Geoffrey Holsclaw
I choose messy relationships over Church Clarity. And I choose messy relationships over the Nashville Statement (as I’ve said here and here, and David Fitch and I discussed on our podcast). In fact, as I process the launch of Church Clarity I see 5 ways that Church Clarity is just the inversion of the Nashville […]
We need to change our understanding of being born-again. And we need to change our emphasis on atonement. “You’re a ‘born-again Christian’, right?” I was asked this while at O’Mei, a fine dining Chinese restaurant I worked at through college. My first thought was, Aren’t all Christians born-again? But I said, “I don’t know. What […]
If I were angry then I would be interesting. And if I were outraged I’d have something to say. And if I have a complaint, well, then I would complain. Then I would be interesting too. I’d have opinions, information, enemies, and allies. Because anger propels opinions and information. Anger generates enemies and allies. And […]
Forgetting Jesus’s Humanity When we don’t remember the humanity of Jesus we tend to forget our own. Pastors and theologians are quick to emphasize the humanity of Jesus, that he is the full revelation of God, that he manifests God’s glory, that he embodies God’s presence in the world—all of which I of course agree […]
In honor of this great time of year, I bring you “Church Stats: Advanced Analytics” (developed through a fabulous team somewhere on Facebook, but I can’t find the thread—how’s that for giving credit). Stat Categories As a review, there are three major categories we track with our propriatary stats system: Service Time: This is a […]
Is there a better way to understand the idea that God made us for his glory? Yesterday we focus at this phrase from the Nashville Statement: “Many deny that God created human beings for his glory.” ~ Preamble to Nashville Statement. I ended my post asking this question. And, “Yes,” there is a better […]
CEOs withdraw from Trump’s advisory councils because of the Presidents bankrupt statements about Charlottesville—maybe because of their moral backbone, but probably because of the financial bottomline. But so far no evangelical advisors have stepped down. It makes people ask, “Are evangelicals really are just White?” For some this is self-evident. Others vigorously deny it. And […]
On Westworld and Christmas. Here is my conclusion. In contrast to this mythological framework, the Abrahamic faiths have no story of violence at the dawn of the world. Instead, the book of Genesis opening the Bible depicts the creation of all things in peaceful, even artistic, terms. The same is true of Christmas. At its […]