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• UU, uua

  Video: Voices of a liberal faith

  10.10.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  For everyone I’ve talked to about this. No deep reflections just yet. But I’ll say it did go over very well at a prospective member class this past weekend.

  (Hat tip to Yet Another UU for the link.)

• athens, georgia, uga, UU

  Shout out to UGA UUs

  10.08.07 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  I am a very happy OU fan this week (take that, Texas!), but I thought I could still point to this article about UUs in Athens, GA, home of the University of Georgia.

• cussing, god, jesus, snark, UU

  How should UUs take names in vain?

  09.25.07 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  Using the names of deities for spontaneous exclamations of frustration and delight has a long and storied history.
  When I was a Christian, even though it was considered in poor taste, I felt my shouts of “Jesus Christ!!” were respectful and reverent in a round about way. I didn’t think Jesus would mind, […]

• singles, singles-ministry, UU

  Challenges of singles ministries

  08.27.07 | Permalink | 15 Comments

  Peacebang asked some great questions about ministering to single folk a few days back. I’ve been chewing on it since.
  Growing up evangelical, I saw a lot of singles ministries come and go. Many, maybe most, fell into the traps that Peacebang lays out so well, but I don’t think they’re so different that […]

• cultural-creatives, freaks-and-geeks, marketing, UU

  Why market to freaks and geeks?

  08.21.07 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  Here’s the deal with freaks and geeks: I love them because I am one. I play Civilization IV. I go to the comic book store now and again. I TiVo Battlestar Galactica. I listen to Belle & Sebastian, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Hem. I’m a Mac switcher. Hell, I […]

• freaks-and-geeks, google, marketing, UU, web-ads

  Write the web ad: “Come join the UU freakshow!”

  08.19.07 | Permalink | 24 Comments

  Jeff W. wrote in the comments to the last post,
  Maybe UU churches should try marketing themselves with banners that say “Come join the freakshow!”
  How would you market UUism online? This question has gone around the UU blogosphere before, so let’s make it very specific this time. We’re talking viral advertising, not broadcast. […]

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