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Why Men Watch 3-Hour Football Games, but Fall Asleep During a 45-Minute Sermon
June 22nd, 2006 | Church culture, Teaching in the church, Uncategorized | David Murrow | 2 Comments
As I write this, the world is gripped with sports fever. Here in North America big-league hockey and basketball have just crowned new champions. The rest of the planet is focused on the World Cup, where the best soccer teams are battling it out for football supremacy. Men are the primary audience for these sporting [...]
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College Gender Gap Mimics Church Gap
January 2nd, 2006 | Church culture, How we're off the mark, Teaching in the church | David Murrow | No Comments
Churches and universities are having trouble attracting men for the same reason: both are in the business of dispensing precious knowledge in a classroom setting. Today, fewer men are in the market for this type of experience, which they find boring and irrelevant to their lives.
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Church as a Classroom…
April 3rd, 2005 | Teaching in the church | David Murrow | No Comments
Have you noticed how many church programs are built around a school paradigm? We offer adult classes, seminars, Sunday school, Bible Studies, etc. The centerpiece of our worship is a lecture (sermon) from an educated person with a seminary degree. Christianity has become an educational pursuit. The path to Christ now leads through a classroom.
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Why Men Watch 3-Hour Football Games, but Fall Asleep During a 45-Minute Sermon