Idea Meister
Here are some ideas I’ve had over the last few weeks. Feel free to use any of them you wish:
Online service only
We are going to do this for Good Friday at Fellowship on April 10th, 2009. This will be a part of a 5 week series we’ll be doing, but will not be on a Sunday, only online at this site. I’m looking forward to joining our church family in one of two services on Good Friday at noon or 5:00 pm.
What I’ve done
This Linkin Park tune was a killer a few weeks ago to close up a service where we focused on the story of sin.
Picture video of my life
Ever since I was introduced to Animoto on Brad Ruggles blog, I’ve ideated about making a music video of my life from birth through the multi generations I’ve lived until now. The only decision I would have to make with the aforementioned site would be the theme song for my life soundtrack. Ideas?
Work on a project with Clay
As one of my closest friends since junior high, I feel very strongly that this founder of conservatismlives.com is a genius. But I have yet to work with him on some project since we have both blossomed into adulthood. But one day…
One Prayer pastor/band switcharoo
Last year our church participated in One Prayer, a movement of churches who came together to show the unity we have in Christ. For 4 weeks we were treated to the wonderful video teaching of some of the best preachers in the country. So I had this idea to take it to another level. Would another pastor and church be open to trading places with the pastor of this church (that’s me) and the bands would trade places too? Just an idea.
A Marty Party
I would love to have all my closest friends from the entirety of my life and from the many places I’ve lived to come to a party where I can connect them all and convey how much I appreciate them, and I would love this party to take place well before I’m 80 and not to coincide with my funeral.
Surprise Lunch
Using the wonderful technology of Facebook, I would like to announce to all my friends an inpromptu lunch at a specific place in the area I live. It might be interesting to see who would show up. Could I end up having lunch with 5 people I haven’t seen in a few years?
Heck No! We won’t go!
A bit of reverse psychology – I think I’d like to form a picket line around a non profit organization that is doing amazing things here in my area. Then I’d write negative sarcastic jokes down on my posters about that 501c3 organization, and act like I’m really angry that they exist, then I’ll watch as they gain more support after I picket them than they have had for the last 5 years.
I Scream Sunday!
There’s really no interesting idea here, but thank you to One Bad Pig, the 80′s Christian metal band from Austin, TX for singing these words with all the heart they could muster.
Don’t go postal on me
I think it would be neat to prepare a box lunch of some sort for my postal carrier sometime, especially since she’s pretty ticked off that our box door always sticks.
No email or social networking day
No doubt you’ve received the “please fast from your computer” pleas from friends and family alike, but that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m thinking that with all the emails I send out and internet communication I do, it might be nice to take any general day and say “Today I’m not going to communicate at all via the internet, but if I need to communicate with someone I would have emailed, I will push myself to make a phone call or go visit that person.”
So that’s the rough draft of my recent idea list. the next step is…
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You’re a brave man, asking people to suggest a song that’s the theme of your life. I’m anxious to hear the kind, loving, and supporting tracks that Darren and Mike are going to suggest.
One of my reactions to the switcheroo idea is that it’d be kind-of cool to have some other pastor and band come to our church. But it’d be even cooler to just go en masse to some other church, and the next week have this church come to us. I think this idea is a little more old-school than yours, and while I don’t mind the idea of listening to somebody else, I love the idea of worshipping alongside another portion of the body of Christ.