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Church and "the Therapeutic", Ctd. - Commonplaces

Two different things, both of which I have seen in churches: Church One The church’s leadership distinguishes carefully between spiritual care/shepherding work and mental health/therapeutic care, preserving space for both, but keeping them clearly separate. “Parishioner” is not another word […]

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HR Goes to Church - Commonplaces

The longer that I listen to folks who didn’t like Samuel’s review talk about Samuel’s review the more I think Samuel has it exactly right. Perhaps this is a good way of getting at the concern I have, which is […]

Jake MeadorChurchCommunities

HR Goes to Church - Commonplaces

The longer that I listen to folks who didn’t like Samuel’s review talk about Samuel’s review the more I think Samuel has it exactly right. Perhaps this is a good way of getting at the concern I have, which is […]

Patrick MillerFeaturedChurch

Holographic Spurgeons and AI Sermons - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

At a fête for one of evangelicalism’s largest online media outfits, a colleague shared how he asked GPT-3, a language AI, what the Bible says about transgenderism. The AI produced a cogent theological explanation with Biblical citations. A senior editor […]

Jake MeadorChurchCommunities

The Barnacle Problem - Commonplaces

Back in my marketing agency days, we’d sometimes talk about the concept of “barnacle SEO.” What that meant is that you basically had to find ways to attach your client or brand to some larger entity and profit off of […]

Jake MeadorChurchCommunities

The Barnacle Problem - Commonplaces

Back in my marketing agency days, we’d sometimes talk about the concept of “barnacle SEO.” What that meant is that you basically had to find ways to attach your client or brand to some larger entity and profit off of […]

Jake MeadorChurch

Networks v Institutions - Commonplaces

One of the primary difficulties facing local churches right now is the emergence of large online networks which shape and disciple church members in ways that are conducive to the growth of the network but not conducive to the health […]

Jake MeadorChurch

Networks v Institutions - Commonplaces

One of the primary difficulties facing local churches right now is the emergence of large online networks which shape and disciple church members in ways that are conducive to the growth of the network but not conducive to the health […]

Jake MeadorChurch

Haunted by Mars Hill(s) - Commonplaces

Years ago I remember my pastor giving a sermon on forgiveness and bitterness. I was in college, still recently removed from a fairly nasty church situation, and, well, I was struggling a lot with bitterness. After church, I was talking […]

Jake MeadorChurch

Haunted by Mars Hill(s) - Commonplaces

Years ago I remember my pastor giving a sermon on forgiveness and bitterness. I was in college, still recently removed from a fairly nasty church situation, and, well, I was struggling a lot with bitterness. After church, I was talking […]

Jake MeadorChurch

Alternatives to Culture War - Commonplaces

One of the lines we have taken for a long time at Mere Orthodoxy is a skepticism about culture war strategies and motifs in Christian public speech and Christian political strategy. (This is one of the first pieces I wrote for […]

Jake MeadorChurch

Alternatives to Culture War - Commonplaces

One of the lines we have taken for a long time at Mere Orthodoxy is a skepticism about culture war strategies and motifs in Christian public speech and Christian political strategy. (This is one of the first pieces I wrote for […]