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June 2013
- Superman: Sermon Notes from Exile
- The Fishbowl, My Friend
- Friday Five Interview: Rebekah Lyons
- Tweeting the (other) SBC
- Is Church Tax Exemption Muzzling the Gospel?
- Man of Steel in the Den of Thieves
- Ur Video: Dallas Willard's Granddaughter
- Friday Five Interview: Kevin DeYoung
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 54- Heretical Pope?, Boy Scouts (again), & Bad Short Term Missions
- Gray Matters
- You Are What You Pray
May 2013
- Friday Five Interview: Trillia Newbell
- The Spiritual Formation of Things Not Going Our Way
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 53- Happy Birthday Podcast, Boy Scouts, & Flesh vs. Spirit
- Is It Persecution or Just Politics?
- Friday Five Interview: Joshua Harris
- Review: Missio Alliance Gathering 2013
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 52- Switzerland, Stephen Hawking & is Persecution a Myth?
- Ur Video: Greg Boyd Answers "Are Mormons Saved?"
- Friday Five Interview: Amy Simpson
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 51- Brain Burp, Bieber, & the Best Coffee
- Dallas Willard Changed My Ministry Forever
- Jesus Is the Worst Superhero Ever
- Ur Video: Evangelicals & Gun Control
- Friday Five Interview: Russell Moore
- The Painted Men
- Making the Invisible Kingdom Visible (part 2)
- The Potential of Partnerships
- A Christianity Too Difficult
- Making the Invisible Kingdom Visible (part 1)
- Friday Five Interview: Rachel Held Evans
- Stupid Church Tricks: "Jesus Christ is my N*****"
April 2013
- Confidentiality Agreements: Church Security at What Price?
- Loving Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
- Friday Five Interview: Samuel Rodriquez
- This Is Bad, But God Is Bigger
- Call the Midwife: Always Sorrowful, Always Rejoicing
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 48- The Book of Mormon & Near Heaven Experiences
- Sharing the Love?
- My Midnight Encounter with the Boston Bombers
- Friday Five Interview: Eric Metaxas
- Dancing on Graves?
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 47- Flatulent Demons, Moral Apes, & the End of Western Civilization
- Boston Bombs and the Image of God
- Boston Marathon Tragedy: Fellowship Tested
- Ur Video: Rap Rebuke
- Comments Are Back!
- Friday Five: Michael Wear
- Ur Commenters: Please Stay Tuned!
- Ninety Percent Obscurity
- Preaching Money for Easter?
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 46- The End of Movies, Zombies vs. Apostles, and Cohabitation
- "On Staff at a Church"
- Friday Five Interview: D.A. Carson
- The Challenge of Pope Francis
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 45- Satan, Christian Stores, & Jedi Marriage,
- Do We Still Need Seminaries?
March 2013
- The Maccabeats Les Miserables' Passover
- Our Not-so-great Debates
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 44- Disney World and Easter Candy
- The New Ministry Dictionary (#2)
- Is the Church Sewing Up Her Schisms?
- Skirting Heresy with Rob Bell
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 43- New Pope, Bad Wizard, and What is the Gospel?
- Rob Bell Comes Out for Gay Marriage
- The New Ministry Dictionary (#1)
- New Pope Praised by Evangelicals
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 42- Trademarking "Jesus" & Christian Music
- Ask Rob Bell Your Question
- Loving as Learners (Video)
- The Art of Asking
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 41- The Harlem Shake, Oscars, & Gender Issues
- The Church is Full of Dymschitz
February 2013
- I Am Not Abraham’s Mistake
- Then the Gangly Men Come Along
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 40- Atheist Church, Tim Tebow, & The Boy Scouts
- Overcoming Four Church Myths
- American Religiosity and You
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 38- A Potluck Podcast
- The Beards of Ministry
- Remembering Richard Twiss
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 38- Guest David Kinnaman
- Why You Shouldn't Have a Position on LGBTQs.
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 37- Does God Intervene in Sports?
- Has the Pro-life Movement Lost Its Mojo?
January 2013
- Ur Video: Clergy on the Catwalk
- Friendship Heals Chick-fil-A / LGBT Divide
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 36- Guest Scottie May
- The Persistence of Prejudice
- Giglio & the Weakness of the Evangelical Brand
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 35- The Golden Globes, Guns, and Giglio
- After MLK Day, the Dream Is Not a Reality
- Why the Giglio Debacle isn’t the end of Public Evangelicalism
- “Insider Movements”— Outside Orthodoxy?
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 34- Hobby Lobby, Health Care, & "Family Friendly" Faith
- Are the "Nones" Still Rising?
- Farewell, Louie Giglio?
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 33- The Fiscal Cliff, End Times, and Predictions for 2013
- 3 Signs You Are Not a Kingdom Leader
- No, We're Not a Hate Group
December 2012
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 30- Atheist Tracks, Sexy Christian Shirts, & Naughty vs. Nice
- They Think We're a Hate Group, & They Might Be Right
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 31- Thoughts on Connecticut
- Responses to the Sandy Hook School Shooting
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 29- Pink Legos, Santa, & Defining Consumerism
- The Gay Marriage Mandate?
- Poll: Who is More Honest Than Pastors?
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 28- Slam Session
- Is Evolution a Must-Win Issue?
November 2012
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 27- Black Friday and the End of Men
- Ur Video: N.T. Wright on Worship Music
- Church of England Denies Female Bishops
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 26- James Bond, Politics, & Diversity
- Ur Video: Skye Jethani on the Goal of the Gospel
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 25- Gaga, Gay Rights, & Guest Darren Wilson
- Is the Religious Right Over?
- Pastors Share Post-Election Sermon Plans
- Happy Birthday Daddy Bill
- Misreading Mr. Mom
- Al Mohler on Believing + Leading
- NYC Churches Respond to Hurricane Sandy
October 2012
- Reviewing the Reviews of "The Year of Biblical Womanhood"
- The Church in 2062: A Dream Come True or Nightmare?
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 22- Chrestians, Global Church, and the "Nones"
- How to Minister "in the Spirit" with New Technologies?
- Ur Video: N.T. Wright- What Is the Gospel?
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 21- Guest Andrew Peterson
- Global:Church Forum- This Week
- Searching for the Lost Generation
- 33 Million "Nones" in America
- Gay Rights & Religious Liberty
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 19- Hutchmoot, Atheist Jewelry, & Gay Rights
- Ur Video: Pulpit Freedom Sunday
- Ur Video: Ravi Zacharias-What Is The Gospel?
September 2012
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 18- Free Speech, Bad Science, & Christian Art
- First Church of Public Opinion
- Christian Denominations are Like NFL Teams
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 17- The Rapture & Politics
- Uh Oh, Canada
- Do Megachurches Hurt the Poor?
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 16- Rethinking Genesis 1
- Ur Video: Piper, Homosexuality, and Idolatry
- The Church, Phoenix, and Immigration
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 15- Christian Nation? & Not "Going to Heaven"
- Ur Video: Does Our Work Really Matter?
