Comments on: 12 Ways to Ensure Easter Attendees Don’t Come Back to Your Church Next Week http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/ A look at how trends in communication technology impact individuals and organizations. Sat, 17 May 2008 07:32:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: » 12 Signs Your Church is Trying Too Hard to Make Its Christmas Eve Service Appealing to Visitors http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/#comment-94281 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:29:12 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/#comment-94281 [...] Easter Humor [...] […] Easter Humor […]

]]> by: Scott http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/#comment-89415 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:10:35 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/#comment-89415 How can anyone read this and believe it, take it to heart, or be offended by it? Really need to lighten up folks. How can anyone read this and believe it, take it to heart, or be offended by it? Really need to lighten up folks.

]]> by: Bob Lynn http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/#comment-72544 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:58:34 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/#comment-72544 Isn't it great that we can laugh and not take ourselves too seriously. We need an objective view of ourselves. Humour (UK spelling) and even humor (USA spelling) can be good medicine. Isn’t it great that we can laugh and not take ourselves too seriously. We need an objective view of ourselves. Humour (UK spelling) and even humor (USA spelling) can be good medicine.

]]> by: Elder Bob http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/#comment-72152 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:53:34 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/#comment-72152 Unfortunately all too true in too many churches. I have vistied several much like this - and never went back. I agree with the comments that those who took offense at this article may have not seen the (unfortunately not humorous) truth or may be part of a "Christian Country Club For Christians Only" type of church. Doesn't the whole New Testament push/proclaim to notion that our Lord wants us to "feed the hungry, clothe the poor, etc."? Come on, people, get at DOING what our Lord commanded us to do! Unfortunately all too true in too many churches. I have vistied several much like this - and never went back. I agree with the comments that those who took offense at this article may have not seen the (unfortunately not humorous) truth or may be part of a “Christian Country Club For Christians Only” type of church.
Doesn’t the whole New Testament push/proclaim to notion that our Lord wants us to “feed the hungry, clothe the poor, etc.”?
Come on, people, get at DOING what our Lord commanded us to do!

]]> by: Cathy http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/#comment-37831 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:18:12 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/#comment-37831 As one of the Lord's chosen, I felt a deep sadness at the reality of these words. Having been abused,rejected,ignored and unloved by every institutional church I ever attended over the past twenty years,I have little desire to ever return. The Emergent church seems to be more like the Biblical church. I am over cliques,pecking orders and favouritism which have robbed me of fellowship with the brethren? Faith without works is dead. As one of the Lord’s chosen, I felt a deep sadness at the reality of these words.
Having been abused,rejected,ignored and unloved by every institutional church I ever attended over the past twenty years,I have little desire to ever return.
The Emergent church seems to be more like the Biblical church.
I am over cliques,pecking orders and favouritism which have robbed me of fellowship with the brethren?
Faith without works is dead.

]]> by: Chris Cox http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/#comment-32223 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:17:24 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/#comment-32223 very...very funny. Good post Paul. very…very funny. Good post Paul.

]]> by: Rev Bill http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/#comment-32125 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 02:50:06 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/#comment-32125 As soon as I read the introduction I knew where this was going. The only offensive thing about this article is the fact that their really are churches like this and worst is that their will be lost people who read this and dont think it is funny because they went to a church that did 7 out of 12 of those things. I thought it was very funny. I can see why someone may be offended by this after all they p[robably go to a chruch like this and we many times get offended by the bible, Jesus, and preachers when they step on our toes. God bless all of you and we definately are to have a sense of humor we are to have Joy in our Lord. Also the bible says not to joke without it being fit or without a purpose (this I believe has a purpose). Sometimes we become too holy for our own good. EXample? A boy went to church and was kicked out by the deacon because he did not fit into that church, he didnt look holy nor was he dressed appropriate for church. When he went outside he seen Jesus sitting on the steps. The boy said, "Jesus I dont understand why I am not allowed in the chruch" Jesus looked at him and responded, "Fret not child they won't let me in either." As soon as I read the introduction I knew where this was going. The only offensive thing about this article is the fact that their really are churches like this and worst is that their will be lost people who read this and dont think it is funny because they went to a church that did 7 out of 12 of those things. I thought it was very funny. I can see why someone may be offended by this after all they p[robably go to a chruch like this and we many times get offended by the bible, Jesus, and preachers when they step on our toes.

God bless all of you and we definately are to have a sense of humor we are to have Joy in our Lord. Also the bible says not to joke without it being fit or without a purpose (this I believe has a purpose). Sometimes we become too holy for our own good. EXample?

A boy went to church and was kicked out by the deacon because he did not fit into that church, he didnt look holy nor was he dressed appropriate for church. When he went outside he seen Jesus sitting on the steps. The boy said, “Jesus I dont understand why I am not allowed in the chruch” Jesus looked at him and responded, “Fret not child they won’t let me in either.”

]]> by: Ernest http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/#comment-31678 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:06:57 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/#comment-31678 Come on everybody!!!!!!!!!! Group Hug!!!! Come on everybody!!!!!!!!!! Group Hug!!!!

]]> by: John Deva Kumar http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/#comment-31379 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:16:55 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/#comment-31379 It can have disastrous effect if someone does not read the last line.Days are evil and satan can misuse the contents of the message.Better avoid such humours.They can be written under Humour column and not as a general one It can have disastrous effect if someone does not read the last line.Days are evil and satan can misuse the contents of the message.Better avoid such humours.They can be written under Humour column and not as a general one

]]> by: Live & Love http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/#comment-30677 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 01:54:29 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/2007/04/03/12-ways-to-ensure-easter-attendees-don%e2%80%99t-come-back-to-your-church-next-week/#comment-30677 Well, I would have to say that this was entertaining stuff...folks do not lose sight of what happens in any organization...corruption...the only difference will be the varying levels and degree it will be allowed to escalate...business is business whether it is a church or the local legal office...profit is the goal...this in turn creates corruption...why can't we all just love each other and have "church" everywhere we go...everyday...share the peace...live & love with "him", "her", "them", you know the one that brings you "spiritual peace" & enables you to share agape love for all? Well, I would have to say that this was entertaining stuff…folks do not lose sight of what happens in any organization…corruption…the only difference will be the varying levels and degree it will be allowed to escalate…business is business whether it is a church or the local legal office…profit is the goal…this in turn creates corruption…why can’t we all just love each other and have “church” everywhere we go…everyday…share the peace…live & love with “him”, “her”, “them”, you know the one that brings you “spiritual peace” & enables you to share agape love for all?

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