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To: the808bass
Local Assembly of God, goes insane, stages "Easter Egg Hunt," invites community, whips easter bunny, makes small children cry.
2,635 posted on 04/08/2004 8:14:01 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave
Oh my.
2,638 posted on 04/08/2004 8:28:41 AM PDT by malakhi (L'shana haba'ah b'Yerushalayim!)
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To: SoothingDave; the808bass
Whoa.

I can't even think what that was INTENDED to convey before it went all wrong.

Do AOGers (is that pronounced like "auger"?) drink heavily while planning outreach events?
2,644 posted on 04/08/2004 8:58:54 AM PDT by IMRight
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To: SoothingDave
Local Assembly of God, goes insane, stages "Easter Egg Hunt," invites community, whips easter bunny, makes small children cry.

Sounds like a CBC grad to me (hope my brother isn't lurking). Numnuts abound in all denominations. However in AOG youth pastor positions, numnuts run about 75 to 25. I say that as a numnut.

I can't even think what that was INTENDED to convey before it went all wrong.

Here's my best guess at what happened. A bunch of youth and a youth pastor sat around brainstorming this gem of a theatrical production trying to think of ways of making it "cutting-edge" and trendy and hip, capturing the zeitgeist, while still getting a tear in the eye at the end. Probably too much Mountain Dew Code Red was involved and too much planning was done after 10 pm. And in the end, someone who tried to fit into the culture the message of Christ was someone who didn't have a clue as to what the culture around them was. A big round of boos for all involved. I can say that I've worked with at least two or three dozen youth pastors who would've happily have done the same thing. Indeed, it may spawn spin-offs if it's presented at the the next district youth leadership training event.

2,797 posted on 04/08/2004 11:16:58 PM PDT by the808bass (Can we say numnut in our new Inquisitional Religious state?)
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