August 2012
- Ur Video: N.T. Wright on Homosexuality
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 14- Worship Junkies and Misreading Scripture
- When Worship is Wrong
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 13- The Olympics, Bill Gates' Toilet, & Atheist Billboards
- Calvin Miller's Legacy
- Ur Video: Tim Keller on Gay Rights
- Poll: SBC Pastors "Concerned" Over Calvinism
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 12- Faith, Law, & Politics
- Response to the Sikh Temple Shooting
- Chick-Fil-A, Boycotts, & the Power of Brands (Part 2)
- Ur Video: David Platt on Ranking Who is Radical
- Chick-Fil-A, Boycotts, & the Power of Brands
July 2012
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 10- The State of Christian Retail & Current Events
- Communities Use Church Facilities, Court Says "No"
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 9- Genesis 1 and How to Read the Bible
- Light after the Dark Night Shooting
- Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!
- Ur Video: Piper Defends OT Genocide
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 8- Following Your Dreams vs. Following Jesus
- Bieber Fever and the Worship Wars
- Ur Video: House Church Lands Pastor in Big House
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 7- Drive-In Churches, Animal Rights, & the Origins of the Universe
- Book Review: Awaken Your Senses by Brent Bill and Beth Booram
- Pastor 'Ain't Going to Church No More'
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 6- Disney, Atheist Pastors, Gender Roles, & Christian Tomatoes
- Online Church: The Pros and Cons
June 2012
- Will You Sign the NAE Clergy Code of Ethics?
- Last Day for Catalyst Early Registration Discount
- Winged Enemies
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 5- Guest Os Guinness
- Stupid Church Tricks: Suing for Bad Online Review
- The Bible is King (Part 2)
- The Bible is King (Part 1)
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 4- Guest Eric Metaxas
- LifeChurch.tv Wants to Own .Church Domain
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 3- Lady Gaga & Science vs. Faith
- Beautiful Dead Trees
- Ur Video: Protestant vs. Orthodox View of Salvation
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Ep 2- Giant Movies & Jesus Popsicles
- Hipps Leaving Mars Hill, Whitehead Leaving Willow
- Faith, Science, & the Resurrection (Part 2)
- The Phil Vischer Podcast: Episode 1- Freedom, Fear, & Futurism
May 2012
- Faith, Science, & the Resurrection (Part 1)
- Why the Church Should Still Publicly Oppose Gay Marriage
- Poll: Pre-Marital Sex More Acceptable than Pornography
- Why Legalizing Gay Marriage May Be Good for the Church
- Joel Hunter Responds to Obama's Gay Marriage Endorsement
- New Census Data- Mormons & Muslims Growing Fast
- Stupid Church Tricks: Mary & Joseph in Bed
- Obama Endorses Same Sex Marriage--Now What?
- Andy Stanley, Al Mohler, and Homosexuality
- Trayvon, Dr. Land, & the "Myth" of Racism
- Stupid Church Tricks: Dead Easter Bunny
April 2012
- U.S. Ranked 5th Most Religious Country
- Should Churches Tell Singles to Use Contraceptives?
- Ur Video: Are Mormons Christians?
- 12 Months, 12 Religions
- Seriously Silly
- Ur Video: Miroslav Volf on Public Faith
- Andrew Sullivan’s “The Forgotten Jesus”
- Stupid Church Tricks: Car Giveaway
- Q Gathering Starts with President Obama
- Ur Video: Skye Jethani on Consumerism vs. Activism
- Raising the Bar
- Stupid Church Tricks: Shark Baptism
- Young Americans Abandoning Cars and Churches
March 2012
- Driscoll Drops Acts 29 & Gospel Coalition
- Stupid Church Tricks: Fake Kidnapping
- Ur Video: Skye Jethani on the Mass Exit From Church
- Christianism Leads to Atheism
- Should Churches Hire Family Members?
- Ur Video: Use a Cell, Go to Hell
- Ur Video: St. Patrick's Story (As Told by an Irish Girl)
- Risky Business (Part 2)
- Risky Business (Part 1)
- A Southern Baptist by Any Other Name...
- Ur Video: David Kinnaman on Growing Indifference Toward Faith
- Out of Context: Jonathan Merritt
February 2012
- Ur Video: Dave Kraft on Celebrity Pastors
- Ur Video: Dever Worries "Gospel" Isn't Individual Enough
- Linstant Leader
- Ed Dobson on Finding Purpose Outside the Church
- The Evangelical Industrial Complex & the Rise of Celebrity Pastors (Pt. 2)
- The Evangelical Industrial Complex & the Rise of Celebrity Pastors (Pt. 1)
- Ur Video: N.T. Wright on Genesis 1...Literally
- Exorcise Wall Street
- The Dangerous Pursuit of Pastoral Fame
- Hello, Rob Bell
- SGM-Gate Case Closed
- Unexpected Grace
- Celebrity Pastors, Bloggers, and Questions of Authority
January 2012
- Back to (a Theology of) Work We Go...
- Jim Cymbala at the Jacksonville Pastors Conference
- Some Thoughts from Southern Baptist Country
- Listening to Tullian Tchividjian at the Jacksonville Pastor's Conference
- Ur Video: Rick McKinley on Activists
- The Religious Views of 20-Somethings, Part 3
- 9 Reasons NOT to Plant a Church in 2012 (Part 2)
- 9 Reasons NOT to Plant a Church in 2012
- Ur Video: MLK & Seeing a God-With-Us World
- The Religious Views of 20-Somethings, Part 2
- Study Says God-Connections at Church are "Rare"
- Skye Jethani: Is Tim Tebow a Hypocrite? (Part 1)
- Ur Video: Churches Partner with Gay Mayor in Portland
- The Religious Views of 20-Somethings, Part 1
December 2011
- Most Popular Posts of 2011
- Farewell Rob Bell
- Ur Video: What Christmas is All About
- Is Video Preaching on the Decline?
- Skye Jethani: The Wrong War on Christmas
- Christian Saints vs. Cultural Celebrities
- Supreme Court Kicks Churches Out of NYC Schools- Is Yours Next?
- Tebow, Jesus, and Praying in Public
- Did Youth Ministry Create the Emerging Church? (Pt. 2)
- Does the Church Need More 'Chaplains' or 'Leaders'?
- Did Youth Ministry Create the Emerging Church?
November 2011
- 91% of Churches Will Be Open on Christmas Day
- Closed for Christmas (Redux)
- Skye Jethani: The Megachurch Bubble (Part 2)
- Ur Video: Francis Chan's Warning to Young Pastors
- Inside the Battle at Coral Ridge
- Skye Jethani: The Megachurch Bubble (Part 1)
- The Demise of Guys?
- Ur Video: Mark Driscoll says "God Hates You"
- Book Review: "The King Jesus Gospel" by Scot McKnight
- Skye Jethani: Love Justifies Itself (Part 2)
- John Piper "Suspicious" of Muslim Dreams of Jesus
October 2011
- Skye Jethani: Love Justifies Itself (Part 1)
- Praying For The Weekend: Mindy Caliguire
- Shane Claiborne: A Devotion for Wall Street
- Nov/Dec Catalyst Leadership: The Gospel in Focus
- Would You Attend a Same-Sex Marriage Ceremony? (Revisited)
- Skye Jethani: Recipe for Church-365 (Part 4)
- Praying For The Weekend: Matt Chandler
- Would You Attend a Same-Sex Marriage Ceremony?
