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Loading ...One of our key initiatives at OCC right now is to hire a full-time worship minister. You can read our current ad by clicking Worship Minister to the right under Pages. At the conclusion of Bob Russell’s book, he emphasizes the importance of the weekly worship service and finding a worship leader. Below are a [...]
One of my favorite chapters in the book is chapter 4. It’s entitled “EXCELLENCE: Do Your Best in Every Area of Service.” Bob Russell (see picture above) shares that in a recent survey 90% of Southeast members (that’s 90% of 14,000 people) said they had invited someone to come to church with them in the [...]
In chapter 2, Russell makes a case for balancing musical styles in Sunday worship services. Under the section Why Sing Old Hymns? he writes:
The hymns are familiar to many of our guests. Many church leaders are so wrapped up in reaching the culture with modern music that they never stop to think about what might [...]
In chapter 1, Russell encourages preachers to use a lot of Scripture in their sermons. He shares a story about a preacher that came to his home church growing up:
Once an arrogant young preacher delivered a sermon in our church that contained almost no Scripture. My mother, who rarely spoke a negative word to anyone, [...]
I’ve been rereading When God Builds a Church by Bob Russell the last few weeks. It’s filled with great stuff that’s applicable for any church or church leader. Over the next week I’m going to post some of my favorite quotes and/or concepts. If you haven’t read the book, you can get it at the OCC library [...]
Below are more quotes from Mark Moore’s book Seeing God in HD. This book is a must read for the serious Bible student. Click here to purchase. There’s also a copy available in the OCC library. Check it out – in more ways than one!
“It does not matter what the text means to you; what [...]
I’m currently reading Seeing God in HD by Mark Moore. It is a book on how to interpret the Bible. So far, so good. Below are some great quotes from chapter one. Stay tuned for more.
“…if you don’t obey the words of Scripture, you have no right to claim that you understand them.” p. 19
“The [...]
I just started a new book yesterday. It’s called Building Faith at Home. The first chapter has a quote by Peter Benson. I have no idea who he is, but here’s the quote: “Religious life in the home is more influential than the church.”
What do you think?
I finished reading Celebration of Discipline by Richard J. Foster last week for a seminary class I’m taking. Christianity Today proclaimed this book as one of the top ten Christian books in the 20th century. It is definitely a classic. Below are some things I underlined as I read it. You can also read my book review. [...]
I finished The Barbarian Way last night. This morning I’ve started another book titled Don’t Waste Your Life. It’s by John Piper. He is the pastor of preaching and vision at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I just watched a DVD message by Piper that came with the book. It’s powerful. The text Piper used [...]