Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Name that church (final round)
Okay everybody, this is your last chance to add any suggestions to the list of what the new name of our church should be. The only modifier is that any suggestion should at some level reflect the idea that we are called to be a people who are 'putting the world to rights'. so...let the ideas fly!!!
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Breath of Compassion Community Church
Life of Compassion Community Church
This came to me from the NOOMA series as breath/spirit is defining of the origin of life and most importantly spiritual life. Compassion is something we are called upon to share, show and give to those in our community.
St. Judas (Not Iscariot) Community Church
The Wind and the Wheat Fellowship
The Well Community Church
The Well Fellowship
The Well of Faith
here are a list of names that have been suggested over the last nine months and are still 'on the table'
Missio Dei (mission of God)
MIssion of God church
Redemtpoin church
New Creation
Motion Church
Mission gathering/or mission fellowship
our staff also talked about the idea of a name of a church that uses mission church with a word in front of mission. such as:
Hope Mission Church
Kingdom Mission Church
Christ Mission Church
Restore Mission Church
any thoughts?
hi all:
Here are the names that I am drawn to at the moment
Christ Mission Church
Missio Dei
Christ Servant Church
Mission of Light/Hope/Justice etc.
Here are some names that might spark an idea in someone:
journey
faith
way
path
K10 name ideas
Original Creation Community
church of original creation
Original Will community
The Church of originial intent
Biblical Justice Community
The justice of Christ
Christs Original Intent
echo christ community (echoing his original plan) Bring us to rights community Ultimate Will community divine will community divine intent community community of divine intent community of divine will Day.One community move.to.rights community to.rghts community Christ's Echo Community His Echo Community Dynamic Divinity
My first choice would be:
Followers of Christ Church
It encompasses who we are but still allows outsiders (and insiders for that matter) to understand the name and what it means. It is like Kevin said two weeks ago in his message that Jesus calls us to "Come follow me" and that is what the name says we are trying to do.
My second choice would be:
Fellowship of Believers Church
I don't have any explanation for that one except again, it is simple and self-explanatory.
Community of Purpose
World To Rights Community Church
World View Community Church
Love in Action Community Church
Delta Community Church
(Changing hearts and lives.)
Can we not have another not-easily- recognized-need-to-explain name? Missio Dei??
I really like
Hope Mission Church
Christ's Mission Church
My thought is something along the lines of "God's Humanity" or "God's Humanity in Christ" or....something like that. I think our goal of "putting the world to rights" involves looking at the very human nature of the world, and attempting to bring that closer to God. "Community Church" could be tacked on, of course.
~Hillary Davis
This is as useful as I could come up with--that is, unless options involving dancing penguins are welcome ;).
Mission of Faith
Journey of Faith, Journey to Faith
Faithful Servant Community Church
New Faith Fellowship
Walk by Faith
Servant's Heart
Surrendered Servant
Journey of Surrender, Journey to Surrender
For His Glory, To His Glory
The Lord's Hands
The Lord's Disciples
Discipleship of Christ
Great Commission
Soulful Journey, Soulful Mission, Soulful Heart
New Beginning
Genesis
Fruit of the Spirit
Sowing Seeds Fellowship
Isaiah's Mission, Isaiah's Path, Isaiah's Journey, Isaiah's Way, Isaiah's Walk
Way of Isaiah
I like the thought of being a sent people like in Isaiah 6:8 where Isaiah says to the Lord, "Here I am. Send me!"
I also like the idea of having Mission, Fellowship, Journey, Discipleship, Community, Way, Path...one of these somewhere in the name. Any of these could be added to any of the names above.
olathe mission
(from Kevin C) "But now, contemporary churches are creating a whole new library of church names: Aqueous, Reality, River 57 (or some number), Life, Solomon's Porch, Mosaic, Spirit Garage, Scum of the Earth, etc. These are names that make you wake up and think. They are names that try to speak to the inner life of a congregation, marking its spirit and direction. I think this is great. "
i read this blog tonight, and although i don't really like alot of the names on this list, i love the idea of a name that makes you wake up and think, that try to speak to the inner life of a congregation, marking its spirit and direction.
so...what is that name for us???
Sojourn mission church
Sotiria mission church (salvation)
Shalom mission church (peace)
Restore mission church
Charis Mission Church (grace)
We do worship with excellence and should continue to do so. If a greater emphasis may be put on house/community groups for the majority of our spiritual growth, than maybe the emphasis of the name should be based on how we gather as a church body to Worship.
Olathe Church of Worship
Olathe Worship Church
Cornerstone Worship Church
Worshippers of Christ Church
Disciplers Worship Church (nickname - Disciplers) Hey, where do you go to church? - "Disciplers"
Great Commission Worship of Olathe
or how about something as simple as Olathe Community Church.
Tippy Canoe
IGNITE Community Church
Could take on many meanings. Turning up the heat on our spiritual lives as well as serving the community.
I love the idea of having to explain where I go to church - what an opportunity to talk about God's mission: setting the world to rights!
Missio Dei - my favorite!
Beth Price
Kingdom Way Community
faith.action.fellowship
Kingdom Restoration Church
Commission of Christ Church (CCC)
I do also like:
Missio Dei (Mission of God)
Christ Mission Church/Community/Fellowiship
Mission in Motion Church
(M n M's):)
"echo" seems to hit the mark of what Kevin was talking about in creating a name that defines or marks the inner working of the church.
Echo is defined as "a reflection of the sound source". I'd like to be a reflection of Christ.
So...
echo (keeps it edgy)
echo community
echo Christ community (eCc)
Restoration, authentic, journey, path of life, journey home, authentic journey, authentic journey to christ
Paul, Bill, Tate, Todd
Gathering
Of
Disciples
(G.O.D.)
echo fellowship
missio dei
Compassion of Christ Community Church
the tagline could be Putting the World to Rights
The t in Christ could be emphasized in print as a cross.
I like the word compassion in a church name. Putting the "world to rights" to me is building a community of compassion within our church. We are called to be compassionate to those in our community as we serve a compassionate and loving God.
Olathe Outreach...
I really like Missio Dei, probably my favorite, as well as Path & Hope.
I also think it would be cool to reflect the "Body of Christ" since as His body we are supposed to be bring the World to Rites through "reaching" with our arms in to the community, "moving" our feet to get involved and help others, "speaking" to the world about a life with Christ and letting God's love for us all be "felt" through us to others.
I'm visual person so that it just my way of visioning our purpose.
-Wendy
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