epicdialogue.com » Uncategorized http://epicdialogue.com/blog richard hamilton: youth worker. blogger. futurist. geek. father. sojourn. community organizer. Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:59:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Cheesus http://epicdialogue.com/blog/2009/05/25/cheesus/ http://epicdialogue.com/blog/2009/05/25/cheesus/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 04:12:03 +0000 Richard Hamilton http://epicdialogue.com/blog/?p=516 When I first saw this, I assumed it was a joke. Maybe made up by some Atheist, spoofing of ridiculous fringe Christians. Nope, this cat is a UMC Youth Minister in Texas. What a joke.

What is wrong with people that? What makes them so desperate for a spiritual experience that they make up this? This is just plain embarrassing.

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Fifty People, One Question: Brooklyn from Crush & Lovely on Vimeo.

Where would you like to wake up?

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]]> http://epicdialogue.com/blog/2009/01/20/excellent-thoughts-on-the-inauguration/feed/ 2 What Churches Should Learn From Steve Jobs http://epicdialogue.com/blog/2009/01/19/what-churches-should-learn-from-steve-jobs/ http://epicdialogue.com/blog/2009/01/19/what-churches-should-learn-from-steve-jobs/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:50:49 +0000 Richard Hamilton http://epicdialogue.com/blog/?p=336 With the news this past week that Steve Jobs was taking a medical leave of absence, Apple took a hit. Rumors flew on the net and their stock took a dip.

There is no doubt; Jobs took Apple from the brink to the market dominance they now enjoy. Not only is he a powerful leader, dynamic futurist, and a brilliant strategist; Steve Jobs is a rock star. His celebrity persona has captivated the hearts and minds of geeks (myself included) worldwide. His absence has brought a cloud of doubt over the future of Apple. This magnified by the fact that there is no public plan for an Apple beyond Jobs. What are the consequences? Jason Rothbart addresses this on ReadWriteWeb.

This got me thinking. What about the one-man-show type churches?

A lot of churches are built around a personality. I’m not just talking about the modern mega-church Rick Warren/Bill Hybles types. There are more than a few small churches that are built around one figure. (I assume in many cases, this is why these churches are small. That figure is not that impressive.)

What, if anything, should churches learn from Steve Jobs and his recent medical concerns?

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