Perceptions of Christianity
Kent Shaffer (ChurchRelevance) recently reported some statistics from Gabe Lyons, author of unChristian. Non-Christians aged 16-29 years old were asked, “What is your current perception of Christianity?”
91% said antihomosexual
87% said judgmental
85% said hypocritical
78% said old-fashioned
75% said too involved in politics
72% said out of touch with reality
70% said insensitive to others
68% said boring
64% said not accepting of other faiths
61% said confusing
As a member of Shoreline Church and a Life Group Leader, would the way you speak and act be perceived this way by non-Christians? Or are we acting in love? Both the Transparent Church and the Here Comes the Judge series go along perfectly with this particular survey. If you missed them or want to hear them again, you can download the messages off our web site.
No commentsThis one goes out to all the ladies…
Coffee and girl talk… what better way to start the day? And you can do it twice a week with other Shoreline ladies! Thursdays in Destin and Fridays in Fort Walton Beach. Call for locations.
Everyone is talking about the economy these days.
Everyone is talking about the economy these days. Want to know what God says about money? Check out this group. They’ve met once, but there are still six more meetings.
Mad Scientists
At the next meeting of the Mad Scientists, they will be studying gravity, conservation of energy, and building potato cannons. They will use the cannons to experiment with the energy equations they learned and using this data, try to hit targets. If that sounds like fun to you, call Josh at (352) 262-5304.
Dinner & Music
Shoreline offers two Life Groups specifically for young adults: Wii Fresh and The Edge. This Sunday, they’ll both be going to Jambone in Santa Rosa Beach to hear Shannon Cherry’s band play. If you want to go, call Chesed at 585-5459 or Shannon at 502-9700.
Summer Attendance
This past summer, 22 Life Groups were offered. Our total semester attendance was 1,519, with an average weekly attendance of 109.
No commentsLadies Night at Harry T’s
This video clip was taken Friday night at Harry T’s. Save the date for the next Ladies Night on October 3rd!
No commentsFall Semester
Thursday night we had a dinner party for the fall semester’s Life Group Leaders and Section Leaders. A big THANK YOU for all the awesome food that was brought! And thanks to Jason and Heather for reserving the clubhouse for us! Click here to view the photo album.
I’m looking forward to Get Life Day tomorrow and this entire semester. Hope you are, too!
No commentsGot Water? No?
Pastor Eric wrote a funny article about his trip to Bali in the August 29th Destin Log. If you missed it, click here to read it. Also, have you checked out Michaela’s blog with details of how she and Lindsay spent their summer abroad? If you, too, want to live the dream, Shoreline Church will be taking a group on a mission trip to Bali in 2009. If you’re interested in being part of the team, call the church office at (850) 650-8658.
Pastor Eric & his daughter Michaela in Bali
Pastor Eric with Michaela & Lindsay in Bali