We were talking about the excesses of commercialized, market-driven worship fads this evening. After everything I've personally seen and had the misfortune of hearing about, there remains one thing that a church has not done (to my knowledge). Should this happen, I would have to say that I would be surprised, shocked, and disappointed.
Anything short of this satirical prediction no longer phases me.
Let me know when a church...
...follows in the footsteps of major league ball parks and discovers that they can get a much larger worship center if they get a big sponsor to pay for the structure in exchange for naming rights. Examples could include:
1. Minute Maid® Temple
2. Pepsi Cola® Community Church
3. Our Lady of Hanes® Her Way™
4. Christ Is Our Nike® Tabernacle (I'm seeing a really nice logo with a cross and a swoosh)
...I will admit that these are probably unlikely--at least initially. We'll have to build up to Minute Maid® Temple. It is probably more likely that they will find pious companies to do business with before they do open business with the world. We will probably see one of the following first:
1. Christ's Church for Light and Inspiration (CCLI™)
2. First Lutheran Church and Free Methodist Credit Union
3. Christianity Today® Community Church
I hope I haven't just triggered any search committees or capital campaigns.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
My Satire and (hopefully false!) Prediction
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If you can imagine it, it will happen someday. There already are plenty of churches whose names have no relation to God or the Bible and sound like housing developments instead (Saddleback, Willow Creek, Coral Ridge). I'm quite happy with my good old St. Paul Lutheran Church.
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