Tag: Rule of Benedict

• The Benedict Option is Not Really an Option

  Since I already have some pretty definite opinions about the book, I thought maybe I ought to read it.  My preliminary thoughts about Rod Dreher‘s The Benedict Option is that it offers a good analysis of the present states of both culture and Church, but Dreher’s solution seems more imposed than necessary or biblical. In…

  Dennis Griffith

  April 5, 2017

  Christian Life, Church, Cultural Issues

  Church & Culture, Church & World, Rod Dreher, Rule of Benedict

• 7 Ways to Be a Great Host

  There is an ancient rule among the Benedictines:  “Let every guest who arrives be received like Christ. For He is going to say, ‘I came as a guest and you received me’.” This would be a good concept for all churches to remember and instill. Unlike most churches in our country, the church I have the…

  Dennis Griffith

  February 25, 2010

  Ministry

  Assimilation, Benedictines, Church Growth, Church Visitors, Gary McIntosh, Hosptality, Host, Integration, List, Ministry, Rule of Benedict, Welcome