Random

~ CHURCH PLANT SURVIVABILITY report from the Southern Baptists. (.pdf). Specific factors that they have identified -- such as types of meeting space, children's meetings, block parties... Definitely not the final word on the topic -- but if a new church gleans and adapts even one fruitful idea you can overlook some of the suppositions about what constitutes church and success.

~ George Barna says that ROMAN CATHOLICS have become MAINSTREAM AMERICANS. That's hardly new news. But it may describe why the percentage of American adults describing themselves as RC has dropped. If you're mainstream you're no different, so why even worry about labels -- or something like that.

~ Coming in August -- the MANGA BIBLE -- Asian style comics for American young people telling biblical stories -- from Zondervan. At least someone is paying attention to the pop cultural shift.

~ CHURCH HOPPING -- the ultimate "me" experience.

~ Noted theologian HAROLD O. J. BROWN has died -- strong pro-life voice.

~ Hey, Mal! There is an OFFICIAL GOOGLE AUSTRALIA BLOG. There must be money to be made down there.

~ It's finally COOL to be a LIBRARIAN.

~ TNIV REVISIONS -- best process?

~ MICRONESIANS maxing out HOMELESS SHELTERS in Hawaii.