- Ur Video: Skye Jethani on Treasuring God
- Native Americans, Europeans, & The Black Book
- Catalyst 2011 Final Message with Andy Stanley
- Catalyst 2011 Justice and Mercy Part 2
- Catalyst 2011 Justice and Mercy Part 1
- Catalyst 2011 Mark Driscoll
- Catalyst 2011 Francis Chan
- Catalyst 2011 Katie Davis
- Catalyst 2011 Andy Stanley: Be Present
- Catalyst Lab with David Platt
- Catalyst 2011: Be Present
- Skye Jethani: Recipe for Church-365 (Part 3)
- Ur Video: Christian Hipster How To
September 2011
- Praying For The Weekend: Mindy Caliguire
- Should Pastors Marry Cohabitating Couples?
- Skye Jethani: Recipe for Church-365 (Part 2)
- Praying For The Weekend: David Platt
- Shane Claiborne: Death Interrupted
- Skye Jethani: Recipe for Church-365 (Part 1)
- Praying For The Weekend: Francis Chan
- Leadership Lessons from Superman's Underpants
- Mormons, Mormons Everywhere
- Praying For The Weekend: Shane Claiborne
- Out of Context: Eugene Peterson
- Skye Jethani: Beauty from 9/11's Ashes
- Praying For The Weekend: Mark Driscoll
August 2011
- Can Parents Make Faith Last?
- Ur Video: Chandler vs. Furtick
- Praying For The Weekend: Tony Campolo
- Sep/Oct Catalyst Leadership Now Available
- Skye Jethani: What is Life WITH God?
- Ur Video: The King Jesus Gospel
- Praying For The Weekend: Tim Keller
- Jesus, Bombs, & Ice Cream
- Stay Classy, Willow Creek
- Ur Video: Pastor Tased by Worship Leader
- Out of Context: John Ortberg on Amusing Worship
- Scandal of the Evangelical Imagination
- Ur Video: The Best (Or Worst) Prayer Ever?
- Did Jesus Preach the Gospel?
July 2011
- Ur Video: In Memory of John Stott
- Worship Through a Child's Eyes
- Ur Video: C.J. Mahaney on Humility
- C.J. Mahaney, Pride, and SGM-gate
- Has Mission Become Our Idol? (Cont.)
- Has Mission Become Our Idol?
- Authority or Influence
- Ur Video: Piper & Warren on God's Authority
- Pastoral Authority: Earned, Taken, or Granted?
- Ur Video: John Dickson on Humility
- Why I Don't Sing the "Star Spangled Banner"
June 2011
- Blessed Redundancy
- Ur Video: The Succession Dilemma
- Taming the Image
- Ur Video: Francis Chan on Hell
- The Church is Dead...
- The Heart of Authority: Relationships
- Ur Video: Mark DeYmaz on "First Love"
- Special Needs Boy Removed From Worship
- McKnight: Why Don't We Care About Global Missions
- Ur Video: Driscoll on Porn
- Surprised by Addiction
- Does "Born-Again" = Small Brain?
- The Post-American Church (Part Dos)
May 2011
- Ur Video: Billy Graham & Woody Allen
- Megachurch For Sale
- Book Review: "Clouds of Witnesses"
- The Post-American Church (Part Uno)
- The Morning After...
- Ur Video: The End of the World!!!!!!!
- All Ministry Is Local
- The Red Bull Gospel
- Ur Video: Dallas Willard on Grace
- Ur Video: Dallas Willard on the Gospel
- Chuck Swindoll: We're Creating Spectators Not Worshipers
- Skye Jethani's New Book "WITH"
- The Pastor's Speech
- Chuck Swindoll: Insecure Pastors Need a Crowd
April 2011
- Q Portland: Day Two
- Q Portland: Day One
- May/June Catalyst Leadership: The God Show
- Q 2011- Live from Portland
- Do Christianity & Capitalism Clash?
- Ur Video: President Obama on the Resurrection
- Ur Video: Gospel and Social Gospel
- Skye Jethani: Redefining Radical (Part 2)
- Ur Video: Tired of Tithing?
- Skye Jethani: Redefining Radical (Part 1)
- Book Review: "A God-Sized Vision"
- Ur Video: Quran Burning Pastor
- The "Allah" Issue
March 2011
- Skye Jethani: The Perpetuity Problem
- Ur Video: Driscoll on Mr. Moms
- Our Journey toward Women in Leadership (Part 2)
- Give to Uncle Sam What is Uncle Sam's
- Should Worship Leaders Talk or Just Sing?
- Ur Video: The Story of St. Patrick
- Rob Bell: Does "Love Wins" Even have a Chance of Winning?
- Horror and Hope in Japan
- Our Journey toward Women in Leadership (Part 1)
- Ur Video: Exorcisms on the Rise?
- Conflict: When to Take Charge, and When to Take Cover
- Dave Gibbons' Hardcore Lent
- Ur Video: Who Gets Into Heaven?
February 2011
- Rob Bell: Universalist?
- Ur Video: Women in Ministry (Part 3)
- Ur Video: Women in Ministry (Part 2)
- Ur Video: Women in Ministry (Part 1)
- Matt Chandler: How Cancer Has Changed Me
- Are We Afraid of Single Pastors? (Part 2)
- Url's Links of the Week
- Pastor Blames Facebook For Divorces
- Epic Fail Pastors Conference
- Ur Video: John Piper on Porn
January 2011
- Are We Afraid of Single Pastors?
- I Read Dead People
- Eleven Trends for 2011
- Ur Video: Alan Hirsch on Mission & Incarnation
- Is "Leadership" Biblical? (The Rebuttal)
- Ur Video: Ted Haggard Scolds Evangelicals
- Is "Leadership" Biblical?
- Ur Video: The Church and the Arts
- Url's Links of the Week
- On Holy Ground at St. Arbucks
- What Drives You?
December 2010
- The Top 10 of '10
- Ur Cartoon: The Naughty List
- Url's Links of the Week
- Out of Context: Brandon O'Brien
- The Christian Industrial Complex (Part 2)
- The Christian Industrial Complex (Part 1)
- Ur Cartoon: Sexual Abstinence
- Out of Context: Mark Regnerus
- Url's Links of the Week
- Can Yoga be Christian?
- Ur Photo: Shane Claiborne for President?
- My 30-Day Twitter Experiment (Pt 2)
- Url's Links of the Week
November 2010
- My 30-Day Twitter Experiment (Pt 1)
- Ur Cartoon: First Thanksgiving
- Megachurches Just Fine Amid Recession
- Ur Video: Testimony from North Korea
- Is there a NeoReformed/New Calvinist Movement or Not?
- 10 Commandments of Scripture Interpretation
- Multi-Ethnic Church Conference: Recap & Reflections
- Catalyst One Day in Phoenix
- Is New Calvinism Really New Fundamentalism?
