Embrace the Burbs. Or Get Out.
post a comment | posted 1 week ago
Originally posted at Todd Hiestand
Ed Stetzer, who is a pretty good all around guy and solid thinker about the church and mission recently did an interview for the website called "The Subtext."
I met Ed at an event in Philly and I was quickly impressed with not only his understand...
Lesslie Newbigin on Election
post a comment | posted 2 weeks ago
Originally posted at Todd Hiestand
Great stuff from my favorite author...
No one can say why it is that one was chosen and another not, why it is that here the word came "not only in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost" (1 Thess. 1:5), while there the same word carr...
The 700 Billion dollar question.
post a comment | posted 2 weeks ago
Originally posted at Todd Hiestand
Okay. So, I'm not so great with numbers. I failed 7th grade math. I can't even fathom $700,000,000,000. But, from what I hear, that's like 2,000 apple pies from McDonalds for each American.
That's a lot of apple pies.
Now, I'm pretty sure we sh...
Pastors and Devotions.
post a comment | posted 2 weeks ago
Originally posted at Todd Hiestand
I am sitting here doing some study / preliminary work on my sermon for this weekend. We've starting the book of Ephesians and I'm taking in Ephesians 1:3-10. Its a quite a full passage and I'm looking forward to the challenge of preaching on it.
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Children, Families and Worship
post a comment | posted 2 weeks ago
Originally posted at Todd Hiestand
This week at The Well we had a child / parent dedication. We do dedications in a pretty cool way and I'll write about that this week, but I wanted to share something I wrote that outlines our overall approach to children, worship and community.
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The Challenge of Community in Suburbia
post a comment | posted Sep 18
Originally posted at Todd Hiestand
Melanie and I were on a walk last night and we were talking for a bit about the challenge of being in community in our suburban environment. With all of our good intentions, its been hard to find a way gather with those who live around us to read ...
New Front Page Layout
post a comment | posted Sep 18
Originally posted at Todd Hiestand
If you visit my site much you'll notice that I have a new layout here on the front page. I am still getting to the sub-pages but I wanted to see how this worked out in reality before I did much else. And, honestly, I am not sure when I'll get to ...
The Narrative of the Kingdom and Witness?
post a comment | posted Sep 17
Originally posted at Todd Hiestand
This past week we finished up our nine month journey through the book of Acts together at The Well. I had the privileged of preaching and summarizing the whole thing up this weekend.
Part of my sermon was on how challenging its been for me to watch...
Speaking about Missional in Suburbia at Biblical Seminary with Some Really Smart People
post a comment | posted Sep 16
Originally posted at Todd Hiestand
Biblical Seminary is hosting a pretty great event on Oct 10. They are installing my friend and professor John Franke as the "Lester and Kay Clemens Professor of Missional Theology." I am not sure what that really even means, but I assume its a bi...
Burn Out? Or Are You Just Tired?
post a comment | posted Sep 10
Originally posted at Todd Hiestand
A pastor friend and I were recently talking about burn out. Both of us have been running on fumes lately. Usually that's when you start wondering if you are burnt out. As we were talking I think I had an ah-ha moment.
Here's my thought:
Burn o...