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Take a look at this Creed, Success...
I think you will appreciate it:
My Creed.
posted by
arGee
on November 14, 2006 at 9:56 PM
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You know god's brew is going to be a big seller
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on November 14, 2006 at 2:16 PM
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God's brew has to be better...
than Starbucks' house blend, hands down. (Give mine a triple shot of holiness with an espresso chaser.)
posted by
kidnykid
on November 14, 2006 at 2:14 PM
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I'm not talking about a belief in nothing
I'm talking about a belief in personal responsibility, of doing what's right because it's right, and of helping others.
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on November 14, 2006 at 1:50 PM
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I'm old-school, SuccessWarrior, I'm afraid, New Age is so self-centered to
me. The whole "I'm so spiritual I don't believe in anything" leaves me cold.
posted by
Blanche.
on November 14, 2006 at 1:31 PM
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Blanche, I'll take my church in a whole new direction.
Jesus is so yesterday.
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on November 14, 2006 at 1:30 PM
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Success Warrior, if you put a coffee shop in ANYTHING in Seattle, I"m sure
it will sell. If you're church has an exceptionally good house blend, NOT Starbucks, you can get away with murder.
posted by
Blanche.
on November 14, 2006 at 1:30 PM
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Ben, I'm going to go full-scale in the marketing
I haven't been to Seattle for years. I lived in the area a couple of times. Might have to return to bring the kinddom of god to the heathens.
I'll have several coffee shops in my worship center where we will sell god's brew with a double shot of righteousness.
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on November 14, 2006 at 1:24 PM
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Kayottic, there's got to an extra hot spot in you know where for people who
prey on the lambs of the Lord, with phony scams, etc.
posted by
Blanche.
on November 14, 2006 at 12:32 PM
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Yes, they do, Right Reverend Success Warrior, if you can get past the
lousy p.r. of the last 2,000 years, you can have a virtually unlimited market. Like they say, some places there are more churches than taverns, here there are churches but nobody's in them.
We have one Casey Treat, as a charlatan, who flies around in a helicopter between churches, but as far as the real ostentation of some of the megachurches of Texas, for example, I think more could be done to follow their example, and pack those bleachers with paying fans.
posted by
Blanche.
on November 14, 2006 at 12:31 PM
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Blanche, check out Mars Hilll
I was just reading about this mega church started around 1992 in your area and could't believe it myself considering they could find enough people in the region to join.
Apparently, they have, of course with the similar perks we have been mentioning, but this group also rents and sells homes in the community.
There are no less than 50 neighborhood hubs that form the worship centers for Mars Hill throughout Seattle.
It's a sort of "mission,communal" living where the women are to be obedient to their husbands and "procreate".
The name Mars Hill comes from the court in Athens where Paul attempted to convince the Greeks that Jesus was Lord.It was started by Mark Driskoll.
Mark now has a second career in establishing church planting networks. He calls this endeavor Acts 29 in which the book of Acts tells of the first Christians' evangelism in 28 chapters.
Acts 29 sponsered 60 new churches last year and hass 120 applications waiting for consideration.
Might be worth checking out in person since all of my knowledge has been through reading. Let us know!
posted by
kayottic
on November 14, 2006 at 12:29 PM
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Seeing as how I'm Benedict XVII per the family joke, you and I could set up competing churches in Seattle. It would be an interesting competition for that 97%unchurched population there.
posted by
kidnykid
on November 14, 2006 at 12:24 PM
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Blanche, sweet! 97% of the people need someone like me!
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on November 14, 2006 at 12:20 PM
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SW, considering that we heathens in Seattle are considered the most
"unchurched" city in the country, (about 3% of the population), you could consider that a challenge, and try to overcome the stigma that the Christian church has created by persecuting Indians and covering up pedophiles, and try to revamp their image.
I think you'll have your work cut out for you, but if you have the Fire Of God's Word, you'll make it your mission in life (not to mention, it's an untapped market).
posted by
Blanche.
on November 14, 2006 at 10:15 AM
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Not everyone in my church will have to be a missionary
Just the ones looking for a little extra cash.
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on November 14, 2006 at 10:10 AM
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They might as well call it an MLM, Success
For all the good their business-oriented techniques do for those who really need something else.
posted by
kidnykid
on November 14, 2006 at 9:50 AM
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Ben, that's what I'm talkin' 'bout.
I hadn't forgotten about missionary work. Good thing you posted. Maybe I'll run mine like an MLM and give kickbacks to my best missionaries. Whatya think?
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on November 14, 2006 at 8:06 AM
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arGee, how about religious porn?
"Oh god, oh god, oh god..."
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on November 14, 2006 at 8:05 AM
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That's exactly what is already being done!
Rick Warren's Purpose-Driven movement has generated a great deal of controversy because its emphasis is on dragging the warm bodies into the pews through the use of business and management techniques, rather than focusing on what Jesus actually taught and the moral teachings of the Bible. Churches like this really are generally in urban areas, and members break off into small groups for study purposes - only they don't study how to be better people, but they apparently study methods of getting members in the pews. Everything's geared toward making the church larger, and the people attending the church feel great about themselves, rather than helping them be better people who think for themselves.
posted by
kidnykid
on November 14, 2006 at 7:58 AM
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Try the San Fernando Valley, just north of Los Angeles, Success...
It's already the world center for Porn. We have two kinds of bumper stickers here: "Think Peace!" and "Think Piece!" Might as well add to the excitement!
posted by
arGee
on November 14, 2006 at 7:55 AM
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