- Pastoral Narcissism
- Ur Video: Young Leaders Reflect on Cape Town 2010
- Multi-Ethnic Church Conference: Day One
- Ur Video: Children's Ministry TODAY
- Political Code Language
October 2010
- The Ambition Engine
- Lessons from the Lausanne Gathering
- Book Review: The Next Christians
- Lausanne Congress Day 4: Conflict and Reconciliation
- Lausanne Congress Days 2-3: Gospel on the Move
- Lausanne Congress Day 1: History &Humility
- Atheists Split at Annual Conference
- Get Ready for Cape Town
- Catalyst Day Two: Spectacle and Restoration
- Catalyst Day One: Soul and Skills
- Catalyst Day One: Soul and Skills
- Catalyst: Temptations in the Dip
- Catalyst: The Tension Is Good
- John Piper Breaks His Silence
- Dever, Driscoll, & MacDonald Debate Multi-Site
September 2010
- More Evidence of Religious and Biblical Illiteracy
- Furtick Uses 24-Hour Sermon to "Pimp" Book
- Ur Cartoon: Anglican Ignorance
- Augustine on Celebrity Conversions
- Ending Age-Segmented Worship
- Ur Video: Why Did Francis Chan Leave?
- What Did Jesus Mean by "Judge Not"?
- One Church, Many Congregations
- Ur Video: Skye Jethani from "The Nines"
- The Dangerous Pursuit of "Cool" (Part 2)
- Ur Video: Dever and Wallis on Justice and the Gospel (Part 5)
- The Real Threat of Pagan Christianity
- The Dangerous Pursuit of "Cool"
August 2010
- Mono-Ethnic Ministries and Multi-Ethnic Churches (Part 2)
- Ur Video: Dever & Wallis on Justice and the Gospel (Part 4)
- Mono-Ethnic Ministries and Multi-Ethnic Churches (Part 1)
- Justice: Sep/Oct Issue of "Catalyst Leadership" is Live!
- I Need to Cover My Mouth when I Preach
- Ur Video: Brian McLaren on Being a Heretic
- Ur Video: Dever & Wallis on Justice and the Gospel (Part 3)
- Anne Rice's Renunciation
- Oh, Snap--Livin' the Dream
- Small Churches = Big Impact
- Pastors are Fatter, Sicker, & more Depressed
- Ur Video: Dever & Wallis on Justice and the Gospel (Part 2)
- Down with the Homogeneous Unit Principle?
July 2010
- Ur Video: Dever & Wallis on Justice and the Gospel (Part 1)
- Driscoll, Avatar, and Native Justice
- Out of Context: Jim Wallis
- Multi-Ethnic Novelty
- Who Speaks for Evangelicals?
- Struggling with Thankfulness in Ministry
- Out of Context: Mark Dever
- Brothers and Sisters, We Kinda Sorta Are Professionals
- What Did You Say?
- Beyond Bono
- Is Ministry a Job or Vocation?
- Be Careful What You Worship on July 4
June 2010
- An Open Dialogue about THE NINES' Poll (Part 2)
- An Open Dialogue about THE NINES' Poll
- The Kerfuffle about "The Nines"
- Thumbs Down for "The Nines"
- The Theology of Multi-Ethnic Church (Cont.)
- The Theology of Multi-Ethnic Church
- Out of Context: Darrin Patrick
- Ur Video: Driscoll's Scatalogical Humor
- The Hansen Report: Comedy in the Pulpit
- Book Review: Making Ideas Happen
- Ted Haggard: Back in the Saddle
- The Jumbo Jet Generation
May 2010
- Francis Chan Gives Up
- The Future of the Global Church
- Small Churches are the Next Big Thing
- Tuesdays with Tozer--Wounds
- Will Preach for Food
- The Hansen Report: Reflections of a Recent Seminary Graduate
- Defending Organic Church (Part 2)
- Segregated Churches and Immigration
- Ur Video: "Sunday's Coming"
- Defending Organic Church (Part 1)
- Mission & Justice on Capitol Hill
- Tuesdays with Tozer- Repentance
- Dallas Willard on How We Assess Spiritual Growth
April 2010
- Tim Keller on Justification and Justice
- Tuesdays with Tozer–Simplicity
- What "I'm Not Being Fed" Really Means (Part 1)
- What Evangelicals and Atheists Have in Common
- The Pastor as Docent
- Tuesdays with Tozer- Holy Men & Women
- A Church by Any Other Name ...
- The Hansen Report: Is 26 the New 18?
- Tuesdays With Tozer- Worship
- Who Are the De-Churched? (Part 2)
- John Piper's "Poisonous Cup"
- Tuesdays with Tozer
- Glenn Beck is Not the Enemy
March 2010
- Don't Forget to Grieve
- Narrative or Doctrine- What Should You Teach?
- Ur Video: Why Church?
- Why I Don't Tweet...
- Jesus and the Health Care Bill
- To Tweet, or not to Tweet?
- Review: Brian McLaren's 'A New Kind of Christianity'
- Who Are the De-Churched? (Part 1)
- Worship with Muslims and Jews?
- How Not to Talk about Justice
- Ur Video: Greg Boyd on Hell
- Holy Holograms!
- Mark Driscoll: Avatar "Most Satanic Movie I've Ever Seen"
- Chris Seay: Don't Begin with Morality
February 2010
- A Christian Sexual Alternative?
- Ur Video: Mark Driscoll on Hell
- The Hansen Report: 5 Myths about Emerging Adult Religion
- Ur Video: Ed Young Jr. says "U.B.U."
- Ur Video: Erwin McManus on Hell
- Avatar and Becoming Mature in Christ
- Rob Bell on the Dangers of Video Preaching
- Ur Video: What is Absolutely True?
- Ur Video: Tim Keller on Hell
- Rick Warren on Radical Membership
- Ed Stetzer on Pastors and Change
- The Hansen Report: Subverting for the Sake of Christ
- Ur Video: Piper on Hell
- A Movement or a Fad?
January 2010
- Ur Video: NT Wright on Hell
- What's Changing, What's Not
- Catalyst One Day- Chicago
- Ur Cartoon: Rebuke Someone
- 5 Things to Love About the Emerging Church
- Driscoll and MacDonald in Haiti
- Ur Video: Leonard Sweet on Reading Scripture
- The Golden Canon Leadership Book Awards
- The Battle Lines Over Justice
- Long Live Organic Church!
- The Hansen Report: Valuing Visitation
- Andy Stanley: System Failure
- Ur Video: Stanley Hauerwas on Leadership
- Interview with a Street Preacher
December 2009
- Happy New Year!
- Top 10 Posts of 2009
- Merry Christmas, from Url Scaramanga
- Ur Video: Rick McKinley on the Christmas Story
- Burger King Health Clinics and Christmas Humbug
- Wrong About Church Buildings: 2
- Ur Video: Is Environmentalism a Religion?
- Ur Video: December Issue of Catalyst Leadership
- John Calvin on Tradition
- Wait a Minaret!
