Category Archives: Church stuff

Ephesians with Wright halfway through

Posted on 2010/02/13 by ngilmour

For those who use my Sunday school resources, I’ve now got two versions of a lesson sequence on Ephesians done, one that boogie woogies through the book in three weeks and one that goes half a chapter at a time.  … Continue reading →

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One more thing…

Posted on 2010/01/30 by ngilmour

While I’m moving my more speculative posts over to the Christian Humanist Blog, I will continue to update my own Sunday School Resources and Teen Ministry pages here.  I invite anyone who would like to look at them to use … Continue reading →

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Georgia Christmas Pictures 2009

Posted on 2009/12/21 by ngilmour

It’s much easier to upload photos with one hand and hold the baby with the other than it is to write a blog post, however brief, in the same manner.? So enjoy these pictures of Micah, Miriam, pageants, presents, cookies, … Continue reading →

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Haggai Must Have Been a Baptist

Posted on 2009/12/07 by ngilmour

Identifying Biblical Writers by Church Affiliation They’re not as snappy as lightbulb jokes, but there is an undeniable nerdy humor in this John Mark Reynolds post.

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Athens Christian Church Fall Festival

Posted on 2009/11/16 by ngilmour

More long-overdue pictures of Micah and Miriam. Halloween 2009

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Book Review: Coffee Shop Theology

Posted on 2009/09/11 by ngilmour

Several months ago, I wanted to take the Sunday school class I teach through some systematic theology, so I thought I might want to look into Coffee House Theology, which I had heard about on Homebrewed Christianity. ?Unfortunately, I remembered … Continue reading →

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One Faculty Workshop and Two Sermons Later…

Posted on 2009/09/09 by ngilmour

My new daughter decided not to arrive in the air-breathing world before I made my three public appearances, and I’ll admit that I’m relieved.? I didn’t have to punt any of the three, and I can say I completed each, … Continue reading →

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VBS Fatigue

Posted on 2009/06/11 by ngilmour

My apologies to those who have commented in the last few days. As some of you know, I tend to write a handful of posts while I’m working the public library, scheduling one per day. I can’t do the same … Continue reading →

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Discussing Catechism, Milligan Style

Posted on 2009/05/30 by ngilmour

If you’ve been following the comments in the right column, you’ll see that Ben Lee, a good friend, has jumped in on the discussion that Slim and I have been having about youth ministry, technology, and what good (if any) … Continue reading →

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Changes to the Sunday School Page

Posted on 2009/05/20 by ngilmour

Actually, the new name of the page (as you’ll see if you point your mouse down there) is “SundaySch.”? I had to do something relatively brief so that it would appear on the tab. Because I’ve been producing as much … Continue reading →

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CIY Revisited: A Dialogue with Slim: Part 3

Posted on 2009/05/18 by ngilmour

Slim’s Latest Response Ben Lee’s Recent Post on Related Topics I included Ben Lee’s post because, whether unknowingly or in the spirit of unabashed plagiarism, he’s engaging the same kinds of questions that Slim and I have been trying to … Continue reading →

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A Brief Thought on the Christian Standard’s Campus Ministry Issue

Posted on 2009/05/10 by ngilmour

Campus Ministers’ Interview from the Christian Standard. Last week’s Christian Standard praised the practice of campus ministry, and the centerpiece of the issue was the above group interview with veteran campus ministers. Given the reflections on campus ministry I posted … Continue reading →

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CIY Revisited: A Dialogue with Slim: Part 2

Posted on 2009/05/08 by ngilmour

So there you have it: a youth volunteer’s response to CIY’s Believe! tour and a youth minister’s response.? Because we actually agreed in more places than we disagreed, let me hit those first: Nested Narratives and Late-Capitalist Storytelling Slim’s youth … Continue reading →

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CIY Revisited: A Dialogue with Slim, Part 1

Posted on 2009/05/07 by ngilmour

Before I post his text, I want to introduce you to Jim Clark.? He and I were students and for a spell roommates at Milligan College.? We were groomsmen in each other’s weddings.??? We kept going to Milligan’s guitar-and-drums Sunday … Continue reading →

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Jumbotron Preaching

Posted on 2009/05/03 by ngilmour

Hirsch & Stetzer Discuss Multi-Site?|?Integrating Missionally – W. David Phillips. I saw this link on Tall Skinny Kiwi, and since I’ve never been in a “satellite campus” but find the phenomenon fascinating, I decided to take a look.? I think … Continue reading →

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The Nature of Christian Preaching

Posted on 2009/04/23 by ngilmour

While I’m out of town, I figured I’d give you readers some food for thought, and here’s the question of the day: is Christian preaching primarily the transmission of content that happens to involve rhetorical performance, or is it primarily … Continue reading →

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History and Proselytizing

Posted on 2009/04/22 by ngilmour

I wrote this post back on December 22 originally, but I figured it might bear a quick revision and a repost while most of my readers aren’t on Christmas break.? So here it goes! El Ick’s blog recently had quite … Continue reading →

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Note from iMonk

Posted on 2009/04/18 by ngilmour

Thoughts on Jesus Camp The post in general is a review of the documentary Jesus Camp, but I thought this observation of the relationship between childhood faith and adult faith was spot on: The Jesus Camp method of intense indoctrination, … Continue reading →

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Easter, Eggs and Scripture

Posted on 2009/04/17 by ngilmour

Here’s a double-whammy Micah post for you. The first part is a brief clip from Athens Christian Church’s Easter service. The second is a gallery of Micah’s many Easter egg hunts and some more pics from Easter Sunday. Enjoy! And … Continue reading →

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Return to the Arena part 4: An Attempt at Summary

Posted on 2009/04/15 by ngilmour

Return to the Arena part 1 Return to the Arena part 2 Return to the Arena part 3 It’s now been twelve days since I departed that fateful Friday afternoon for my return to the world of great-hall youth ministry … Continue reading →

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