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Why Project Church?
Project Church (projectCHURCH) is an experiment. An experiment to not simply start a church, but impact a city. A name like projectCHURCH challenges us to continually ask the “What if?” question.
- What if church blended innovation, creativity, and communication with the unchanging message of Jesus?
- What if imperfect people became a community that didn’t just exist for themselves?
- What if a church simply glorified God, loved people, and rocked the world?
- What if we had a church for unchurched people?
- What if church wasn’t lame or boring?
- What if a church said no to the status quo?
- What if church wasn’t a building but a community?
- What if a church risked and tried new things?
- What if you could be the real you at church?
- What if church didn’t weird out your friends?
- What if a church accepted you where you are?
- What if a church helped you discover where you could be?
- What if a church had strong theology and soft hearts?
- What if you could wear a hat in church?
- What if a church wasn’t known for it’s picket signs and protests?
- What if a church didn’t judge you but loved you?
- What if a church advanced and didn’t retreat?
- What if a church didn’t care about your political party?
- What if a church was crazy about kids?
- What if a church did whatever it took to connect with people who don’t know Jesus?
- What if church could be a place where no perfect people were allowed?
- What if a church was full of grace (love you no matter what)?
- What if a church was full of truth (be honest no matter what)
- What if you wanted to go to church rather than had to go to church?
- What if church was the best part of your week?
- What if a church looked inside-out and not outside-in?
- What if a church kept it real?
- What if church was 100% religion-free?
- What if a church became a place of discovery?
- What if a church actually liked public schools?
- What if a church loved Scripture?
- What if a church really cared for the city?
- What if a church was less like a cruise ship?
- What if a church oozed with authenticity?
- What if church was unapologetic and unashamed of their love for Jesus Christ?
- What if a church loved?
- What if…?
I could go on- but now its your turn.
Fill in the blank: What if __________________?
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Whoa…that’s a lot of What If’s!
I like it. I love the idea of a new experiment in church that changes people’s opinion about how church has been done.
I also like the name and promo video for a new Church I saw on another blog called Storyteller Church (http://www.storytellerchurch.com).
Church names are really important because they’re really part of your very first impressions. You shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover or a church by it’s name…but people do.
Looking forward to seeing more!
Brad Ruggles
http://www.bradruggles.com
i love it.
what if church wasn’t a country club?
what if church accepted the dirty, beat down, and broken?
what if a church loved?
(the last one was a repeat.)
Blake- I’m thinking you need to move to South Dakota.
I like the way you think.
Brad- I saw that video. That may be one of the sweetest videos I’ve seen for a church plant. Especially since I dig films. It really tied in well with “Storyteller Church.”
…a church lived to make a difference?
…a church loved the unlovable, reached the unreachable, cared for the uncarable?
…a church actually produced MATURE Christians????
Dang…bro…we need to talk more often…I love your questioning.
What if the church could mirror the diversity of heaven?
Right on Curlee!
David- I love how you put it- “What if the church could mirror the diversity in heaven?” I couldn’t agree more!
Storyteller is an Every Nation church which itself was born out of the controversial Maranatha Campus Ministries. Phil Bonasso, Storyteller pastor, and the people who started Every Nation were all leaders of what many consider to be a cult.
Check the wikipedia entries for Every Nation and Maranatha Campus Ministries. The following link is a timeline of Maranatha and its morph into Every Nation. http://www.geocities.com/ulyankee/
http://www.factnet.org is also a good start.