Oscar Sunday
One of the local congregations in St. Petersburg is putting on an Oscar Sunday where, “worshipers will walk on a red carpet, sing music from the movies and see a dramatic presentation by Pastor ——–. Refreshments will be served.” Message – Church is relevant because we are in touch with Hollywood. -Excerpt from St. Pete Times.
30 Day Sex Challenge
The Relevant Church in Ybor City, Florida has issued a challenge for all its married members to have sex everyday for 30 days. Message – Christians are sex craved maniacs who follow God for “what’s in it for me?” That is not the message they are preaching but when a non-Christian hears about that, it is the message that is heard. (HT: Trey Morgan for reminding me of this one)
In-house Crime:
Those first two are in my backyard here in the Tampa Bay Area. This last one was mentioned by Bob Turner and I give him credit for the photo:
Message – church is no different from the world and is not a safe environment for you or your family. I think we need to be careful about the image we are sending our world. It needs to be Christ-centered and it needs to show that we are different.
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By using the name “Relevant” do they mean to imply that the rest are irrelevant? And the thought of a preacher talking to me about my sex life from the pulpit gives me the creeps.
Thanks for these. Much to ponder.
Maybe we’ll find a church that encourages 365 days :-).
Rex
Rex has got more energy than I do…lol.
Read Brant Hanson’s take on the 30 day sex challenge here:
https://branthansen.typepad.com/letters_from_kamp_krusty/2008/02/pastor-wirth-lo.html?cid=103993592#comments
lots of humor!