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As I settle into my new home here in Rochester I find myself burdened with trying to figure out who lives in our city.  I think its so important to know who God has called us to reach.  As pastors and teachers we encourage missionaries to do their research and embed themselves in a foreign culture to [...]

Ed Stetzer was recently interviewed about the ever increasing number of churches in America that end up in decline.  I was very impressed that the reporter accurately portrayed how churches that actively engage “the nones” are growing.  I don’t know how some churches can live with themselves and miss the importance of the Great Commission.  [...]

Key components to a great church website: 1. Less is more – don’t bombard me with every ministry on the homepage, everyone doesn’t need to know about your underwater basket-weaving class! 2. Don’t make me scroll – long web pages are lame.  I don’t want to scroll forever into a bottomless web pit, remember i [...]

I have been having a ton of conversations about social media in recent weeks and I recently listened to a webinar that got me thinking further about our need to merge social media and ministry. Conference calls, staff discussions, breakfast meetings, have all caused me to finally get some of my thoughts down in a blog post. [...]

Brendon and the Student Ministry team pulled off a great start to Stretch tonight!  The volunteers, staff, and students seemed to be having a blast as the first night of stretch kicked off a great event.  Tonight’s topic, taught by Brendon, covered the idea of LOVING OUT LOUD (check out his sermon video below).  In [...]

Stretch Out Loud, our biggest middle school outreach event of the year, begins tomorrow night!  This year, Barbie World is back and there will be more drama in her life than ever!  Our Student Ministry department has been working hard to make Stretch an incredible experience.  Check out the Barbie World trailer below… 2009 STRETCH Out [...]

How much do you have to hate them to not say something? That was a question that came from our message this Sunday.  Can you really not say something when the hearts and souls of other hang in the balance?  Here are a few things to consider when sharing your faith: Look for opportunities – [...]

Below is the video from Brian’s sermon yesterday. Penn, (from Penn and Teller) shares that he is an atheist but at the same time he has no respect for people of faith that don’t share the message of Jesus. Take a look…

I recently ran across the video below and found this Atheist’s explanation of Christianity quite interesting. After watching it, what are your thoughts?

It seems it wasn’t hard for Bill Maher to find some crazy Christians for his mockumentary on religion. Click below to view the trailer: Any thoughts about the video you just saw?