- "Friend" Url on Facebook
- Matt Chandler Discusses his Brain Surgery
- "Deadly Viper" Put to Death
- Ur Video: Joel Hunter on Social Justice
- I Was Wrong About Church Buildings
November 2009
- Scrutinizing Church Leadership
- The Hansen Report: A Thanksgiving Meditation
- Ur Video: NT Wright on Blogging
- One in Christ or Coffee?
- Angry Preachers or Gospel Musicians?
- Ur Video: Perry Noble on Responding to Critics
- Preaching for the Nod
- The Future of Church Facilities
- Separated at Birth?
- What Clergy Do Not Need
- Twitter Theology
- Video Venues and Multi-Sites: Can We Please Move On?
- Not a Christian, But a Christ-Follower?
- Ur Video: The Prosperity Gospel
- Catalyst, Liturgy, and Innovation
October 2009
- Are Small Groups Just for White People?
- Virtual Church is STILL a Bad Idea
- In Defense of Virtual Church
- Margaret Feinberg: The Surprising Truth About Shepherds
- Scot McKnight's Top 10 Leadership Books
- Ur Video: STORY Conference
- Quiz: Determine Your Ministry Age
- The Hansen Report: Calling Out Counterfeit Gods
- Create-A-Caption Contest
- Ur Video: Catalyst High-Dive Stunt
- Ed Stetzer Releases New Research on Pastors
- More from Chuck Swindoll...
- Chuck Swindoll's 10 Lifetime Leadership Lessons
- Margaret Feinberg on Scouting the Divine
- Dave Ramsey's Momentum Theorum
- Priscilla Shirer on Leading like Joshua
- Rob Bell on the Reward of the Tenth Commandment
- Malcolm Gladwell: What's More Dangerous than Incompetence?
- Andy Stanley on How Leaders Make Their Mark
- Catalyst Lab: Don't Pity the Poor
- Nancy Ortberg on the Seduction & Myths of Influence
- David Kuo on Big Ideas and What Really Changes the World
- Matthew Sleeth on the Environment
- Spiritual Formation and Counter-Formation
- Doing Justice: the gift no one wants
- Blog ... The Devil Wants You To
- Reggie McNeal: 4-phrase definition of The Missional Church
- Catalyst Day 1: A Lab on Your Heart Condition
- Mark Batterson on his new book "Primal" and on "Altar Building"
- Catalyst Day 1: The Green Room
- Jonathan Edwards on the New Reformed Movement
- Ur Video: Stetzer & Hirsch on Multi-Site
September 2009
- Rob Bell Defines "Evangelical"
- The Fragility of Unity
- Ur Cartoon: Seeker Sensitive
- Ur Video: Q & A with Craig Groeschel
- Is the Era of Age Segmentation Over?
- Church Rater or Church Hater?
- Ur Video: Francis Chan on Being a Prophet
- 3 Myths about Preaching Today
- The Gospel for iGens
- Recession & Racial Integration
- Video Ur: Perry Noble on Multi-Site Churches
- Al Mohler Defends Obama...Sort of
- Rocking the White Citadel
- And the Winners Are...
- Ur Video: Drive-In Church
August 2009
- There is NO Virtual Church (Part 2)
- Scot McKnight: Self in a Castle
- Join Us at Catalyst in Atlanta
- There Is NO Virtual Church (Part 1)
- The X Factor
- Ur Video: Ministry Pornography
- Skye Jethani: Generation of Sarcasm
- Internet Campuses: A Blessing or Bogus?
- Out of Context: Kara Powell
- The Pastor's Front Row Seat
- Ur Video: Chris Seay on Consumerism
- What is Consumer Christianity?
- Bill Hybels on "Leading in the New Reality"
- Frank Viola on Postchurch: Part 2
- Frank Viola on the Postchurch Perspective
July 2009
- Out of Context: Matt Chandler
- Ur Video: John Piper Says Video Hurts Preaching
- The Most Dangerous Place in America
- N.T. Wright Reacts to Gay Ordination Decision
- Miss California and the Politics of Sexual Redemption
- Beyond "Us versus Them"
- Ur Video: Donald Miller on Life and Story
- Ministry Lessons From a Muslim
- Webcam Worship
- Limited Too is Now Justice
June 2009
- Gospel Coalition or Expedition?
- Ur Video: Consumerism and Church Buildings
- Scot McKnight: The Story Called Us
- Do It, Don't Blog It
- Putting Programs in Their Place
- The Sometimes Surprising Price of Success
- Urban Exile: Gran Torino
- Out of Context: Staff Culture
- Piece be With You
- Advance 09: The Conclusion
- Live from Advance 2009
- Preach Dirty to Me
May 2009
- The Publisher Parries
- Ur Video: The American Patriot's Bible
- Book Review: The Patriot's Bible (part 2)
- Book Review: The Patriot's Bible (part 1)
- The Moody Conference--Upon Further Reflection
- Live from Moody: First Impressions
- Skye Jethani: Tortured Conscience
- Last Call: The Alcohol Brew-haha
- Q&A with Frank Viola
- Tony Jones: We Ordain Everyone
- The Hansen Report: Community or Bust?
- Catalyst Leadership: Ministry Mastermind
- Ur Video: Eddie Gibbs & Mike Breen on Post-Christendom
- Is a Beer just a Beer?
- Scot McKnight: Spiritual Eroticism
April 2009
- Church Lessons from HGTV
- John Ortberg: Snapshots of Religious Life
- Tackling the Sex Trade: Live from Catalyst
- Rick Warren's Graduated Gospel: Live at Catalyst West
- Andy Stanley: Live (and Uncertain) at Catalyst West
- Live from Catalyst West and...
- Anne Jackson: Battling Porn Addiction
- Urban Exile: The Silence of the Lambs
- Skye Jethani: The Daisy Cutter Doctrine
- Craig Gross: Church in the Chicken Ranch
- Sermon Prep Survey
- Q & A: Rick Warren
- The Wrong Boogeyman (Part 2)
- Join Us at Catalyst West Coast
- Discovering and Escaping Liturgy
- Ur Video: Shane Hipps on Medium and Message
March 2009
- The Dangers of Easter
- The Wrong Boogeyman (Part 1)
- Ur Video: Frank Viola on Community
- The Poetry of Pastoring
- Ur Cartoon: Servant Leadership
- Ur Video: Is Drinking a Sin?
- Trouble Brewing
- Cartoon: Love, Theologically
- Mark Galli Weighs in on Evangelical Demise
- Goodbye, Evangelicalism
- The Hansen Report: Suburban Church Slump?
- Urban Exile: Whose History?
- Ur Wisdom: Missional
February 2009
- Shane Hipps on "Virtual Community"...Again
- Divine Agnosticism
- The Facebook Fast
- Liquid Leadership for a Third-Culture Church
- The Next Caption Contest
- The Body Broken for Who?
- Ur Wisdom: Megachurch
- Scot McKnight on "Virtual Community"
- Video Ur: Shane Hipps at NPC
- Live from NPC: Rob Bell
- Live from NPC: Shane Claiborne
- Ur Wisdom: Ministry
- Pastors or Personalities?
