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A note from David: Here you will find many of my past writings and a few links.  I no longer write much online, but I’m leaving these up for “archive” purposes.  Perhaps I’ll return at a future date after.

 

See www.collegewes.com to stay in touch with what’s happening at my church.

 

See our 2007 Year in Review - Drury Family Update to see some more personal news on my family.

 

][ featured writing ][

 

Parts 1-7 of the Intangibles Series…

Introduction

Selfless Ownership

Showing Up

Taking Risks

Having Fun

Being Transparent

Keeping Secrets

Faithfulness

Reward-Sharing

 

*       Personal Update: Where We're Moving (See our announcement here—also the reasons why I’m not posting here much this summer) > 4June07

 

*       Parting Thoughts: What I've Learned at SLWC (Yep, I’m leaving) > 16Apr07

 

*       When a Friend Leaves Your Church > in case you missed this one

 

*       The Cross: A Meditation on the Crucifixion

 

*       Want to see change happen?  Frustrated with events out of your control?  Use this Wisdom Worksheet.

 

*       Why Models?  Why use leadership and change models in the church?        

 

*       Holy3: Holistic Holiness for Humanity - PART 1  PART 2  PART 3 

 

*       Popcorn Leadership: The Greatest Leadership Movies of All Time

 

*       Pastoral Response to Religious Controversy: What are we to do with the Jesus Family Tomb…

 

PAST SERIES WRITING…

 

][ the intangibles ][

*       Introduction

*       Selfless Ownership

*       Showing Up

*       Taking Risks

*       Having Fun

 

][ the flipside series ][

*       The Flipside of Calvinism:

       What I Learned from the Calvinists

       What I Threw Out

*       The Flipside of Church Planting

*      The Flipside of Seminary

 

][ the disenchantment series ][

*       Part I

*       Part II

*       Part III

 

][ eutychus series ][

*       Third Millennium Movements

*       Preaching to the Pomo Choir

*       A Postmodern Retirement Party

*       Ministry Babies and Modern Bathwater

*       Conference in the Empty Super-Church

*       The Present War and the Bush Doctrine

*       Voting on a “Traditional” Pastor

 

][ emergent wesleyan series ][

*       Emergent Wesleyans are Emergent

*       Emergent Wesleyans are Wesleyan

*       Emergent Wesleyans are Congregation-Focused

 

my archives…

 

][ church resources ][

Intentional Development

Small Groups Are Missing Something

When A Friend Leaves Your Church

Where Two Or More

The Mighty Clipboard

Life Rhythm Theory – Daily, Monthly and Seasonal Patterns in Life

RE:Grouping – Top 10 Ways to Regroup Your Stalling Small Group

Dear Mom Letter

A Proverbs 31 Dad

The logos|devo

Kid’s Questions About God

Thinking Ahead

The Fruitful Life Free Resources

A list of Lifemapping Terms

Labyrinth Journal

Beyond a “Rough Draft” Life

The Christ-Follower Pop Quiz

 

][ messages ][

three:sixteen (John 3:16)

Forsaken: Christian Suffering

The Missing

Stephanus the Jailer (Acts 16)

Big Fish (Luke 5 & John 21)

I Have a Friend Who… Thinks All Christians Are Self-Righteous Hypocrites!

 

][ ministry and the church ][

Purpose Driven Catechism??

The Harvest is Still Plentiful

Protestants and the Pope

Too Passionate About The Passion?

Anticipating YHWH – Part One

Anticipating YHWH – Part Two

The Lure of an Image Based Ministry

Why Be A Missionary?

Is it really “Not About Me”?

Trends in Spiritual Formation

A little church plant in Indianapolis still feels like home to me

The Fellowship of More than the Ring

 

][ bible teaching tools ][

Genesis

Exodus:  1  2

Lev/Num/Deut:  1  2  3

Matthew Ship Log

Mark Ship Log

Luke Ship Log

John Ship Log

Old Testament Navigator Terms

New Testament Navigator Terms

 

][ misc ][

Mommy Job Description

Two Kites and Two Kabuls - A review of The Kite Runner

Piano Practice

Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller

I Liked Peter Jennings

The Greatest Generation

Rechargeable Batteries or Extension Cords?

Into the Woods to Die

 

][ humor ][

Pleasing Everybody with My New Year’s Resolutions  

What Men Are Thinking About (Other than Sex)

Baby Amnesia

I want to be a redneck

My brother is smarter than me

I’m Ranting: Attire Anxiety

Woolly Mammoth Sighting

God, That’s Funny

Drury Family Enquirer

Snowman Art Tribute

 

 

 

][ my links ][

 

The Fruitful Life

My YouTube Site

Being Dad On Purpose

My Family

 

][ authors ][

 

John Drury

Keith Drury

Ken Schenck

N. T. Wright

Scot McKnight

Dwight Pryor

Jim Watkins

Brian McLaren

Dave Barry

Andrew Jones

Larry Wilson

George R. R. Martin

 

][ reading ][

 

 

 

][ churches ][

 

college wes

slwc.org

the lobby

watermark

city life

mars hill

solomon’s porch

 

][ people I love ][

 

Kathy Drury

Steve Deur

Amanda Drury

Mark Schnell

Dan Ward

Jeff Cobb

Doug Witte

Justin Martin

Eric Wagenmaker

Kevin Stinehart

Brian Russell

Zach Aument

Dave Deur

Tom Little

Steve Thompson

Chad Lerch

Matt Bedwin

Amy Peterman

Ben Robinson

Sam Bills

Eric Nentrup

Thom Chittom

Paul Kind

Derek Bethay

Brett Jones

Matt Furr

Andrea Summers

Jeremy Summers

David & Laura Zigler

Aram Mitchell

Josh Jackson

Millinerd

Tim Guptill

Adam Thada

Nate Kingsbury

Brian Bradford

Doug Messer