Like many of you, I am embarassed by the kind of things churches put up on their signs. Sometimes they’re cheesy. Sometimes they’re silly. Sometimes they’re offensive. Sometimes they’re meaningless.
What if churches started thinking of their signs as message boards that could be used to have a meaningful conversation with those who drive by? Here are some things I think churches need to be saying to their community.
If you were in charge of updating your church’s sign, what would you put up?
Telling Stories, Asking Questions, Learning Lessons
How far down the rabbit hole do you want to go?
Take the red pill.
Wed. PM service: “Lost” & “Alias” with potluck to follow.
Come help us pimp our church crib.
Extreme Makeover: Church Edition.
Come help us quit digging stuff out of our bellybuttons.
Teach us how to love you becasue we haven’t got a clue.
What would you do with a million dollar building and half a million dollars a year?
1. We mess up all the time…come join us!
2. NO perfect people invited to this party!
3. Help us learn to laugh at ourselves.
4. Let’s do something for Jesus together.
5. Humility and love served here.
6. Where have YOU seen God today? Come tell us!
7. Call in your prayer requests…no strings attached!
8. Don’t come to hear our preacher, come for Christ! (Hope that doesn’t hurt too much, Wade! But it’s true many times.)
9. We admit it…we’re hypocrites! HELP!
I don’t have any originals. But my friend put one up at Easter time that said:
Mary, Joanna, & Salome – the original Spice Girls.
A Baptist preacher stopped by to condemn him to hell for that one.
THIS GENERATION SEEKS A SIGN – BUT THIS AIN’T IT
WELCOME – IN CASE WE FORGET TO WHEN YOU COME IN
SINNERS MEET HERE (WHEN THE SAINTS LEAVE THE BUILDING UNLOCKED)
OPEN SUNDAYS, OTHERWISE BY APPOINTMENT
Here’s one:
Everyone Welcome! (Unless you’re a REALLY bad sinner, dress weird, or have body odor).
WE TALK A LOT ABOUT HELPING YOU, BUT WE NEVER ACTUALLY DO IT.
WE IGNORE YOU BECAUSE WE’RE JUST AS SCARED OF YOU AS YOU ARE OF US.
OUR FAITH IS NOT AS BIG AS WE SAY IT IS.
WE’D RATHER YOU COME INSIDE THAN MAKE US COME OUTSIDE.
WE’RE SORRY WE HAVEN’T INVITED YOU IN.
FORGIVE US FOR JUDGING YOU.
WE SIN…WE JUST DON’T LIKE TO ADMIT IT.
Wow. Nice. Good point.
” we were betrayed into adoption of the fallacious philosophy that purity of doctrine can only be preserved by separation.”
There’s a church in Houston that puts out a sign every fall that says, “Celebrate Halloween? REPENT!” When it’s not Halloween season, they change it to say, “Are you gay? REPENT!”
Gives me warm fuzzies every time.
Hey, can we do a list of our worst church signs? I can’t stop my church from putting up rediculous messages. OY VEY!
I put up one in time for Star Wars Episode III:
“MAY THE FAITH BE WITH YOU ALWAYS”
I got reactions from “that’s cheesy” to “that’s cool!”
hell no!Here’s your sign!God DOES speak, you just don’t listen. We’re not perfect, so if you are, stay out!This church is full of sinners!Sinners Anonymous Meeting in progress.
I am with you in fact I have a similar post in my blog my personal favorite is the all time cheesy – our sundays are better than baskin robbins – or How would you like to spend eternity hot or cold –
Fun stuff!