An interesting way to "fight the power" and "stick it to the man," (the "man" in this case being the devil, the world, and the flesh), to be shockingly counter-cultural, and to grow the church in a truly biblical and traditional way all at the same time.
And, as a bonus, it's a lot more effective (and fun) than the Ablaze!(tm) program, "emerging" fads, and paying a lot of money to attend "conferences" and "conventions."
Pastor Beane, my wife and I just had our fourth child - maybe I could call myself a church growth expert! :)
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Dear Pr. Hoff:
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! What great news. Blessings to you and the fam. I guess your children are dual citizens like my little guy. Now, are they Canadian-American or American-Canadian? :-)
Pr. Beane, Hmmm, good question. I'd call them American-Canadian until I teach them the finer points of playing hockey - ha ha. Actually, since they were all born here they are certainly American; I have not looked into Canadian citizenship for them.
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