Category Archives: Ecclesiology

Ecclesiology is the study of doctrine pertaining to the Church itself as a community or organic entity, and with the understanding of what the “church” is — ie., its role in salvation, its origin, its relationship to the historical Christ, its discipline, its destiny (see Eschatology) and its leadership. It is, therefore, the study of the Church as a thing in itself, and of the Church’s self-understanding of its mission and role.

To the North American Church, An 8th letter

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Ron Amundson

You have done much in the last 200 years…. You made Me the center of your communities and your lives. You pulled together, not just in single churches, but multitudes of churches to serve the least of these. You built … Continue reading →

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Leaving the 99 Behind

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Ron Amundson

@Tragic_Pizza hit on leaving the 99 behind in his sermon for yesterday… He said if a pastor were to do such, they’d likely get fired. Can you imagine the outrage if a Sunday service was delayed, as pastor got an … Continue reading →

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Glenn Beck Rocks sort of…

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Ron Amundson

Glenn Beck is holding some interesting events this weekend, with Friday crossing more into the faith domain than Saturday, but no doubt his faith will permeate both events, as it also does in his radio show. One can learn a … Continue reading →

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Too many pastors?

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Ron Amundson

Egads, I know tons of pastors without churches… and sadly, in the future, it seems even more are likely to find themselves in that position. I also know there are kazillions of unmet needs, and where it might be good … Continue reading →

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Online Sermons Things to Consider

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Ron Amundson

The guys over at oldworship new had a fascinating post on the use of new media in worship, and were asking for feedback as concerns online sermons. As I commented over there, I think they are a great thing, and … Continue reading →

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Some Elevated Eyebrows on the LIFT Survey

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Ron Amundson

The Lift folks were asking for input on twitter… Well, I like twitter for a lot of things, but commenting on a massive survey doesn’t lend itself a whole lot with a 140 character limit. Even on facebook, the character … Continue reading →

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Many Love Jesus.. but the Church, Not so Much

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Ron Amundson

Over the past few days, my blog reader stream has a lot of bits on Christian community, especially so after Ann Rice’s disillusionment with church. Statistically, her approach is pretty common. Some data presented last fall indicated folks identifying themselves … Continue reading →

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Unity in Christ via the Pew

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Ron Amundson

In todays Gospel lesson*, we hear of Jesus prayer for unity… and for many within the body of Christ, they blow it off as unobtainium. I pretty much agree, it is unobtainium… but I vehemiently disagree when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Backwards Priority

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Ron Amundson

Remove the pastor to allow the church to continue? Economically, the congregation just can’t afford a pastor anymore… I’m hearing this a lot as of late. I remember James Glasse writing in “Put it together in the Parish” that even … Continue reading →

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Churches and Coffeehouses

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Ron Amundson

Dwight, over at Center for Renewal had a cool entry on the coffeehouse phenomena, where he noted the activity, and wished for the same at Maundy Thursday services. It got me thinking quite a bit, and rather than hog his … Continue reading →

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