Monday, September 11

The Envelope Please...

     As we prepare to plant this 'newthing', as we ready ourselves to launch this new 
church work in February, it's been a fascinating process to select a name for this church.

     Back in June I posted a request for help in coming up with a name...over 60 names 
were suggested.  I so appreciate all the thinking and praying that went into your suggestions,
both the serious ones and the not-so-serious...

Some of my favorites...
     Peyton's Summitt
     SoccerTacoChurch
     Knoxville Postmodern Emerging Christian Church 
     Big Orange Box
     What Up Dog don't You Understand My Meaning Brother Man When I Flip You Back and Forth Christian Church


     Even though that last one was really tempting we have finally settled on a name...Crossings


     The thing I learned most through this process is that when selecting a name for a new church, 
it's less about finding a name that will attract people and more about making sure that whatever 
name you select doesn't become an obstacle to someone finding their way back to God.

     
     

Mark Nelson at 9:03 PM 2comments

2 Comments

at 9:38 AM  Anonymous said...

hey man-miss you dude. glad you guys chose a name, it sounds like you all are moving quite along. quick question, on the side bar listed as a favorite author was the name calvin miller-now i like calvin and hobbs, is this the same?

 

at 9:41 AM  Mark Nelson said...

Josh...no, not the same Calvin. Calvin Miller has written
30+ books...most famous being The Singer. You need to check him out...

Hope you are well...
I hope to be up for a teaching team meeting in November...Man, I miss it...

shalom

 

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