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Them and us

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Tim Archer

I’ve had us and them on my mind lately. Trying to figure out a bit who is “us” and who is “them.” There’s a line between who is my family and who isn’t, although I find that line can really … Continue reading →

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Didn’t we say that the building wasn’t the church?

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Tim Archer

Some final thoughts (for now) about buildings and the future of the church. In churches of Christ, we have traditionally fought about the identification of a building as “the church.” In my experience, we don’t emphasize that in our language … Continue reading →

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Why do we worry about buildings?

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Tim Archer

OK, so I’m talking about church buildings becoming less prominent in the future as Christians move to smaller gatherings. Then Ed Stetzer publishes research showing that megachurches continue to grow in number. The annoying thing about Ed is that he … Continue reading →

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No Edifice Complex Here

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Tim Archer

Why do I think that younger generations won’t continue the tradition of large church buildings? I have several generalizations to offer that lead me to that opinion. (Remember that generalizations are nothing more than that. I have a dog that … Continue reading →

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Not as you envisioned it

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Tim Archer

Church is never going to be exactly the way you envision it. And that’s a good thing. In the midst of this discussion of churches making an effort to include more Latinos in their congregation, I thought about that hard … Continue reading →

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