Christian Ministry Archives » Mike Frost https://mikefrost.net/category/christian-ministry/ AUTHOR | SPEAKER | MISSIOLOGIST | AGITATOR Mon, 17 Jul 2023 11:44:08 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 https://i0.wp.com/mikefrost.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cropped-MF.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Christian Ministry Archives » Mike Frost https://mikefrost.net/category/christian-ministry/ 32 32 116298986 The Evangelistic Art of Listening Well https://mikefrost.net/the-evangelistic-art-of-listening-well/ https://mikefrost.net/the-evangelistic-art-of-listening-well/#comments Mon, 17 Jul 2023 11:44:05 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=32643 This is the third post in a four-part series on how to share our faith. In the first post I explored the importance of learning to tell our spiritual autobiographies. In the second post I made the case for why we need to get better at telling the big story of God. Faith sharing involves […]

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]]> https://mikefrost.net/the-evangelistic-art-of-listening-well/feed/ 6 32643 The Problem of Fortune-Telling Preaching https://mikefrost.net/the-problem-of-fortune-telling-preaching/ https://mikefrost.net/the-problem-of-fortune-telling-preaching/#comments Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:29:35 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=32539 “You won’t soar like an eagle if you’re negative in your thinking. Get your thoughts going in the right direction.” “Settling for what is comfortable is one of the biggest enemies to our enlargement.” “Your freedom will be determined by whether you allow what I think and say about you to matter more than what […]

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]]> https://mikefrost.net/the-problem-of-fortune-telling-preaching/feed/ 10 32539 Could ChatGPT ever preach a sermon? https://mikefrost.net/could-chatgpt-ever-preach-a-sermon/ https://mikefrost.net/could-chatgpt-ever-preach-a-sermon/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2023 19:46:16 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=32275 ChatGPT has got some preachers spooked. I’m hearing some noted preachers, and teachers of preaching, nervously proclaiming that the sermon is safe from the chatbot because, well, ChatGPT can’t preach. But is that entirely true? It’s certainly true that ChatGPT can currently write sermons. Recently, a New York rabbi named Josh Franklin preached a sermon […]

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]]> https://mikefrost.net/could-chatgpt-ever-preach-a-sermon/feed/ 10 32275 What churches could learn from the Pub Choir phenomenon https://mikefrost.net/what-churches-could-learn-from-the-pub-choir-phenomenon/ https://mikefrost.net/what-churches-could-learn-from-the-pub-choir-phenomenon/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2023 21:34:53 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=32258 Have you noticed hardly anyone at your church sings the congregational songs anymore? I have. And I visit quite a few churches around the place. The singers and the band on stage seem to be really into it, but the congregation not so much. Sometimes people explain this by pointing out that singing just isn’t […]

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]]> https://mikefrost.net/what-churches-could-learn-from-the-pub-choir-phenomenon/feed/ 25 32258 Breaking Up the Family in the Pursuit of Uniformity https://mikefrost.net/breaking-up-the-family-in-the-pursuit-of-uniformity/ https://mikefrost.net/breaking-up-the-family-in-the-pursuit-of-uniformity/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2022 04:42:28 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=32229 I belong to a small Baptist denomination in Australia. We are a broadly evangelical association of churches, united by a set of core doctrinal statements but with plenty of room for interpretation on non-core beliefs. We highly value the autonomy of the local congregation of believers to interpret Scripture and determine their values and practices. […]

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]]> https://mikefrost.net/breaking-up-the-family-in-the-pursuit-of-uniformity/feed/ 22 32229 The Micro-Shift That Could Be a Gear Changer for Your Church https://mikefrost.net/the-micro-shift-that-could-be-a-gear-changer-for-your-church/ https://mikefrost.net/the-micro-shift-that-could-be-a-gear-changer-for-your-church/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2022 22:04:39 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=32124 In the Nicene Creed, Christians declare our belief in the four key attributes of the church when we say, “[We believe] in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church.” They are recited in the liturgies of the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Assyrian Church of the East, the Moravian Church, […]

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]]> https://mikefrost.net/the-micro-shift-that-could-be-a-gear-changer-for-your-church/feed/ 8 32124 If You Don’t Like Deconstruction, Don’t Teach People to “Fall in Love with Jesus” in the First Place https://mikefrost.net/if-you-dont-like-deconstruction-dont-teach-people-to-fall-in-love-with-jesus-in-the-first-place/ https://mikefrost.net/if-you-dont-like-deconstruction-dont-teach-people-to-fall-in-love-with-jesus-in-the-first-place/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2022 03:31:11 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=32037 I hear it all the time. People explain their devotion to Christ by referring to having “fallen in love with Jesus.” I get it. They’re trying to describe the intense existential experience of gratitude and admiration they have for Jesus. They’re trying to say, “I’m not just a casual or unconscious Christian, I’m really emotionally […]

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]]> https://mikefrost.net/if-you-dont-like-deconstruction-dont-teach-people-to-fall-in-love-with-jesus-in-the-first-place/feed/ 39 32037 A Tale of Two Mars Hills (well, their pastors) https://mikefrost.net/a-tale-of-two-mars-hills-well-their-pastors/ https://mikefrost.net/a-tale-of-two-mars-hills-well-their-pastors/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2021 22:08:36 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=31435 I’ve been listening to the incendiary podcast, The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill, and shaking my head along with thousands of listeners around the world. But it’s worth remembering there were two churches named Mars Hill, one of which is still in existence. Both their founding pastors courted controversy, but one of them was […]

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]]> https://mikefrost.net/a-tale-of-two-mars-hills-well-their-pastors/feed/ 53 31435 If Jesus Ran a Dinner Church, Part I https://mikefrost.net/if-jesus-ran-a-dinner-church-part-i/ https://mikefrost.net/if-jesus-ran-a-dinner-church-part-i/#comments Sun, 14 Nov 2021 11:31:30 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=31303 Dinner churches are increasing in popularity as many Christians find themselves drawn to a church experience that is more informal, communal, egalitarian, and one that involves hospitality and conviviality.  If you’re not familiar with dinner churches, I write about them here. While a dinner church is everything a traditional church should be – a gathering […]

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]]> https://mikefrost.net/if-jesus-ran-a-dinner-church-part-i/feed/ 9 31303 Church Abuse Can Cause the Worst PTSD https://mikefrost.net/church-abuse-can-cause-the-worst-ptsd/ https://mikefrost.net/church-abuse-can-cause-the-worst-ptsd/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2021 22:01:30 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=31023 Church abuse can cause worse post-traumatic stress disorder than other forms of trauma. And that’s not to minimize the effects of other forms of trauma. It’s just that when Christians are abused by church leaders it impacts every element of their core identity and causes them to question who they are, what they believe and […]

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