July 31, 2007
The Next Caption Contest
What are your captions for this cartoon by Rob Portlock? We know Out of Ur and Leadership readers will have some great ones on this theme.
Winning entries will be published in the Fall 2007 edition of Leadership. Please include your name, your church’s name, city, and state.
Posted by UrL on July 31, 2007
Comments
I'm not sure that our new worship pastor understands the difference between "Lord of the Dance" and "Dance unto the Lord"
Posted by: dgsinclair at July 30, 2007
"Wait, this is a church, not a performance of 'A Chorus Line?'"
Posted by: Phil Wilson at July 30, 2007
Woman: "I think this church has become too focused on being relevant for my liking."
Man: "Well give the chorus line credit my love, they're better than the sermon."
Big Chris
Posted by: Chris Meirose at July 31, 2007
When I asked the pastor, "Can our church do 'Lord of the Dance'?", I meant the hymn - not Michael Flatley's stage musical!
Hugh Griffiths
Swansea, United Kingdom
Posted by: Hugh Griffiths at July 31, 2007
I know that we are trying to find the best person to be our new pastor, but a River Dance competition seems a little overboard.
Michael Jones
Lebanon Valley Church of Christ
Lebanon, PA
Posted by: Mike Jones at July 31, 2007
The second we started doing those capital campaigns to build this multi-million dollar "performance center" I knew that is exactly would we would get.
We were seeking relevance. The river dance is no longer relevant.
Sam Andress
Mountainside Communion
Monrovia, CA
Posted by: Sam Andress at July 31, 2007
"I think that maybe the new Arts Pastor has taken the whole unity thing one step too far."
Jonathan King
Illini Life
Champaign,IL
Posted by: Jonathan King at July 31, 2007
I thought this was "A Hymn Chorus Time," not "A Chorus Line."
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"Does this mean we're no longer Lutheran?"
Posted by: Dan at July 31, 2007
"I think the new Missional church being planted in the Kickline District will do well."
Posted by: Dan Turis at July 31, 2007
"No, this is the Jordan Riverdance."
"Once again the church is one quickstep behind the culture."
"I'm not sure that stained-glass window is theologically accurate."
"I'm definately supporting this missionary family."
"Did Jesus really say 'Pick up your mat and dance'?"
"I don't care, I'm still not serving in the nursery."
Posted by: Skye Jethani at July 31, 2007
Woman: "So what do you think of the chorus line dear?"
Man: "Can't stand it! It's way too long, flashy, and repetitive. Whatever happened to the hymn lines of old?! Now that was dancing! Three or four people, ornately dressed in Elizabethan English garb, marching to the beat of the organ!"
Scott Isom
Rainier View Christian Church
Tacoma, WA
Posted by: Scott Isom at July 31, 2007
Don't get me wrong, I'm not against the odd skit or something like that; but sometimes I wonder - with this whole seeker-sensitive approach - are we at church or are we on the set of the Jay Leno show?
Posted by: Darren King at July 31, 2007
I liked "Apostles on Ice" better.
Posted by: Mark Goodyear at July 31, 2007
Last I knew Peter was the Rock, not one of the Rockettes.
Alan Ward
Lodge Forest UMC
Edgemere, MD
Posted by: Alan at August 1, 2007
Thank you for convincing me not to "forsake the assembling" today. This is great! They should find a "translator" to contextualize the KJV into "Let's consider how we can watch a dance on to love and good works..."
Posted by: Tim at August 1, 2007
I thought you said this was gonna be a quick "rush in" service. . .
Posted by: Ryan at August 2, 2007
You didnt tell me that the finance team was going to report this morning!
Posted by: Janna Johnson at August 2, 2007
"OK, I understand that Asahel was fleet of foot, but this human video illustration is a bit over the top."
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"See, I told you changing our name from 'First Baptist' to 'The River' would lead to dancing."
Posted by: Rob at August 2, 2007
Is this "dancing in the spirit" or the Rockettes?
Posted by: Ron at August 2, 2007
"This is the weirdest pastor search committee I've ever served on."
OR
"I always knew excommunication would make for good reality TV."
OR
"I hope they vote off the third pastor from the left; he lacks a certain je ne sais quoi."
David A. Zimmerman
Community Presbyterian Church
Lombard, Illinois
Posted by: Dave at August 2, 2007
Wait 'til you see their rendition of "Shall We Gather By the River."
Posted by: Michael Malanga at August 3, 2007
A half-time show? Don't you think Pastor Bob's "Life is Like a Football Game" series has gotten out of hand?
Posted by: Kate A. at August 4, 2007
What I said was, "I would like to see the Ministry team's STANCE!
Posted by: Curt at August 5, 2007
I think that the fifth guy in from the left is the new full time assistant to the Associate Director of Children's Multimedia Enterprises over at the Northeast Satellite Campus.
Jesse Tink
Prairie Lakes Church
Cedar Falls, IA
Posted by: Jesse Tink at August 6, 2007
These mega-church programs are getting so popular that we cannot even see them any more.
www.matthewsblog.waynesborochurchofchrist.org
Matthew Morine
Posted by: Matthew at August 6, 2007
". . . clone him!, clone him! . . . ah,oops, sorry, got carried away . . . "
Posted by: Ian at August 6, 2007
"This is the stuff that makes me question if America's Got Talent!?"
Ryan
Canadian Baptists of the West
Alberta, CANADA
Posted by: ryan at August 8, 2007
The deacons here do "The Fisherman's Hornpipe" every time the building fund offering tops $10,000.
Kathy Wynveen
Living Hope Bible Church
Sheboygan Falls, WI
Posted by: Kat at August 12, 2007