“It is not difficult to get your message out, its difficult to get people to care”
Seth Godin
Wise words.
How are churches getting the words out in a way that people care?
The message
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Easter Media
Seems like a moment ago I was getting some Christmas media stuff ready!
Here is something I have put together for Easter Sunday….Our theme for the season is, ‘the rebel Jesus’…
You can download it here,
let me know if it is useful.
Jesus…
A thought I had while preparing some media for Easter…
While alive, Jesus refused to conform to others expectations of Him, He was not about to start when they killed Him!
Everything can be redeemed
Well, almost everything.
Everything someone wants to use for bad…God can use for good!
I reckon Christians get too hooked up into saying how commercial everything is…and so they neglect the opportunities.
Christmas….get depressed in your holy huddle about how evil it has become, and how it is on the wrong day etc… (yawn!)….or see it as the best opportunity we have to talk about God on earth.
Everything someone wants to use for bad…God can use for good!
I reckon Christians get too hooked up into saying how commercial everything is…and so they neglect the opportunities.
Christmas….get depressed in your holy huddle about how evil it has become, and how it is on the wrong day etc… (yawn!)….or see it as the best opportunity we have to talk about God on earth.
Easter..get depressed about bunnies and chocolate, or see it as an opportunity to talk about sacrifice, love and what it means to be forgiven, and experience grace.
St Patricks day….get depressed about how everyone gets drunk and weare green paint, or talk about the real guy behind it, a prophet, miracle worker and evangelist…and enjoy a quite Irish Ale while you are at it! St Patrick
It all depends on your perspective, I choose to be relentlessly positive and hopeful, after all….God can redeem anything!
Free Book for Pastors..
Wayne and I have relaunched ‘Australian Pastors’. To celebrate, Wayne has negotiated with Dr John Jackson to provide a very special offer to all readers of ‘Australian Pastors’.
“To celebrate the Australian release of Pastorpreneur we have negotiated an exclusive deal with Koorong Books and the author. As our way of saying “thank you” for reading the Australian Pastor’s blog we would like to give you a complimentary copy of Pastorpreneur to……” (Read More)
Sheahan is amongst the top 50
Worst footy journalists that is….
Sheahan has come out with his top 50 best players, and Pav is the only Freo player to crack a mention.
The All Australian Ruckman, Sandilands…does not crack a mention, neither does the Rising Star, Palmer……..instead we find Rioli…now Rioli is a great player, but Palmer certainly deserves a gurnsey before him.
Cox is there, despite leading his team to a 15 finish, and being injured for much of the year.
Tear Fund, Soul Jam and Jesus gets mad
Good Sunday in Church today.
Andrew from Tear Fund came and shared how the $3000 we raised at Christmas will help two villages, about 200 families, will get water…thus enabling girls to go to school, dysentry and vomiting to decrease, and infant mortality drop by 50%…thats pretty awesome actually, that together, we could do that.
Jim Mc Kinnon (older guy at church) led out Community Choir, Soul Jam, in a rendition of ‘God’s Radar’ which brought the house down, it was funny, moving…great!
I spoke on Jesus’ passion for His Fathers House, and what it drove Him to….get mad. I enjoyed the story, and explaining some of it. Got a heap of feedback, which was great. A few visitors commented that they liked that I spoke about 25 minutes, to the point, good content etc. I am always amazed that some preachers speak for 45 plus minutes. Unless you are at a conference, that is…in my view…too long, and that is normally the feedback given. To bore people is a sin..I reckon. I also think, on a typical Sunday morning, the skill is in condensing the message, or maybe distilling it is a better word. Either way, its not about what I have to say, but God’s. I reckon if you are waffling…its about you!