- The Hansen Report: Rural Exodus
January 2009
- Three Dramas that Drive Us
- Audio Ur: Jon Trott on Community and Ministry
- Out of Context: Eugene Peterson
- The Gluttony of Time
- Welcome to a Third Culture World
- Ur Video: Sin City
- What Rick Warren Prayed for a New President
- What to Pray for a New President
- Miracle on the Hudson
- New In the Newsletter
- Memory Loss Plagues Wall Street and Christians
- Ministering to the Imagination
- Video Ur: Preview 2009
- Biblical Literacy Reaches New Low
- Video Ur: 2008 in Review
- Scot McKnight: Bible Maestros
- A Good Text is Hard to Find
- Porn Again
- The Next BIG Things
December 2008
- Merry Christmas, Urbanites.
- Rick Warren at Obama's Inaugural
- Urban Exile: Will Compassion Survive This Season?
- Advent...the Conspiracy
- Missional vs. Attractional: Debating the Data
- A Win-Win on Same-Sex Marriage
- Alan Hirsch Responds to Kimball's "Missional Misgivings"
- Mission and Recession
- Tim Keller Weighs in on Missional Debate
- Defining "Missional"
- The Brokenness Behind Nicea
- Megachurch Misinformation
- Dan Kimball's Missional Misgivings
- Cartoon: Image is Everything
November 2008
- Happy Thanksgiving from Url
- Tony Jones Blesses Gay Marriage & Ordination
- Cartoon: Doctrine
- Dan Kimball on Liturgy, Church Buildings, and Senior Pastors
- God’s Voice in the Global Market Meltdown
- Baptizing Everything but the Wallet
- Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream for the American Church
- Ur 2.0: Get Farther Out of Ur
- Ted Haggard: Back in the Pulpit
- John Ortberg's Lessons from the Election
- The Next Caption Contest
- Urban Exile: Re-discovering Justice?
- Audio Ur: Paul Metzger on Profits and Prophets
- The Hansen Report: The Day After
- Amway Evangelism
October 2008
- What We Evangelicals Do Well
- The Cult of Mac
- Ur 2.0: Introducing Url & The Urthlings
- Review: The Blue Parakeet, Part 2
- Review: The Blue Parakeet, Part 1
- Audio Ur: David Swanson on Urban Ministry
- Why I am Hopeful
- Decision '08
- Out of Context: Andy Crouch
- Professional Mystery Worshipers
- Live from REVEAL: Getting the Weekend Right
- Live from REVEAL: Bill Hybels on Self-Centered Christians
- Third Way Faith
- Live from Catalyst: Day 2 Play by Play
- Live from Catalyst: Day 2 Color Commentary
- Live From Catalyst: McKnight on Bad Bible Reading
- Urban Exile: Suburban vs. Urban Church Politics
- Cartoon: Love, Theologically Speaking
- If Your Hand Causes You to Sin...
- The Hansen Report: Modern versus Postmodern Politics
September 2008
- We're Going to Catalyst
- Pastors Defy the IRS
- Scot McKnight: The Eschatology of Politics
- The Green-Letter Bible
- Pagitt on Emergence, Emergent, & Emerging...Huh?
- Cartoon: Out of His Depth
- R.I.P. Emerging Church
- What the Unchurched See in a Building
- Joining the Green Revolution
- Cartoon: An Unusual Spiritual Gift
- Stiff Necks and Bruised Reeds
- Out of Context: Gregory Boyd
- Urban Exile: Following Jesus in the Face of Fear
- The Hansen Report: Where Are You From?
- Out of Context: Efrem Smith
- "Have to" or "Want to" Sermons?
- Cartoon: Am I Called to Preach?
August 2008
- The Dark Blight
- The Church & Politics Quiz
- Olympic Shifts
- Out of Context: Shane Claiborne
- The Hansen Report: Warren, Obama, and McCain
- The Wright Brothers (in Christ)
- Great is Thy Effectiveness?
- Cartoon: Addressing Real Needs
- "God, Rock The Summit"
- Out of Context: Rick Muchow
- Audio Ur: Brandon O'Brien on the Masculinity Movement
- Multi-site the Low-tech Way
- The Next Caption Contest
July 2008
- Out of Context: Mark Dever
- Cartoon: Church Growth Addiction
- The First Church of Second Life
- Is Manliness Next to Godliness?
- The Life You've Always Wanted (in Bed)
- Cartoon: Biblical Literacy
- New Christians VS. Vintage Jesus (Part 3)
- New Christians VS. Vintage Jesus (Part 2)
- New Christians VS. Vintage Jesus
- Felt-Needs and Messianic Marketing
- Out of Context: Dave Gibbons
- Audio Ur: Dan Kimball on Gay Marriage
- Formation via Fiction
- Cartoon: Fish Food
- God and/or Country?
- Announcing the Ur Lexicontest!
June 2008
- Cartoon: Church-A-Plex
- Tuning Out Christian Radio
- Audio Ur: Dan Kimball's Take on Being "Missional"
- Out of Ur Repents?
- Cartoon: The Right Translation
- Church Pirates Beware (Part 2)
- Taking The Shack to the Shed
- Cartoon: Church Pirate
- Ed Young Jr: Church Pirates Beware
- Audio Ur: Multi-Ethnic Church Staff
- Fitch and Driscoll: Round Two
- Bill Hybels Responds to REVEAL
- This is My Low-Carb Body, Broken for You
- Audio Ur: Alan Hirsch Defines "Missional"
- Driscoll: Emerging Churches "Don't Have Converts"
- Cartoon: Community Church
May 2008
- You Walk (with God) Wrong
- Out of Context: James Gilmore
- Audio Ur: Tim Keller's Gospel
- Why We're Rethinking the Gospel
- Cartoon: Team Leadership
- Defending Depravity
- Out of Context: Alan Hirsch
- Audio Ur: From Top-Down to Team Leadership
- Jesus is Not a CEO
- Church Celebrity Deathmatch
- From Useful Idiots to Political Misfits
- Gordon MacDonald: Is Wright Really Wrong?
- The Emerging Synagogue?
- Out of Context: Dave Terpstra
- John Ortberg on Religion AND Politics
- The Passion of the Heist
- The Next Caption Contest
April 2008
- Money from Heaven
- Monsters on the Loose 2
- Out of Context: Tim Keller
- Monsters on the Loose
- A More Macho Messiah
- You Might Be Emergent If...
- T4G's 5,001 Theology Freaks
- Book Review: Jesus for President (Part 3)
- Live from Shift: Bursting the Christian Bubble
- Live at Shift: Deep Ministry in a Shallow World
- Live from Shift: Willow Implements REVEAL
- Live from Shift: Switchfoot Podcast
- Live from Shift: Thursday Night Experiences
- Live from Shift: Mark Miller Podcast
- Live from Shift: Deep Justice vs. Shallow Service
- Live from Shift: Ministry 2.0 in World 2.0
- Live from Shift: The Perfect Storm
- Live from Shift: Mark Yaconelli Podcast
- Live from Shift: Telling Better Stories
- Live from Shift: Broken Ministry
- Live from Shift
- Coffee with a Cause
- Choosing Multi-Ethnic Over Mega
- Book Review: Jesus for President (Part 2)
March 2008
- Book Review: Jesus for President (Part 1)
- We're Going to "Shift"
- Rejoicing in Rebuke
- N. T. Wright on the Resurrection
- Save the Planet, Save Your Soul
- The Audacity of Rev. Jeremiah Wright
- They Love the Church but Not the Institution (Part 2)
- They Love the Church but Not the Institution
- Out of Context: John M. Buchanan
- Let the Work Begin
February 2008
- The Glory and the Grief
- A Big Can of Worms
- Pop Quiz
- Canadian Sermon Types, eh?
