Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Come On, Baby, Light My Fire




Cringe inducing, from Augsburg1530
Posted on June 18, 2008 by Mollie
I go to a church that is a member of the Southeastern District. We’re Ablaze!

An Ablazing Event!
The congregation of St. John’s, Farmville VA has received a firetruck and repurposed it to be a witness tool in the community. They will be dedicating it for mission on Sunday, June 29 at the 10:00 A.M. service. Pastor Joel Giese says: “The idea is simple. People, children especially, like fire trucks. They will come to see the truck and we have the opportunity to speak about Jesus. As the vehicle moves to and from events, it acts like a rolling billboard. I believe it will spark interest. The best part is that it is easy and fun. Who knew that easy and fun could be used to describe Evangelism?!”

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GJ - What do all these gimmicks have in common? Deformed theology. According to their best theologians, God's Word is dead until we make it come alive by making it appealing, germane, and reasonable.