Relationship building through my dog

by | Aug 28, 2012 | BLOG

One of the advantages of being part of a church that also plants other churches is that you’re rarely allowed to rest on your laurels. We’re in the process of relaunching our Wicker Park site as we go from evenings to mornings there while also getting...

by | Aug 25, 2012 | BLOG

Spending the day at Barrington UMC learning about generosity. (Taken with...

Doing evangelism in an established church

by | Aug 23, 2012 | BLOG

We sometimes get asked about how established churches can utilize some of the things that we’ve tried at Urban Village. Here are a few thoughts on evangelism (with a major hat tip to my colleague Trey Hall who is the mastermind behind a lot of this): 1. Get out...

Some people see churches like they see independent bookstores. It’s nice to know they’re there, but they don’t frequent them as much as they should.

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by | Aug 14, 2012 | BLOG

Are Chicagoans trustworthy? Honest Tea is helping us find out. I saw this social experiment this morning on the corner of Washington and Dearborn in the Loop. In case you can’t quite tell what this is, there are bottles of Honest Tea in a stand and then, to the...

Quick preview of Sunday’s sermon

by | Aug 2, 2012 | BLOG

A quick preview of Sunday’s sermon: We continue our series on “Why We Party” as we explore the various festivals of the Hebrew Scriptures (aka Old Testament). This Sunday: Sukkot or the Festival of the Booths, which God commanded the Israelites to...