bonhoeffer is such a great story, and again I think slightly easier to come to terms with some of his stuff than Barth who no one seems to be able to agree on what he was really saying!
Anyway - let me know if you think I've missed anyone important, and if you have any better titles for a church history series.
So far I have a title for the series Antique Theology. And I've chosen my topics:
Athanasius and the nature of Jesus Christ
Augustine and the two cities
Anselm and the atonement
Luther and faith
Calvin and the church
Edwards and emotions
Bonhoeffer and discipleship
The first 5 topics really picked themselves. The last two were more difficult. I thought about Wesley or Whitfield instead of Edwards. But I've read more of Edwards than the other two, and I think Whitfield is really more of a practitioner than a theologian, and it would probably be easier to work with the Reformed Edwards than the Arminian Wesley.
As for Bonhoeffer, it was tricky thinking about a modern theologian to deal with. I could have done Barth, but Bonhoeffer is such a great story, and again I think slightly easier to come to terms with some of his stuff than Barth who no one seems to be able to agree on what he was really saying!
Anyway - let me know if you think I've missed anyone important, and if you have any better titles for a church history series.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Priorities for single staff pastors
Old but good post I came accross here from CJ Mahaney from Soveriegn grace ministries. Very wise advice from my experience. Although I'm now looking for the post on how to actually do what I've prioritised.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Recipe - Chicken and Bacon stuff
Well, I've been tagged by Simone to provide a recipe. I think I'll just have to give the one for what we had last night. It's a Simone special, designed for dinner last night, and it was good enough for me to want to have it for lunch today as well.
2 Chicken breasts
a couple of rashers of bacon, chopped
an onion, chopped
some olives
some capers (I think these would be optional)
a large can of tomatoes
a splash of red wine
a teaspoon of crushed garlic
Put all the ingredients in an oven proof dish and bake for a while - probably 45mins - 1 hour (we had to finish it off in the microwave because the chicken wasn't quite cooked).
Serve with Rice
YUM
2 Chicken breasts
a couple of rashers of bacon, chopped
an onion, chopped
some olives
some capers (I think these would be optional)
a large can of tomatoes
a splash of red wine
a teaspoon of crushed garlic
Put all the ingredients in an oven proof dish and bake for a while - probably 45mins - 1 hour (we had to finish it off in the microwave because the chicken wasn't quite cooked).
Serve with Rice
YUM
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