If Churches Were Coffee Brands

If churches were coffee brands, you might see churches like this:

First Folger's Independent King Java Only Church

They've been drinking the same coffee since 1950 and if it was good enough then, it's good enough now.

Dunkin Donuts Fresh Brewed Church

They have a blend of different coffees, but they're all a little stale-tasting.

Starbucks Church

Pretty much everyone in  town goes there. They've got the "cool" music and the "relevant" atmosphere, but they have to write your name on your cup in order to remember it.

The Pour

They only meet in locally-owned and operated cafes. They would never dream of putting syrup in a latte just to make it more appealing.

All-Beans Church

They just want to drink coffee the way the early church drank coffee. They believe that we are all baristas, whether that's our vocation or not.





So which brand would your church be?

Shout out to Jeff Bethke for his article that inspired me to write this one.

The Life of the Body, pt. 1

In the first part of Ephesians 4, we see an anatomy of the body of Christ (aka the Church). In the second
part of Ephesians 4, we see a glimpse of what the life of this body looks like.

In verses 17-24, believers are collectively called to a new way of life. There are three key aspects to this new way of life...

Weekly Recap

Here is a recap of my favorite posts from the last week:

Weekly Recap

Here's a recap of my favorite posts from the past (two) week(s).

Zeal, or Arrogance?

Here are two excellent (and convicting) articles. There is much work to be done in our churches, and zeal is a good thing... but it is so easy for zeal to become tainted with arrogance, and for people to define themselves by what they're against, and for new meaningless traditions to take the place of old meaningless traditions. Check these out:

The new religious fundamentalists? Millennial Christians.

The Arrogance of My Generation’s Church Leaders

Weekly Recap

It has been a busy couple of weeks for me here, and I haven't had much time to keep up with writing. I plan on being back in full force next week. In the meantime, here are my top three favorite posts from the last two weeks.

A lot of Christians had a lot to say about the Supreme Court and DOMA last week. Unfortunately, a lot of what was said left me wishing that some Christians would just delete their social media profiles for the sake of Christ. However, there were a few voices with a gospel shaped perspective on the issue, and Trevin Wax wrote a must-read article on TGC that was (in my opinion) the best take on the whole issue:

Why Gay Marriage Is Good (and Bad) for the Church


On a more lighthearted note, Jon Acuff shared some "Worship Typos" that had me laughing out loud. I'm sure we've all had some similar experiences:

Top 16 Worship Typos

Finally, when it comes to youth ministry, much has been written about why young people are leaving the church. Jon Nielson approaches the issue from the opposite angle:

Common Traits of Youth Who Don't Leave the Church