Most of us in pastoral and church leadership circles have heard the term multi-site. My current church talked about the idea ourselves a couple of years ago. I went online and downloaded some information, but ended up with more questions and concerns than answers. In the time since then I’ve gone cold on the subject. […]
Author Archive for Chris MacKinnon
Book Review: A Multi-Site Church Road Trip
Published by March 11th, 2010 in Church Ministry, Outreach and Pastoral. 0 Comments“The Pursuit of Holiness” by Jerry Bridges
Published by January 19th, 2010 in Theology, Christian Living, Devotion and Inspirational. 0 CommentsGod tells us in Scripture, “Be holy, for I am holy.” Many of us struggle each and every day with what it means to be holy. Do we follow a list of do’s and dont’s? If so, whose list do we follow? If not, how do we live holy? “The Pursuit of Holiness” by Jerry […]
“It Came From Within” by Andy Stanley
Published by August 24th, 2009 in Christian Living, Spiritual Disciplines and Inspirational. 0 Comments“…each of us lives from the heart. And the health of your heart will be reflected in the quality of your life” (204). While this quote comes from late in Andy Stanley’s It Came From Within: the shocking truth of what lurks in the heart (Multnomah, 2006), it is the premise for the book. In […]
“Real Church” by Larry Crabb
Published by August 20th, 2009 in Church Ministry, Christian Living, Leadership and Pastoral. 0 CommentsI’ve just finished Larry Crabb’s Real Church (Thomas Nelson, 2009). When I found it in the bookstore, I thought, “This sounds like it will encourage my thinking about the Church, modern Christianity, and what it means to be the Body of Christ.” Six weeks later, I realize how right I was, though the book took […]
“It’s A Wonderful Imperfect Life” by Joan C. Webb
Published by July 4th, 2009 in Christian Living and Women. 0 Comments“It’s A Wonderful Imperfect Life” (Regal Books, 2009) is a book for women who by their very nature seem bent on having it all and making everything perfect. We believe whole-heartedly that it can be done if only we can just keep it together, and God will just grant a bit more strength just this […]
“Branding Faith” by Phil Cooke
Published by April 18th, 2009 in Technology, Marketing, Church Ministry, Outreach, Pastoral, Creativity and Innovation. 0 CommentsI eagerly picked up Phil Cooke’s book, “Branding Faith: Why some churches and nonprofits impact culture and others don’t” (Regal Books, 2008). For many years I’ve been a proponent of the power of a brand. I worked for a national financial company for a number of years, and during that time the entire workforce went […]
Risk is a part of our lives, almost every moment of every day. In the past twelve months, salmonella ran through 42 states because of what some thought was tomatoes, though many would confess they don’t have a clue where it came from. And now it’s been linked to peanut butter. From driving in your […]
C. J. Mahaney’s “Christ Our Mediator”
Published by December 5th, 2008 in General, Jesus, Christology and Christian Living. 1 CommentI must first admit that I picked up this book for several reasons that were less than honorable. It’s a shorter book, so I thought I might quickly add to my pitiful books read count for 2008. I’ve also seen Mahaney’s name in a number of places lately, and realizing I’d never checked him out, […]
“The Roots and Fruits of Fasting”
Published by October 28th, 2008 in Prayer, Devotion, Fasting and Spiritual Disciplines. 3 CommentsI recently read The Roots and Fruits of Fasting by Dr. Mary Ruth Swope for a project I’ve just completed. Dr. Swope is semi-retired, devoting time to speaking and teaching on nutrition. She takes a very different approach to fasting. While she lays some biblical groundwork in the early chapters, she soon changes to a nutrition/diet […]
Whether you understand it or not, you will live your entire life under a God-appointed authority. It’s true that we all grow and eventually leave the home of our parents, making a life of our own; but that will never alleviate your responsibility to authority. For those who may be skeptical to the thought, Under […]
