The combination of working with various not-for-profit organizations in various roles (ie. staff, board member, etc.) combined with the slower pace of life at a school during the summer months has led me to "dream" a little bit about the question, "What if your church service went corporate?" In other words, what if the advertisements you see on tv, or the product placements you see in various television shows/movies, began appearing in your church services (without any verbal comments) in the visuals (ie. powerpoint slides and/or bulletin). Here is a sample service order:
Prelude - "Amazing Grace" by Sue Smith
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Opening Prayer (no advertisements here! We have some decency!)
Welcome
*Thanks for choosing to worship God here at XYZ Community Church. Be sure to visit our website xyzcommunitychurch.org for this weeks full services.
Opening Songs
How Great Thou Art & How Great is Our God
*This musical medley brought to you by "Hudson's Fine Furniture" - a classic, traditional look with modern, quality style.
Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus
*Don't forget your friends at Home Hardware: Help is close to home!
Children's Feature
*Don't forget that Big Idea Productions is releasing their latest VeggieTales movie on August 1. You can rent the movie at BlockBuster VideoStore or purchase it for your family through Big Idea productions.
Announcements & Offering
*The offerings given today will be used for the ongoing ministry of XYZ Community Church.
XYZ Community Church banks at ABC Bank - offering the lowest interest rates in the state on home mortgages.
Sermon - Standing for the Lord (Daniel 1)
Don't forget to visit Blessings Bookstore to purchase your Christian Living books.
Check us out at 123 Blessings Street, City, State Zip Code or online at blessingsbookstore.com
Closing Song - Dare to be a Daniel
As you leave today, Joe's Family Restaurant would like to remind you of their Special Sunday Lunch Buffet for only $10.95! At the Corner of 14th Ave & Lincoln Street.
Don't worry - there would be a small fee for such advertising... and that would take the pressure off you as a congregant in terms of church offerings! Its a win-win situation for everyone, right?
PS This is totally tongue-in-cheek/sarcastic...and I hope it never happens in your church!
2 comments:
I laughed and laughed at this! Too funny!!! Just imagine!!
Funny post. Ironic too. The institutional church has been "corporate" for over 1700 years, and looks nothing like the church in the book of Acts. Corporate is in the modern churches DNA. It cannot help itself.
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