You See Dry Bones

Last night was fun!

Last night we sat in my living room, ate some homemade chipotle (make your own burrito night!) and discussed some family business. We had a desperate need in our church plant.

We needed a name.

I started out by doing what Dr. D (pastor of another church plant whom I worked with) said would be a good idea. I wrote our values on the a white board. Here they are:

• Teaching
• Fellowship
• Breaking of Bread (communion and sharing meals together)
• Prayer
• Giving to those in need
• Worshiping Jesus

If you are thinking you heard these values before, it is either because you have read Acts 2:42-47, or you have had conversations with Aaron Burgess or myself about orthodoxy and orthopraxy.

Then I prayed. 

After that, I asked for any names people might have floating around in their heads. We had a list which included names such as:

• Giving Tree
• Generous Hearts
• The Way
• Good Fight Ministries (my personal fave…it didn’t make it past round 2 even though I tried to sneak it in)

We voted out 20 some names.

We were then left with three:

1. Church of the Broken
2. The Fallen
3. The Way

We allowed all in the room to speak their peace about each name. What they liked and did not like about each. We crossed The Way off the list first. Several seemed to think it sounded a little too cultish. We held a vote. It was unanimous.

We are The Church of the Broken.

We even have the URL (www.churchofthebroken.org). We felt it blended tradition with a twist. We pray the name keeps us humble as we are wearing our heart on our sleeves. We are broken people. We also recognize it is only by Christ’s broken body and shed blood that we are who we are today. 

Want to join us?

-Don-