- Pagan Christianity (Part 2)
- Is the Pastorate Pagan?
- John Ortberg on Hope Management
- The Next Caption Contest
- Al Mohler is Too Cool for School
- McChurch: I'm Lovin' It
January 2008
- The God Strategy
- Out of Context: Tim Keel
- John Ortberg Takes the Quiz
- The Hermeneutics Quiz
- Disarming the Boomers (Part 2)
- REVEAL Revisited
- Disarming the Boomers
- Politics from the Pulpit
- An Alternative to “Excellence”
December 2007
- Top 10 Posts of 2007
- Advent Conspiracy Videos
- The Rise of the New Bishops- Part 2
- The Rise of the New Bishops
- The Church of Stop Shopping
- Are You Ready for a Mormon President?
- Out of Context: Ken Fong
- The Obstacles of Advent
November 2007
- Out of Context: Bryan Wilkerson
- Heresy on Tour?
- Preaching to Express, not Impress
- Hero Boycott
- Lifestyles of the Rich and Religious
- Are Pastors Competitive Enough?
- Out of Context: Rick McKinley
October 2007
- Missions and Masturbation
- Squelched by Marriage
- Willow Creek Repents? (Part 2)
- The Next Caption Contest
- The Alternative After-Lifestyle
- Willow Creek Repents?
- Glimpses of Glory
- Out of Context: Rick Warren
- Living with Less
- Me, Myself, and Jesus
- So Many Christian Infants
September 2007
- The “We’re In, You’re Out” Mentality
- ATMs: Automatic Tithing Machines
- The Gap between Rhetoric and Reality
- What Pastors Get Paid
- Don't Change Your Church!
- Alien Nation
- Emerging + Missional = Emergissional
- 5 Crucial Questions on the State of Leadership
August 2007
- Out of Context: Dot.TV Pastor
- Missional Ice Cream
- Thus Saith the Radio
- 5 Guides for Today
- Lessons from St. Arbucks
- The Tech Effect
- Evangelical Drop-Outs
- Out of Context: Will Willimon
- The Ever-Changing Message
July 2007
- The Next Caption Contest
- A Former Pastor Goes Church Shopping
- Razzmatazz or Ragamuffins?
- Out of Context: Mark Labberton
- The Disappearing Middle
- Is Video Technology in Church Manipulative?
- The Divine Commodity Contest
- The Measure of a Ministry
- Out of Context: Shane Hipps
June 2007
- Justice, Do It
- Justice-ified by Faith
- The Organic Bible
- Faith & Politics After the Religious Right (Part 2)
- Faith & Politics after the Religious Right
- Is Your Gospel Robust?
- Success Covers a Multitude of Sins
- High Fructose Scripture
- Out of Context: Mike Breen
May 2007
- Vintage Consumerism
- Happy Shiny Pastors
- How Teenagers Transformed the Church (part 3)
- How Teenagers Transformed the Church (Part 2)
- Out of Context: Mindy Caliguire
- How Teenagers Transformed the Church (Part 1)
- Getting the Gospel Right
- Good Things Come in Small Congregations
- The Next Caption Contest
- Lights…Camera…MISSION!
April 2007
- Robert Webber's Ancient-Future Journey Was Our Journey
- Shepherds or CEOs?
- Out of Context: John Ortberg
- Dancing with Consumerism
- Death in the Morning
- Imus's Scarring Words: An opportunity to learn
- Name Calling
- (Some) Sinners Welcome
- Muscular Christianity or Fluid Theology?
- Out of Context: Miles Finch
- Jesus and the Art of Automobile Maintenance
March 2007
- Goodbye Religion, Hello Spirituality
- No Transformation Necessary
- Redefining Character
- The Future of the Emerging Church
- Out of Context: Mark Batterson
- Where Have All the Prophets Gone?
- Brian McLaren Thanks God for Enemies
- Gordon MacDonald's 2008 Questions
- The False Gospel of Impact
- Out of Context: Sarah Cunningham
February 2007
- Crowded Loneliness & Quiet Contemplation
- Sayonara, Senior Pastor (Part 2)
- Out of Context: Chad Hall
- Sayonara, Senior Pastor
- Caring for the Inner Pastor
- Worship that Reorders Reality
- Quiet Graces at a Loud Conference
- Out of Context: Tony Jones
- The Ten Deadly Sins of Preaching
- We Aren't About Weekends
- Forecasting the Future
January 2007
- Preaching the Word in an Image–Oriented Culture
- Create-A-Caption
- Sundance Film Festival: Report 2
- Introducing 'Gifted for Leadership'
- Sundance Film Festival: Report 1
- The Gates of Hell
- Loving the Hell Out of People
- Missional Buzz
- Three Celebrities and a Funeral
- Have We Become Crypto-Christians?
- Book Review: Reimagining Evangelism
December 2006
- The Top 10 Posts of 2006
- 70 Effective Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards
- Product Placement in the Pews—Part 2
- Product Placement in the Pews
- The Greatest Show on Earth
- Nudity in Church 2: The Wrap-Up
- Out of Context: Randall Hasper
- Nudity in Church
- What's In a (Church) Name?
- Missional Bricks and Mortar
- AIDS Activism Makes Strange Bedfellows
November 2006
- Out of Context: John Beukema
- Picking up the Pieces
- Who Will Save Thanksgiving?
- Burned by Branding
- Out of Context: Ivy Beckwith
- Does Ministry Fuel Addictive Behavior?
- Protecting the Pastor's Soul
- The Poet of Ur: "The Liar’s Lament"
- Out of Context: Ken Fong
- Signs of a Restorable Spirit
- The Haggard Truth
- Out of Context: J. I. Packer
- The Body Politic
October 2006
- The Oddness of Pews
- Out of Context: John Burke
- Who’s More Spiritual: Emergent or Traditional Evangelicals?
- Cars, Cup Holders, & Complaining
- Out of Context: Ruth Haley Barton
- Evangelical Immigration
- Baptizing the Imagination
- Preventing the End of the World
- Out of Context: Kent Carlson
- Catalytic Conversations 2: Rednecks, sovereignty, natural selection, and injustice.
- Catalytic Conversations: A beautiful and messy kingdom.
- Pastoral Ambition: Does success chip away at our souls?
September 2006
- Old Men Will Dream Dreams (Revisited): Was it really the voice of God?
- Out of Context: Donald Miller
- Pop Justice: Is social action the latest church trend?
