The “Church Is” project was an interactive animation that was made as part of a Christian art exhibit in June 2011 (You can read more about the project here).

The project was based on a survey of 31 people. All the participants remained anonymous and gave permission for their answers to be used. The 31 people may or may not be Christian, but I would assume that most of them are as the majority of participants were people in my circle of friends or friends of friends. You can view a selection of the responses in the project itself, but for interests sake I thought I would publish all of the answers given.

These are the answers to the fourth and final question, What is one word you would use to describe Church?

• Christ
• Jesus
• God
• fellowship
• hope
• Heavenly.
• Jesus
• Jesus
• God
• relationship-centred

Continue reading below the break for the rest of the responses.

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These videos were made to encourage university students to think more about how God could use them to serve during their holidays.

You can read more about the three weeks of serving advertising here.

This video was shown during Public Meetings

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These videos were made to encourage university students to think more about how God could use them to serve during their holidays.

You can read more about the three weeks of serving advertising here.

This video was shown during Public Meetings

Continue Reading…

These videos were made to encourage university students to think more about how God could use them to serve during their holidays.

You can read more about the three weeks of serving advertising here.

This video was shown during Public Meetings

Continue Reading…

The “Church Is” project was an interactive animation that was made as part of a Christian art exhibit in June 2011 (You can read more about the project here).

The project was based on a survey of 31 people. All the participants remained anonymous and gave permission for their answers to be used. The 31 people may or may not be Christian, but I would assume that most of them are as the majority of participants were people in my circle of friends or friends of friends. You can view a selection of the responses in the project itself, but for interests sake I thought I would publish all of the answers given.

These are the answers to the third question, What don’t you like about Church?

• The negative connotations associated with the Church. I do not like hypocrites in the church either.
• When it becomes confined to a building
• Nooothing
• not much.
• arguments, moralism, judgement, arrogance.
• That not everyone in the world realises what they’re missing out on.
• Division, idolatry, mundaneness, boringness, quenching the spirit,
• Sermons can be hard for those who are not auditory learners.
• when people make you feel like you’re alone

Over the coming three weeks during EU Public Meetings, we’re going to be encouraging people to think about how God will use them next year (and for the rest of their lives). In order to do this, we’ve come up with a bit of an advertising strategy.

Each week during Public Meetings, there will be a video shown around a theme (serving at Church, in your holidays, or in the EU). This video is a short 3 minute summary of interviews we did with 3 people who serve in that area. The aim of this people is to get them thinking about the many different ways that God can use us to serve his people and his world.

At the end of each of these videos, people are directed to the EU’s Facebook Page where they can watch longer interviews with each of the 3 people from that week about how they serve, and find out more information about serving.

I’m going to share these videos over the coming weeks, and I’ll link to all of the posts below.

1. Week 1 – How Will God Use You? In Your Holidays
2. Week 2 – How Will God Use You? At Your Church
3. Week 3 – How Will God Use You? In The EU

I’m sad that I won’t get to see these videos in Public Meetings as I’ll be on a teaching internship, but I really hope and pray that God will use them to stir people’s hearts to serve him!

The “Church Is” project was an interactive animation that was made as part of a Christian art exhibit in June 2011 (You can read more about the project here).

The project was based on a survey of 31 people. All the participants remained anonymous and gave permission for their answers to be used. The 31 people may or may not be Christian, but I would assume that most of them are as the majority of participants were people in my circle of friends or friends of friends. You can view a selection of the responses in the project itself, but for interests sake I thought I would publish all of the answers given.

These are the answers to the second question, What do you like about Church?

• I like the idea that there are people all over the world who have the same beliefs that I do.
• Preaching that calls me to repent and believe. Godly conversations and praying with bros and sisters in Christ.
• Learning about how to implement what the Bible says into my own life. And the great people.
• Lots. I like the Bible, music, talking with christians, and sharing with them what it’s like to be human with a different purpose.
• people, a community of forgiveness and grace, music
• Being able to participate in Christ’s very sacrifice on Calvary, and experiencing the most intimate union possible with Christ on earth. (the Eucharist)
• Community, worship, service, discipleship, misson
• It reminds me of how awesome God is.
• we aren’t alone