Tag: Constitution

• Best Not to Comment on Things We’ve Never Read

  Monday Morning Quarterback – Encouraging God’s people to be responsible, encouraging and uplifting in their use of social media. I could probably spend the entire year using the recent “Phil Robertson/Duck Dynasty” social media frenzy as illustrations for this series of posts.  I think we, as the church, probably showed a broader range of “how not…

  Blake

  January 13, 2014

  Church Communications, Monday Morning Quarterback

  A&E, amendment, blogs, church, Constitution, Duck Dynasty, facebook, homosexuality, Robertson, social media, speech, twitter

• Does Your Church Speak “Governmentese”?

  Tuesday Re-mix – How would you describe your church to your next-door neighbor?  How would you describe your church to that neighbor’s 6-year old daughter?  How would you describe your church to another pastor in your community?  How would you describe your church to the homeless person on the street?  HOPEFULLY, you answered each of…

  Blake

  May 3, 2011

  Church Law, Church/State issues, The Church’s Influence

  by-laws, church, Church Law, Constitution, corporation, entity, government, incorporation, IRS, lawsuit, lawyers, legal, liability

• Church Government: The Negative Space in God’s Word

  Tuesday Re-mix – In the world of visual art, the use of “negative space” is important.  In any sculpture or painting, the artwork sometimes says as much by areas is doesn’t cover as it does by actually covering. You and I would call it the “blank space” on the canvass, i.e., the area where the artist…

  Blake

  April 12, 2011

  Acts 15, Church Law, Church Unity, conflict, Discerning God’s Will Together, leadership, strategic planning

  art, artist, Barnabas, church, Constitution, deacons, elders, government, Jonah, Papal, pastor, Paul, Peter, Presbytery, scripture, synod