Category: church
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Preaching on Independence Day
A question for those of you who attended a church service yesterday: Did any elements of the worship service- the songs, sermon, announcements, prayers- acknowledge Independence Day? Did these elements, or lack thereof, seem like an appropriate way to recognize the nation’s most significant holiday while still maintaining the distinction of a Christian worship service?…
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Church in Bronzeville: An Update
Our new church, New Community Covenant Church in Bronzeville, is rapidly approaching the three-month mark of weekly Sunday services. A couple of Sundays ago we held a church picnic at Promontory Point where these photos were taken. The 40 or 50 of us that could make it had a great afternoon eating, playing and getting…
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Mark DeYmaz Interview
Part One of my interview with Mark DeYmaz, author of Ethnic Blends: Mixing Diversity Into Your Local Church has been posted at Out of Ur. Mark is the pastor of Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas and a major proponent of the multi-ethnic church movement. Mark is also the author of Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church,…
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The Dilemma of Memorial Day
A few of you may remember the intriguing “conversation” on the blog last year about my ambiguity on how Memorial Day should or shouldn’t be celebrated by a church. Believe it or not, that year-old post- and especially your comments- came to mind on Saturday as I was wondering again how to acknowledge the holiday…
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Flowers and Trash
One of the things our new church- New Community Covenant Church in Bronzeville– has said repeatedly is that we will exist for the good of our neighbors and neighborhoods. In other words, our times of gathering together for worship are meant to align our minds and heart towards God so that we may be sent…
David W. Swanson 