Comments on: Naming Your Church? http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/2006/06/18/naming-your-church/ Thoughts from Australian cartoonist and pastor, Matt Glover Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:49:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jason http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/2006/06/18/naming-your-church/#comment-32842 Jason Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:42:33 +0000 http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=173#comment-32842 We are struggling with naming our church. 2 United Methodist Churches came together and we are in the town of Le Mars, Iowa. Right now we are called the United Methodist Church of Le Mars which is like calling your child "The Glover Kid" or in my case "The Larson Kid" We have been kicking around Heritage UMC so it is ironic that heritage comes into your blog in the 2nd paragraph. I agree, names get to be a little trendy like New Hope Baptist or New Faith Community or Fresh Wind UMC. We are looking for a name that is indicative of us and yet one that does not feel fake 25 years from now. It is not a major dilemma because the business of the church remains but it is nice to have a fitting name. We are struggling with naming our church. 2 United Methodist Churches came together and we are in the town of Le Mars, Iowa. Right now we are called the United Methodist Church of Le Mars which is like calling your child “The Glover Kid” or in my case “The Larson Kid” We have been kicking around Heritage UMC so it is ironic that heritage comes into your blog in the 2nd paragraph.

I agree, names get to be a little trendy like New Hope Baptist or New Faith Community or Fresh Wind UMC. We are looking for a name that is indicative of us and yet one that does not feel fake 25 years from now. It is not a major dilemma because the business of the church remains but it is nice to have a fitting name.

]]> By: Jess Moody http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/2006/06/18/naming-your-church/#comment-11618 Jess Moody Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:40:03 +0000 http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=173#comment-11618 There was a hotshot preacher in Tampa in the fifties, who renamed himself John 3:15 Jones, who prayed daily that the Lord would "Set him on fire" One day, he accidentally drove into a gas pump, and his prayer was answered. Jess Moody TRUE! There was a hotshot preacher in Tampa in the fifties, who renamed himself John 3:15 Jones, who prayed daily that the Lord would “Set him on fire” One day, he accidentally drove into a gas pump, and his prayer was answered. Jess Moody TRUE!

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