Author: DaveWrightEEG
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Navigating Generational Differences
There are few things more jarring and daunting than being dropped into a foreign culture, having to learn a new language, and navigating your way around. The overwhelming strangeness of absolutely everything leaves one feeling unequipped or unprepared for each new day. This is where the church in America finds itself today. Yet we did…
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Key Issues Christians Need to Understand
I spoke a few weeks back to a Sunday School class of grandparents. The main thing I was trying to get across to the folks there was that the world their grandkids are growing up in is so different that it makes little sense to older generations. Specifically I spoke of the changing meaning of…
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Jesus and Israel in Wartime
Over the past few years, we have found a few YouTube channels that educate and entertain us. One of them is Sergio & Rhoda in Israel. They are a delightful young couple who visit biblical sites in Israel (their home country). Their latest video is absolutely one of the most encouraging and uplifting things I…
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Worth Reading
A few things I have read lately that I think are worth checking out… An Assessment of Andy Stanley’s Unconditional Conference This one does a good job of assessing the conference and contrasting it with a Biblical worldview. The author attended the conference. The Scandalous Seven Thaddeus Williams of Talbot/Biola takes a look at the…
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It Is Time To Stand Together
In 2020 when George Floyd was murdered, many felt compelled to post a black box in their social media feed. The intention was to stand in solidarity against racism. We can all agree that racism is wrong. When Russia invaded Ukraine, it seemed like everyone put a Ukrainian flag in their social media feed. Some put…
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When the Youth Retreat Turns into Lord of the Flies
I suggested a year ago to the youth ministers in ADOSC that I would likely do some writing and posting on my experiences over the years in South Carolina. Sort of memoir or just recollections of things that I learned from. This is finally the first of that. I think over the past year I…
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Should Your Church Continue to Use the Orange Curriculum?
Over the years I’ve known of many churches who have used the Orange curriculum. Friends of mine have attended the Orange Conference that promotes the curriculum and equips people to use it. Right now, I hope that most are questioning the wisdom of continuing with Orange and are doing their research to make the best…
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The Silent Epidemic
I recently read an excellent article by Carl Trueman that spoke to an issue that I believe is not getting addressed enough. I thought I would share the highlights and encourage you to read the whole piece. The article is titled THE DEATH OF CHURCH AND PUB in which he captures the essence of what…
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Fundraising Ideas for Missions Teams
I wrote this for Anglican Relief & Development Fund as they are now sending teams to disaster sites If your church is sending a team to help with disaster relief or any sort of ministry/mission opportunity, raising the funds to cover the costs is essential. There are a number of ways that churches typically do…
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Engaging Younger Generations
(Another message for GrandCamp 2023 – these are my full notes including some portions that I did not get to include due to time) I thought the year 2020 was going to be a year of revisioning. God had shown me a new ministry emphasis that I thought we would gain traction with. January started…
