Tag Archives: Emergent church

Guest Blogger: Tripp Hudgins the AngloBaptist

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Alan Rudnick

Part III: Sacrament vs. Ordinance: Guest Blogger, Tripp Hudgins (AngloBaptist).  Check out Part I & Part II. Alan generously asked me to participate in this blog series on Baptist sacramentality and immediately I said yes. I wanted to chime in. … Continue reading →

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Why No One Likes Evangelism

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Alan Rudnick

Over the years, I have encountered many Christians who do not feel comfortable with evangelism.  Loosely, evangelism is the process in which Christians seek to convert or share the Gospel of Christ to others.  When you say the word “evangelism” … Continue reading →

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Reports of the Demise of Mainline Churches Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Alan Rudnick

A fresh report from the Barna Group has yielded some surprising results: Mainline churches are not dying! I should be honest with you, nation wide, mainline churches are not growing either.  In the past decade, the six mainline church denominations … Continue reading →

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Q&A with Author Russell Rathbun

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Alan Rudnick

Author Russell Rathbun spoke with On the Bema about his new book, nuChristian: finding faith in a new generation (Judson Press).  Russell is a founding minister with Debbie Blue of House of Mercy, a pioneering emergent church in St. Paul, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: NuChristian

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Alan Rudnick

As part of Judson Press’ blog tour for Russell Rathbun’s new book, nuChristian: finding faith in a new generation, I have had the wonderful opportunity to preview and review this insightful book.  In addition, Wednesday of this week, I will … Continue reading →

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Are You a Mega Church Drop Out?

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Alan Rudnick

It seems that there are large numbers of mega church “drop outs”. When the Christian rock band stopped, the celebrity preached finished his/her sermon, and when the Starbucks coffee ran dry it seems that they “lost people”. Continue reading →

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Church Warehouse Part 2: Theology of Wood and Concrete

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Alan Rudnick

I wanted to follow up on my last post about worship and ministry space with another article from Christianity Today, entitled “Theology in Wood and Concrete.”  The article is about 6 churches and their brief stories about building their ministry … Continue reading →

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Does My Church Look Like a Warehouse?

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Alan Rudnick

For the last 20 or 25 years, it has become popular for new churches to build their worship and ministry space to look like a warehouse or storehouse (or use an actual warehouse).  After being a part of three capital … Continue reading →

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