Top Five Posts From 2009 That Weren’t Mine

I started this blog in June of 2009 mostly as a way to connect with people in our fledgling faith community. After that project began to take on its own life (and spawn its own website), Pastoralia emerged to become a space for writing about my thoughts and experiences as a leader exploring the intersections of faith and culture.

I have enjoyed writing here so much I’ve decided to devote more time to it from now on. Consequently, Pastoralia will undergo some significant changes in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, here are a few of my favorites posts of 2009 from around the Christian blog-world (don’t worry, this’ll be quick): Continue reading…

Top Five Posts From 2009 That Weren't Mine

I started this blog in June of 2009 mostly as a way to connect with people in our fledgling faith community. After that project began to take on its own life (and spawn its own website), Pastoralia emerged to become a space for writing about my thoughts and experiences as a leader exploring the intersections of faith and culture.

I have enjoyed writing here so much I’ve decided to devote more time to it from now on. Consequently, Pastoralia will undergo some significant changes in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, here are a few of my favorites posts of 2009 from around the Christian blog-world (don’t worry, this’ll be quick): Continue reading…

The Arrogant Bastard Church

Ever since I wrote The Mega-Freeloader Church I’ve been thinking about a blog series that examines different cultural phenomena in the West as a way of re-imagining certain aspects of church ecclesiology. When I saw David Fitch’s post today – A Warning List For Those Who Would Join the Missional Church – I knew I needed to start my series with this:

Introducing “The Arrogant Bastard Church.”

No, I’m not talking about Mars Hill (either of them). For those of you who love beer you may know that I’m talking about some of the best beer known to man – and, happily, it’s practically made in my own backyard at fabulous place called Stone Brewery. Have a gander at the prose on the back label of a bottle of Arrogant Bastard Ale: Continue reading…