Entries are now being accepted for the "Name the New Church" contest. Prizes will be awarded to the top three entries at our dinner and prayer meeting tonight. Prizes will also be awarded to the top three entries received via this blog! Categories include:
Coolest Name
Most Theologically Reflective Name
Most Culturally Relevant Name
Most Culturally Irrelevant Name
Best Use of Nearby Natural Landmarks in the Name
Don't Delay! The contest ends soon! Submit your entries by posting a comment today!
Hehehe... I'm tempted to suggest the word verification I'm being given right now, because it's just so pronoucable: pigzwam. Seriously, I'm not making this up. However, I fear this won't be considered theologically or locationally relevant, so I'll retract that, and suggest:
ReplyDeleteSuperior Christian Church.
Wait - that's maybe a little too assuming.
How about Rock Creek Church? Rock Creek Christian Church? Or RC^3?
Too nerdy?
Church of the Rock. (I think this one sounds familiar to me from somewhere in Ontario.)
Boulder Valley Christian Church? Is that taken?
I'll keep working on it. ;)
That's a good start! Come on, Folks! Keep brainstorming and posting your best church names!
ReplyDeleteTemple of Fire of God's Most Holy Mountain Miracle Church.
ReplyDeleteor
Upper Room Church.
more ideas to follow.
I've always wanted to see a name where all of the relevant landmarks are used at once.
ReplyDeleteFlatirons Valley Forest Hills Superior Mountain Lakes County Community Christian Bible Baptist Nondenominational Church.
And Coffee Shop?
Just a thought.
Ideas for a name....
ReplyDeleteFoundations
Testament
Truth
Really enjoyed getting to know you all and excited to see you starting a new work.
From tonight's dinner & prayer meeting:
ReplyDeleteCoolest Names:
New Saints Church
The So-Called Church
Most Alliterative Name:
Bolder Boulder Bible Believing Baptist Brethren - The "BBBBBB"
Names that take the best jabs at Scott:
Barstool Baptist
Rock Creek Basin Church and Ski School
Kelly Congregational Church
Most Theologically Reflective Name:
Tulip Tabernacle
Name with the best acronym:
The Lord's Disciples of Superior - LDS
Keep 'em coming, folks!
And a BIG thanks to everyone who prayed with us tonight!
ReplyDeleteMore ideas:
ReplyDeleteRedeemer Church
Redeeming Grace Church
Trinity Church
Trinity Baptist Church
Grace Baptist Church
Devil's Thumb Church
Mountain Winds Church
Mountainside Church
Green Mountain Church
Canyon View Church
Plainview Church
Boulder Bible Church
ReplyDeleteThere isn't one
I checked...
Then I checked again, and yep still not one.
"Superior Foundations Fellowship"
Fellowship Bible Church (not one of these here either!)
"Kelly's Cronies" (my personal fave)
"Oh we wretched and Depraved", Boulder Valley Church of the fallen. (That will draw a crowd!!)
"Church of the holy sepulcher" (Didn't you bury the gerbil somewhere close?)"
Will think of more.
T
Southern Sun Annex (it could be "spiritualized" to Southern Son Annex).
ReplyDeleteFrom my sister-in-law, Alison, back in St. Louis!
ReplyDeleteBoulder Valley Family Life church
Boulder Valley Family Church
Life Rock Church
Rock of Life Church
Salvation Rock Church
Harvester Rock Church (harvest rock church is taken & copyrighted)
the words life, rock, harvest and salvation keep going through my mind...
Your salvation is built on the rock while brings you life and a church needs
to help grow/harvest that...
good luck.
love you, ali
More name ideas from Saturday and Sunday. Can you tell which are serious and which are in jest?
ReplyDeleteConnection
Grace Abounds
Not Your Parents' Church (unless they go here)
Redeemed Fellowship
Boulder Christian
Christ Life Church
Christchurch
1st Church of Superior Waters
Front Range Christian Church
Front Range Bible Church
Fellowship
Colorado Christian Church
Superior Covenant Church
Gateway Community Church
Patristic Baptist Fellowship
Pathways Community Church
The Living Room
Rock Creek Fellowship Church
Felt Needs Fellowship
The Gathering
The Superior Purpose-Driven Church
Seeds Fellowship
Church
Grace
Church of God
Rock Church
From Bill Kidd at FBC Ellisville, MO:
ReplyDeleteRocky Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
Well, Scott, I had to throw in my two cents:
ReplyDeleteRocky Mountain Community Church
Sojourn (had to put that in there)
Boulder Community Church
Obsessive Skiers Anonymous
There you go, buddy.
Dan
I think I've got eight listed already, but I can't stop. It's a horrible addiction and I have to get to a dozen...
ReplyDeleteChurch of Superior's Theological Christian Obsessives AKA COSTCO
Ovis Aries
Redemption Family Church
The Forgiven
Anna suggests "The Greenhouse", because, you know, we live in a green house and we want people to grow spiritually, get it?
ReplyDeleteMy brother Jeff suggests the following:
Step One Baptist Church
The Sanctuary
My 11 year old friend Katie suggests:
Stone Ground Church (like the mustard)
Sacred Journey
The Journey
Friends from the camping trip said that it didn't really matter if church was in the name, but valued the following:
Simplicity
Inclusivity
Not having the word "community" in the name
And the winner is...
ReplyDeleteChristchurch.
Like the town in New Zealand. Like the college at Oxford. The 20-somethings think it's really cool. I can't believe we went with one of those one-word names, but I'm actually very happy with it because it helps point people to Jesus and it has church in the name. And we can play with the idea of place as we design a graphic identity.
What do you think?