- Out of Context: Will Willimon
- Eat, Drink, and Be Merry: Clergy holiness codes miss the point
- Jesus Leaders Part 2: Pastors at their best
- Purpose-Driven Conflict: churches split over the popular ministry model
- Jesus Leaders: What pastors were meant to be
- The Danger of Practical Preaching Part 2: Allowing scripture to civilize our thinking
- The Danger of Practical Preaching: Why people need more than the bottom line
August 2006
- Praise the Lord, Pass the Ammo: A new video game uses violence and murder to spread the love of Christ
- Church GPS: Where are we and where should we go?
- Scum of the Church 2: What churches should learn from ‘80s youth ministry
- Scum of the Church: How the drive for “excellence” is driving young adults from the church
- Old Men Will Dream Dreams: This pastor doesn’t advocate hearing voices, but he happened to hear one
- Family Faith Feud: Why are young adults not finding their places in their parents’ church?
- Fallow Fields: 20 ways to waste time while not planting churches
- Married to the Ministry: has the pastor’s wife’s role changed for better or worse?
- Word for Word: what is driving pastors to plagiarize?
July 2006
- The Myth of Expository Preaching (part 3): responding to Scripture as a community
- The Myth of Expository Preaching (part 2): proclamation that inspires the imagination
- Spiritual Formation: we’ve already got a proven model, but do we want it?
- Reaching the Liberal Next Door: Are conservative politics a barrier to the gospel?
- Axis Denied (part 2): What should we learn from the demise of Willow’s Next-Gen ministry?
- Axis Denied: What should we learn from the demise of Willow’s Next-Gen ministry?
- From Lord to Label: how consumerism undermines our faith
- Protesting, Pirates, and Potter: our inconsistent outrage toward Hollywood
- The Myth of Expository Preaching & the Commodification of the Word
June 2006
- Video Venues and the Papacy of Celebrity: Why changing the methods always changes the message
- Radioactive Church Attendance: predicting your congregation’s half-life
- The Second Coming of Superman: Finally, a "Christian" movie not marketed to churches
- The President & The Pastor (part 2): more lessons from George W. Bush’s brave/reckless leadership style
- The President & The Pastor: lessons from George W. Bush’s brave/reckless leadership style
- Is Church Growth the Highway to Hell?
- Is Jesus the Answer or the Question?: rediscovering the role of mystery in our faith
- Beyond Bodies, Bucks, and Bricks: Jim Collins on how churches should measure success
May 2006
- The Gospel According to Electronic Culture: What if the medium really is the message?
- Is Emergent the New Christian Left 2: Tony Jones takes on Chuck Colson and "true truth"
- Is Emergent the New Christian Left? Tony Jones responds to the critics
- Liking Da Vinci, Loving Jesus: confessions from a Christian fan of "The Code"
- Is Ministry Leadership Different 2: a response to Andy Stanley
- Donald Miller Isn’t Hip: a gospel for people tired of trying to be cool
- Brian McLaren’s Inferno 3: five proposals for reexamining our doctrine of hell
- Brian McLaren’s Inferno 2: are we asking the wrong questions about hell?
- Brian McLaren’s Inferno: the provocative church leader explains his view of hell
- Spencer Burke on the Church that Consumerism Built--and Why I Fled
April 2006
- Image Isn’t Everything 2: depth and transparency offer hope for GenX
- Image Isn’t Everything: the uneasy conscience of a GenX pastor
- Drama King: one pastor drops preaching entirely for dramas
- The eBay Atheist: musings about the Christian media
- The Brutal 'Burbs: how the suburban lifestyle undermines our mission
- The Passion Reloaded: is the silver screen really an outreach silver bullet?
- Disposable Worship: a caution about using too much technology in worship
- A "Different" Kind of Church: how secular marketing is fueling church competition
March 2006
- Kingdom Confusion 2: The danger of believing in a Christian America
- Kingdom Confusion: Is the quest for political power destroying the church?
- Mark Driscoll's Apology: Blogging means sometimes having to say "I'm sorry"
- Is Ministry Leadership Different? Andy Stanley and Jim Collins in an unexpected point-counterpoint
- Your Own Personal Jesus: Is the language of "a personal relationship" biblical?
- March Madness: What a fan and a foreigner learned from a basketball liturgy
- Pimping Jesus: consumerism and the red-light gospel
- Really Old School: What 1st Century Judaism Says About the Public/Private/Home School Dilemma
- Cutting the Cord: Are Megachurches Birthing the House Church Movement?
- The Paradox of Emerging Leadership
February 2006
- What Would Jesus Preach?: Telling the Truth in Church
- National Pastors Convention 3: David Anderson Reminds Us “Shift Happens”
- National Pastors Convention 2: Tony Campolo says “Risk More!”
- National Pastors Convention: Will Willimon has Control Issues
- Searching for the Perfect Parachurch
- Tivo Tyranny and Preaching to Consumers
- Leadership’s Cover Exposed: Is partially disrobed a total disgrace?
- Exit Stage Left 2: How the Spiritually Mature Reengage
- The Hidden Blessing of Brokeback Mountain
- Exit Stage Left: Why the Spiritually Mature are Leaving the Church
January 2006
- The Poet of Ur: "Genus: Blog, Species: Comment"
- Brian McLaren on the Homosexual Question 4: McLaren's Response
- Brian McLaren on the Homosexual Question 3: A Prologue and Rant by Mark Driscoll
- Brian McLaren on the Homosexual Question 2: A Blogger's Response
- Brian McLaren on the Homosexual Question: Finding a Pastoral Response
- Unbundling Christianity: An Attempt to Define the Emerging Church
- George Barna's New Book 2: Defining the Debate
- George Barna's New Book: Revolutionary or Revolting?
- Sense & Sensitivity: Why It’s Time to Abandon the Seeker-Sensitive Model
- The Blessing of Blogs: Is the New Media Good for the Church?
December 2005
- The Best Comments of 2005
- Closed for Christmas 3: Scot McKnight's Good Will Toward Megachurches
- Beyond Sermons and Songs 2: Further Thoughts on Worship and Liturgy
- Closed for Christmas 2: The Megachurch Response
- Beyond Sermons and Songs: Why Experiential Worship Isn't Enough
- Closed for Christmas: The Ghost of Christmas Past
- Marketing Narnia 2: Is That a Mouse in Your Pulpit?
- The Jaded Driven Church: Re-Introducing People to God & His Church
- Campolo and McLaren 3: Unorthodox Questions
November 2005
October 2005
- How Emergent Are You? McLaren's Seven Layers of the Emergent Conversation
- Darned Sox: An Exercise in Rebuilding a Team
- Ministry Taxidermy: Don't Stuff the Dog
- Why James MacDonald Is Not Emerging (Part 2)
- Flowbee, Jesus, and Me: A Catalyst Echo
- Why James MacDonald Is Not Emerging (Part 1)
- Should I Rock the House or Preach the Word?
- Campolo and McLaren 2: Radio Orthodoxy
- Erwin McManus at Catalyst: Formulas Don't Work
- Theology Is Back
- Catalyst Dispatch: Andy Stanley on Integrity
- Catalytic Conversion
- 8,000 Whoopee! cushions
- Campolo and McLaren: Prophets or Agitators?
- Introducing Url and the Urthlings