Archive for the 'Ministry' Category

Genre: “Jesus is My Girlfriend” (Hillsong U and Kutless fans – please read)

I am NOT a Hillsong basher but Ugh, I hate Hillsong videos… and some of their lyrics. I have no idea what they’re trying to market in videos such as the one below. Ok, actually its pretty obvious: the people in the band and all their fans are gorgeous and hip! They spend time in [...]

The Songleader as Servant

When we lead the music (or preach or teach), we are there primarily for the benefit of the other people in the room. What we are trying do at church is follow Jesus’ example, who “came to serve, not to be served.”  Matthew 20:28
To do this, we partially put aside our preferences so that others [...]

Rob Bell interviews Shane Hipps

I will be reviewing Shane Hipps book Flickering Pixels: How Technology Shapes Your Faith soon. Here’s an idea of what the book is about.

Rob Bell Interviews Shane Hipps About Technology from Deadly Viper on Vimeo.

Michael Krahn (michael.krahn@gmail.com) is a husband, father, Pastor, writer, and recording artist who enjoys books, theology, technology and the Ottawa Senators. [...]

Rick McKinley’s “Reflections on Ministry”

Rick McKinley (Imago Dei – Portland) doesn’t blog much, but if this post is any indication he should make an effort more often. A summary of his six points in this post:
1. The subversiveness of love is the primary work of the pastor.
2. There is disaster awaiting the one who gets bogged down with doing [...]