Churches want to grow. Those that grow are contagious congregations that focus on people over programs. Growing churches reach their communities with the good news of salvation in Christ and keep people connected because they help people mature in their individual spirituality. These congregations bring people to Christ and assimilate them into the body of Christ … Continue reading Which Church?
Author: Scott McCown
This is about Nothing
"What are you up to?" - "Nothing." "What's new?" - "Nothing" You would think we live in a boring word. Nothing seems to be going on. Maybe we answer "nothing" out of a sense of feigned humility. We do not want to appear excited by our own life and events so as not to give the … Continue reading This is about Nothing
Once More
About 5 years ago as we sat down to breakfast my then pre-teen son and I joked about what archaeologists would say about football if they dug up a stadium 5,000 years from now. Here were the possibilities we came up with: They might consider the stadium to be a temple or place of worship (every town has one). … Continue reading Once More
More on Football
For those that read yesterday's post today's thoughts are what I was leading up too. If you did not read yesterday's post it is HERE (take a look and come back). In the United States, American Football is almost if not already on par with religion. Many people will change churches before they change which team … Continue reading More on Football
I will never go again
I am through with football. I have been watching games and going to high school and college games for a long time now. I have seen hundreds if not thousands of plays, touchdowns, fumbles, and injuries. I am tired of football. It has nothing to do with whether my team(s) lost or not this weekend. … Continue reading I will never go again
It is All About . . .
Somewhere along the line we forgot. We (the Church and her leaders) forgot that our mission is not about drawing people to us or to our beautiful buildings. We are not commanded to bring people to our way of thinking or to our particular style of worship. We are not even told to win people to our friendly group. We … Continue reading It is All About . . .
Positives From Rapture Books and Movies
There are positive things that come from movies and books about the end times. Although there are misunderstandings of the end of time in many of these works of fiction, there are some Biblical teachings present that we can learn from. Belief in God. These stories compel you to believe in God. There is a direct appeal … Continue reading Positives From Rapture Books and Movies
When the End Comes
A bumper sticker on many cars when I was a child read, “In case of the Rapture, this car will be unmanned!” Today a popular teaching about the last days of earth include emphasis on the Rapture and a Thousand Year Reign by Christ and His faithful on earth. These teachings usually include a mysterious disappearances … Continue reading When the End Comes
Ten Things to Think About
About 4 years ago I heard Vance Hutton share a message entitled "Things to Remember." I wrote his list in the back leaf of my Bible and every once in a while I look back at it. I looked at the list this morning and decided I would share it with you because, well it is … Continue reading Ten Things to Think About
Don’t or Do?
I remember it like it was 30 years ago . . . well it was 30 years ago. I was in high school and a classmate brought me a cassette to listen to in the car. It was a copy of a comedic routine with a religious focus. I want to remember that it was … Continue reading Don’t or Do?
Driving Thought 