september 2002, next-wave magazine

Running with the Ball
by Mark Barkaway

"The church in the post-modern era equally needs to start playing a new game with different rules to the traditional expressions of church."

A Report on the Vine Conference
by Eric Stanford

"What impressed me most about the group was how few ego bubbles I bumped into."

Good news,
fresh off the press

by Michael Toy

"If I give up the language and goals of the church, which have traditionally been focused on convincing people to turn their life over to Jesus, what do I replace them with?"

"All I Need"
a report from WorshipMusic.com

"Our goal has been to highlight what we consider the album we most highly recommend as a worship resource for today's churches."


Can we still trust God's Word?
by Ron Duty

"We have taken the anchor away and can't figure out why our people are morally and spiritually adrift."

Becoming De-Westernized
by Don Toshach

"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss."

The Challenge for Writers of Fiction
by C. Baruch

"Last year, I did something that some in the Christian world see as controversial: I read the first two books in the Harry Potter series."


 

 
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