[churchdrop.com] open the floodgates: a guide for texting in church

Note: This is an excerpt of a featured post (written by yours truly!) at churchdrop.com (8BIT Network).

The sanctuary filled with a nervous laughter. I think some of it was out of pure disbelief at what I’d just told them. Others figured that I was totally serious but were trying to figure out what this would mean for them.

I was preaching at my church’s youth group and decided to try something a little different than what they were used to. Before I got into my actual message I put my number up on the whiteboard at the front of the sanctuary and told them to text me any questions that they had at any time through my message.

It’s important to me to be able to address all of the learning styles when I share, and that means that I need to let people converse in some way. But that’s difficult to do in the traditional preaching model. Besides, who has the guts to stand up in front of everyone else and say something like:

Umm, excuse me, but I really don’t understand…

Read the entire article at the churchdrop.com website.

god's promise, god's rules

I have recently been heavily involved with the ministry of running a new Saturday night service at my church. And one of the occasional features of it is a short kid’s lesson. We have the children come sit up front and get a special short lesson. I recently had the opportunity of delivering that message, and spoke about God’s promise and God’s rules. I thought that I would share that video with you here…

 

Note:There is a short part where I had to put down the microphone in order to do the illustration. You may not be able to hear me, but you should still get the point by watching what I am doing and how the kids responded.

major doctrines: creation

This short (3 minutes) video rounds out the full set of lessons that I did on major Christian doctrines for my Systematic Theology class. This was a fun series for me to work on, and to discuss with many of you! This last video in this series is on “creation”. In it I talk a little bit about the idea and purpose of God’s creation. This is an important doctrine when trying to understand our place in this world. Check it out, and let me know what you think…

YouTube Video :: Video :: Major Doctrines: Creation

Check out all of the videos on the playlist on YouTube.

major doctrines: sin and salvation

This is number four in a five-part series on major Christian doctrines that I’ve done for a project in my Systematic Theology class. This particular video briefly discusses the doctrine of sin and salvation. It touches on the idea of how our free will affects our ability to be with God, and how salvation is the solution to this separation. Let me know what you think…

YouTube Video :: Video :: Major Doctrines: Sin and Salvation  

Check out all of the videos on the playlist on YouTube.

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