I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: To all those who claim that traditional worship is “dead” and “quenching the Spirit” because it follows a set pattern, I’d challenge you to analyze the practices of most “contemporary,” “postmodern,” and “relevant” worship services today. They all have their own “dead” traditions and patterns they [...]
by Dan on February 15, 2009
Tiffany and I (Dan) ate at a local restaurant called Houlihan’s the other day, and as I sat there waiting for the check, I realized that Houlihan’s was a lot like a typical American church. Let me walk you through the similarities. The Experience Before going there, I checked out the website to see the [...]
by Dan on February 1, 2009
I saw this video over at Miscellanies’ blog, who saw it at DeYoung, Restless, and Reformed: While it may be a McDonald’s commercial, I think it also contains a lot of truth about how we do church as of late. Kevin DeYoung writes: I admit it’s funny because I like McDonald’s more than I like [...]
by Dan on November 18, 2008
Recently I posted a video entitled What if Starbucks Marketed Like a Church? I got a lot of good reactions from the video, and it’s best you watch it prior to reading this post, although not necessary. It really made me (and many others) think about how scary church marketing tactics really are — and [...]