Two Preachers

Over a year ago, Shades told me about a pastor whose blog he and his friends enjoy:
real live preacher
I've read the book, and also read the blog from time to time, but am usually less impressed by it than I hoped to be. Maybe I'm just spoiled by the quality of the messages I hear weekly at Willowcreek. Nah, I think it's more that real live preacher reminds me too much of a lot of guys I knew in my previous work as a United Methodist pastor. Willow is, in my opinion, what the United Methodist church could be, and what it would be if John and Charles Wesley were alive in our day. The church served by real live preacher, on the other hand, might not be a place I'd want to visit twice. There's only so far you can push that "faithful remnant" stuff; Jesus was always surrounded by crowds for a reason.

Today I discovered a new blog by a very different pastor, one I've actually seen and heard: Perry Noble of NewSpring Church in Anderson SC. Perry is just as outspoken as real live preacher, but frankly, about stuff I care about a lot more. The week I was in Anderson, Perry was talking about Deer hunting! Now that's a topic we don't hear much about at Willow, but we would if we were about 30 miles further North into Wisconsin.

Ever heard a preacher talk about farting? Perry does here.
How about masturbation? Perry talks about that here.
The November election? Gotcha covered here.
Hooters? Right here.
He even talks about blogging

The one other thing you might want to know about Perry is that his is currently one of the fastest-growing churches in America, with things to teach even churches like Willowcreek.