Sep
22/
08

Can a church have a doorbell?

by Michael Buckingham
Can a church have a doorbell?

When we say the word “church” we usually think of the building..you know Sunday morning, a pulpit and stage, maybe some pews. But do we need all those things to have a church?

Not for a community in Pheonix, AZ.…

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Sep
15/
08

Let’s meet in Oklahoma

by Michael Buckingham
Let’s meet in Oklahoma

I’m getting ready to head down to Oklahoma for ministryCOM 2008 and would love to see as many of you who are either going to the conference or are in the area. I think one of the best things that…

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Sep
12/
08

A timeline of innovation

by Michael Buckingham

What do the Joyce Meyer Ministry, .85 cent gas and Sex billboards have in common? They are all part of the 25 Years of Life, Innovation, and the Church time line which gives us a nice snapshot and highlights…

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Sep
12/
08

Designing as if you were in Egypt

by Michael Buckingham

Here’s an interesting reflection on design and what it looks like in relation to the Israelite’s journey.

Whether you are a designer, pastor, tv producer or whatever part you play realize that the journey you are on, just like the…

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Sep
08/
08

Last call for input

by Michael Buckingham

I’m putting the final touches on my talk/workshop on sermon branding for the ministryCOM conference in OK.

What are the issues you want to talk about?

What do you struggle with?

Here’s a glimpse at some of it:

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    Sep
    07/
    08

    Everyone’s doing it.

    by Michael Buckingham

    This is good stuff.

    Craig Groeschel has announced that LifeChurch will no longer have “church members”. What I love is that they are killing it because

    the reason is because for years and years we’ve done it, and we

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    Sep
    05/
    08

    Graffiti snails on the loose

    by Michael Buckingham
    Graffiti snails on the loose

    Proof that art comes in all sizes courtesy of a London artist known only as Slinkachu.

    Check out inner city snail for more pictures.

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    Sep
    03/
    08

    Healer Apology (who do you believe in)

    by Michael Buckingham

    I was deeply saddened to hear that the moving story behind the still incredible song “Healer” was a lie. Michael Guglielmucci was conning everyone, including his own family. But as all sin does, it finally caught up with him.…

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    Sep
    01/
    08

    A prayer for the ‘daily grind’

    by Michael Buckingham
    A prayer for the ‘daily grind’

    Christianity today has an article about some new advertising taken out by the Church of England to “soothe commuters travelling into work this morning”. Obviously as we move out of summer into the fall season it becomes a busy…

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    Aug
    28/
    08

    Reason #714 to drop IE : Porn mode

    by Michael Buckingham
    Reason #714 to drop IE : Porn mode

    Okay, maybe there aren’t really 713 reasons to not use IE…but there are a number of them. The number one reason is: Firefox is just better. The number two reason: IE is a pain to develop for and now Microsoft…

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