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About Michael Dennis

I live in Austin, married, two adult kids, dabble in comedy and pastor at North Village Church that I started in 2009.

Austin Dog Fair

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Yesterday we got to host a dog fair in central Austin and it was great! We had about 12 local pets shops, vets, and trainers come out to answer questions and serve the community. There were over 500 people that attended the fair between 2-5 on a Sunday afternoon and it was great! We heard positive responses from the local shops, people attending, and we had a blast being able to serve the community. This is something we will have to keep going! We will have more pictures coming soon at:

http://www.austindogfair.com

Austin Dog Fair

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Yesterday we got to host a dog fair in central Austin and it was great! We had about 12 local pets shops, vets, and trainers come out to answer questions and serve the community. There were over 500 people that attended the fair between 2-5 on a Sunday afternoon and it was great! We heard positive responses from the local shops, people attending, and we had a blast being able to serve the community. This is something we will have to keep going! We will have more pictures coming soon at:

http://www.austindogfair.com

Post Christian. Really?

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There have been a number of articles I have read recently:

http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0310/p09s01-coop.html

http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/03/09/daily9.html?ana=e_du_pub

http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/edstetzer/2009/01/state-of-church-planting.html

It seems to be a common conclusion that the spiritual landscape in the United States is changing. There is a thought that Christianity is moving from majority to minority, settlers to sojourners, and maintenance to mission.

Institution or church?

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Often times when I talk to people about Jesus they refer to the church and when they reference the church they perceive it as an institution. They seem to perceive the church as over organized, impersonal, hierarchy that is more focused on promoting a common mantra or doctrine than genuinely exploring spiritual discussion.

As a result, people are stepping away from church and sometimes Jesus and looking for spiritual insight in other measures. Today it isn’t difficult to find other avenues for spiritual insight. There are blogs, podcasts, books, sermons, translations, commentaries, and other forms of content that provide enough fodder for anyone to spend years sifting through. Therefore, what is the purpose of the church? Is it possible to still gather as a church body without becoming an institution? When does a church become an institution?

Why North Village Church?

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I have lived in Austin over 3 years and in Austin that is a long time. We live in North Austin which is technically not considered “Austin” if you live in the south, however, it is the part of Austin that I love. It still has the folksy, artsy, creative side to it, but still has the feel of a city. Not sure how you get folksy and city in one place, but North Austin does it.

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