"C&E Christians are devising more complex strategies for navigating their church visits"
Thanks, Jim, for sharing this link.
My perspectived on “C & E” is that the “C” is gone. For several decades, out my way, Easter is a big draw with Mother’s Day the only competitor. We are lucky to hold our own around Christmas. We might get some visitors for our Christmas Eve service, but that’s about it.
But it is amazing that people have “tactics.” Part of that could be that we are viewed as salesmen and they as reluctant consumers. The truth is, it is a shame that these people (some of whom are probably saved, many not) miss out on so much.
My perspectived on “C & E” is that the “C” is gone. For several decades, out my way, Easter is a big draw with Mother’s Day the only competitor. We are lucky to hold our own around Christmas. We might get some visitors for our Christmas Eve service, but that’s about it.
But it is amazing that people have “tactics.” Part of that could be that we are viewed as salesmen and they as reluctant consumers. The truth is, it is a shame that these people (some of whom are probably saved, many not) miss out on so much.
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Getting ready for a church visit around here takes some doing. We do not like to stand out as different from the crowd.They won’t let me dress like church at work. They have standards. So I have to look around to find an old pair of Jeans that are faded and with maybe a hole in them in the leg. Then I need to find a a T shirt with a slogan on it. “Budweiser Beer” shirts work well with “This Buds for you.” on them. Then we need to hunt up some ear plugs so our hearing is not damaged by the loud music, especially the drums. At Christmas time it is sometimes better as the beat to Silent Night is a little tamer. Then there is the sermon using the power point computer program to highlight the scripture words and main sermon points. One time a lady in the front row was temporarily blinded when the laser pointer was accidentaly put in her eyes. She couldn’t see to drive home. The Christmas prgrams are especially interesting with the Shepards dancing in the aisles to the drims as they make their way to the manger. We like the big church shows that have the real animals for their Christmas plays. However, one time the diaper fell off the Camel and, well, it became quite messy to say the least.
Yes us C&Es have quite a time just visiting twice a year. Easter aint too bad though. They usually only use people in Bunny suits for their special program.
Yes, church in southern California is really entertaining at Christmas and Easter. All that fuss over Santa Claus and Easter Bunny. But I think there is something about Jesus also. He was brought by Santa Claus and later passed out Eggs to th kiddies. He must have been a nice young child. Too bad he was later treated so mean by some. The guy up front with the laser pointer usually goes on and on about Jesus but I usually am put to sleep by the laser pointer about two minutes after he starts talking. Sometimes I zone out right after they pass that dollar dropping plate where you have to quick and scramble for a dollar or some change to throw in. Not a bad price for a good show, especially when you consider what they charge to get into Disneyland. We always choose what they call an “Eevangelicall church. We would choose what some call a “Funnymentalist” church but around here they are all what they call “King James Only” and I am told you must speak using thou and thee and those knowest type words so we never go there for C&E times. However, we might try one sometime as I am told you don’t need earplugs for the music. But I am told the guy talking at those churches usually gets too loud for sleeping and bangs on things now and then.
Hey, happy Holidays you all. Hang your stockings with care.
Yes us C&Es have quite a time just visiting twice a year. Easter aint too bad though. They usually only use people in Bunny suits for their special program.
Yes, church in southern California is really entertaining at Christmas and Easter. All that fuss over Santa Claus and Easter Bunny. But I think there is something about Jesus also. He was brought by Santa Claus and later passed out Eggs to th kiddies. He must have been a nice young child. Too bad he was later treated so mean by some. The guy up front with the laser pointer usually goes on and on about Jesus but I usually am put to sleep by the laser pointer about two minutes after he starts talking. Sometimes I zone out right after they pass that dollar dropping plate where you have to quick and scramble for a dollar or some change to throw in. Not a bad price for a good show, especially when you consider what they charge to get into Disneyland. We always choose what they call an “Eevangelicall church. We would choose what some call a “Funnymentalist” church but around here they are all what they call “King James Only” and I am told you must speak using thou and thee and those knowest type words so we never go there for C&E times. However, we might try one sometime as I am told you don’t need earplugs for the music. But I am told the guy talking at those churches usually gets too loud for sleeping and bangs on things now and then.
Hey, happy Holidays you all. Hang your stockings with care.
Sometimes we don’t even have “E” Christians. A few years ago, a family in our church who otherwise attended faithfully let us know that they wouldn’t be at church for Easter becasue they were going to have a “family day.”
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I remember the first article I read on Lark News…was linked to it from somewhere. I had no idea the nature of the site & assumed the article was fact-based—the link took me right to the article and there were no disclaimers. Took me awhile to figure out what was really going on.
Came across this http://www.ahajokes.com/joina.html C & E joke …sorta sad-but-funny.
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[Diane Heeney] Came across this http://www.ahajokes.com/joina.html C & E joke …sorta sad-but-funny.Good joke!
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