Mark Conner Church

The Church of Jesus Christ

ChurchOver 2,000 years ago Jesus said that he would build his church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. The church is his master project. Nothing else occupies his mind and heart as much as this. The church is not a building, not an organisation and not an event. It is God's people – a community of Christ-followers, empowered by the Spirit to participate in God's mission in the world. As long that is happening, the form and style of the church is not overly important. In fact, it takes all sorts of churches to reach the wide variety of people in our world. 

I love the church and I'm passionate about it becoming all that God intends for it to be. On my BLOG, I have written a host of articles about the church – covering topics such as church governance, mega churches, the emerging church, multi-site churches, church planting, Pentecostalism, and women's ministry.

Click here to start reading (and don't forget to click "Next" at the bottom of the first page of posts to access the rest).

Happy reading 🙂

Mark Conner Theology

Theological Reflections

TheoTheology may sound a bit boring and heady, but it's really not. It is simply the study of God. Of course, God is not someone we can put under a microscope and fully understand. He is beyond our comprehension. nevertheless, as creations of God, its important that we take time to think about our Creator – to reflect on who he is and what's like, as well as what he's up to in the world.

I've written a whole bunch of posts around the topic of theology. Take some time to read one or two of them each day over the next week. You'll be glad you did.

May each of us come to know God more personally as we reflect on his revelation of himself to humanity.

Click here to begin.

Mark Conner Quotes

Quotes worth Quoting

QuotesWords have great power. With them God created the world. However, we live in a wordy world, where words can lose their impact and importance. Sometimes we're saying so much … but really saying so little.

I love quotes – words from people who have engaged their brain and heart before opening their mouth. Wisdom from the wise. Gems ready to discover … if we'll just stop … and listen … then pause … reflect … and who knows, maybe even change. 

That's the power of words.

I've gathered a whole collection of quotes worth quoting.

Click here to begin reading them.

Enjoy!

Mark Conner Think About It

Think About It

ThinkLooking for some short inspirational thoughts for the day?

I have a host of them available for you. These are transcripts of some 60 second spots I have done for LIGHT FM, one of Melbourne's best radio stations, growing in popularity every year, with a broad audience of listeners.

Think about it …

Click here to begin.

Mark Conner Books

A Book Lover’s Delight

ReadEveryone has a weakness. Mine is books. There is a certain joy in buying a book and putting it on your shelf … even if you haven't read hte last 10 books you bought. Fellow addicts will identify with me right away. If you don't love books … well, you just don't understand.

Fellow book-lovers, I have a host of articles for you on the topics of 'Books.' Just click here to get started … and I promise you'll have an enjoyable time.

And when you're done reading, it won't have cost you a penny … unless you choose to buy a book I've recommended, of course.

Enjoy your reading!

Mark Conner Personal Development

The Joy of Laughter

LaughThey say that laughter is good medicine. I believe that is true. Life can be stressful and draining at times. However, we know that the joy of the Lord is our strength. Joy is different than happiness in that it does not depend on what is happening to us. It comes from our relationship with God and our faith that he has everything in control, even if our circumstances don't seem to affirm that fact.

Every now and then it's good to stop and look on the funny side of life, even if it means having a good laugh at yourself. Sometimes we take ourselves too seriously and God not seriously enough. It pays to lighten up a bit and realise that we are not the Saviour of the world, Jesus is!

Need a good laugh? Well, go no further. Click here to access a whole host of humorous moments and stories. Go ahead and laugh out loud. You'll feel a lot better afterwards 🙂

P.S. Don't forget to click 'next' at the bottom of the BLOG page, as there's more laughter waiting for you there. 

 

Mark Conner Contemporary Culture

Best Movies of 2011

TodayEveryone loves a good movie but sometimes it can be hard to find a good one. Hours can be spent in your local DVD shop browsing through what seems like an endless array of violence, sex and pointless comedy.

Christianity Today issues a list of what they believe are the most redeeming movies each year. Click here to view their list for 2011. Who knows, you might find something worth watching in there. 

P.S. Focus on the Family's Plugged In web site gives a good detailed overview of moveies, which is helpful to know before you see one. However, sometimes their reviews are so critical that you'd pretty much get the opinion that no movie is worth your time. It's important to understand that when you see a movie made by non-Christians it probably will have a good deal of non-Christian values. Neverthless, we need to be listening to the stories of our culture and endeavouring to join in the conversation.