Total Mileage: 1,794
Song of the Day: "Delmar Mourning" (Last to Show First to Go)
Book of the Day: researching church life cycles- more info coming soon.
I'm in St. Louis with my brother and sister-in-law, and the weather is putting on quite a show for us. We've had a few tornado warnings and hail the size of golf balls. There's been some of that wonderful windy sideways rain and also some very impressive lightning and flash-flooding. At the same time, I can hear birds chirping outside, so that's a good sign, right?
At this point, I'm researching a question that I've been thinking about a good bit lately: does every church have a predetermined life cycle of sorts? Like humans, do churches have a standard life process with birth, growth, maturity, and eventual death? How possible is it to break out of this cycle and help a church enter new phases of growth later in life? I'm doing some reading on the subject, and maybe I'll have this line of thought a little more fleshed out a few days from now.
Right now, I'm taking a little downtime after the intense three-church marathon that was Chicago. Tomorrow, I head down to Memphis. Mmm, I'm more than ready to get back to Memphis BBQ. I'm looking forward to seeing friends and family as well, but BBQ has a special place in my heart . . . well, it's actually more in the coronary arteries, but that's close enough to the heart.
Peace and Blessings,
Tom
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