Essential Shift

DJ on K-Love just put his own little commercial for an upcoming...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:49:26 -0600

DJ on K-Love just put his own little commercial for an upcoming K-Love concert while praying for a caller.

"Six good reasons to question church tradition: Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, left-handed people,..."

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:03:28 -0600

“Six good reasons to question church tradition: Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, left-handed people, vaccinations, and more recently, C. Darrow.”

- Shawn Anthony

PomplamooseMusic does it again! A great cover of Michael...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:49:59 -0600

PomplamooseMusic does it again! A great cover of Michael Jackson’s Beat It.

"I give you orders, before God and Christ Jesus, who will be the judge of the living and the dead,..."

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:48:53 -0600

“I give you orders, before God and Christ Jesus, who will be the judge of the living and the dead, and by his revelation and his kingdom; Be preaching the word at all times, in every place; make protests, say sharp words, give comfort, with long waiting and teaching;”

- 2 Timothy 4:1-2

6 Ways To Take Your Webdesign From Good To Great

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:43:04 -0600

6 Ways To Take Your Webdesign From Good To Great:

“I’m not sure if there is an effect that can be butchered and make your site look more amateurish than poor use of gradients.”

40 Beautiful uses of Typography in Web Design

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:02:29 -0600

40 Beautiful uses of Typography in Web Design:

I am a complete nerd when it comes to typography, I am very inspired by most of these sites… I miss designing my own site.

Caller ID On The TV

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:59:26 -0600

Comcast: Could I interest you in our Comcast digital home voice?
Me: My wife and I just use our cell phones, and I don't think it's necessary right now for us, thank you.
Comcast: Just so you know this does include caller ID on your television...
Me: Why would I need it on my television when I have my cell phone in my pocket?
Comcast: ... I am not sure... would you like to talk it over with your wife?

"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for..."

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:07:42 -0600

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

- Mark 10:45

The stash…

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:42:56 -0500

The stash…

"The missional church believes it is God who is on a mission and that we are to join him in it."

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:25:56 -0500

“The missional church believes it is God who is on a mission and that we are to join him in it.”

- Missional Renaissance: Changing the Scorecard for the Church by Reggie McNeal

Our cat loves boxes of every size, even when he doesn’t...

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:48:38 -0500

Our cat loves boxes of every size, even when he doesn’t fit.

Flight of the Bumblebee in Stop Motion by MysteryGuitarMan

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:32:53 -0500

Flight of the Bumblebee in Stop Motion by MysteryGuitarMan

My first attempt with the tiltshift app on my iPhone

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:05:57 -0500

My first attempt with the tiltshift app on my iPhone

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who..."

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:17:07 -0500

““For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.””

- Romans 1:16

I had some down time at work so I did a quick video. I am...

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:46:25 -0500

I had some down time at work so I did a quick video. I am working on a music video with a friend of mine check him out!

Jay on YouTube: http://tinyurl.com/jaymathes
Jay on the web: http://jaymathes.com/

TransFORM: Missional Community Formation

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:01:13 -0500

makeesha:

via vimeo.com

good stuff. I’m in this in a few places but everyone else says much better stuff. Worth a listen :)

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What if George W. Bush had done that?

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:10:36 -0500

What if George W. Bush had done that?:

“A four-hour stop in New Orleans, on his way to a $3 million fundraiser. Snubbing the Dalai Lama. Signing off on a secret deal with drug makers. Freezing out a TV network. Doing more fundraisers than the last president. More golf, too.”

Don't Come To My church

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:55:00 -0500

If I had it my way I would do away with outreach events. I would get rid of every event we hold at our church that is geared towards bringing non-Christians to our church. Now let me explain. Non-Christians are non-Christians for a reason, and they don’t come to church for a reason. 99% of everyone here in America has been to a church, has been invited to a church, or has been witnessed to, and there are still those who want nothing to do with the church. Why do we think that inviting them to a murder mystery night will get them to change their mind? I’ll tell you why, we want it on our turf, we want to call the shots.

Ok, let me rephrase my opening comment, I would get rid of them until we are doing our job by going to them first. We like being comfortable, we don’t like confrontations, and boy to do we hate not being in control. This is because we are human (and Americans), the moment something happens that is out of our control we run away, we hide in the familiar. That is why the church loves holding bake sales and pot luck dinners, we are in control and comfortable, nothing is unexpected. But if you throw the average church goer into the middle of Lower Waker Dr in Chicago, you’ll see panic. Heck I panicked the first time I went down there, the only thing that kept me together was the fact I was with friends.

I think we have forgotten how important communication is. People don’t like to be talked at, they like to discuss, ask questions, and unfortunately we don’t give that type of atmosphere at the church. There is a preconceived notion among non-Christians that when they are at church they will be talked at. We don’t give them a whole lot of evidence the other way either. If we go to them, they are comfortable, they are in control. In that situation, they can ask questions and even leave if they want to.

I don’t want to beat a dead horse here but I need to say it, we are called to GO. Paul is a perfect example of this. You read all throughout the book of Acts of Paul going into other peoples territory. He was never in control. The first thing he did in each city was visit the synagogue and talk with them. He would talk for days, months, even years. He was run out of towns by angry mobs, he met them on their turf no matter how hard or uncomfortable it was. He never sent out fliers for people to come to his place, he went to them.

Now that being said, outreach events have a time and place. Outreach events are great for those who are already looking into churches, who already have there mind in that direction. They will get something out of that. So, I am not saying never hold a pancake breakfast ever again, just be sure you are going as well.

I think I am going to conduct a little video survey and post it here. I think I will go and ask some non-Christians some questions about church and Christians, we will see if my thoughts here are true.

"Hallelujah, You’re there to carry us home"

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:48:59 -0500

“Hallelujah, You’re there to carry us home”

- Jealouskind

Paul Anka FTW!

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:56:37 -0500

Paul Anka FTW!