Starbucks & Ricky

So, Rick Warren submitted a quote to Starbucks to be printed on their coffee cups, and they accepted. For those of you who live in a cave, Starbucks prints quotes on its cups to entertain and create discussion among its patrons.

"You are not an accident. Your parents may not have planned you, but God did. He wanted you alive and created you for a purpose. Focusing on yourself will never reveal your real purpose. You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense. Only in God do we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance and our destiny."

-Rick Warren

Now, I am not a big Rick Warren fan, nor a fan of any "bandwagon" Christianity. However, I have heard several comments about Rick's possible motives for submitting a quote, mostly suggesting that he is trying to sell more books. In my opinion, this is an over the top cynicism that is ridiculous. The quote has nothing to do with his books or the purpose driven movement. It is a statement about God and His desire for a relationship with people. Instead of celebrating Ricky's creativity and Starbucks courage, we seem to want to find reasons to discount his effort. How stupid can we be? Well, apparently quite stupid....

Maybe,.... Rick has a desire to share Jesus with the world...

Pray for those who read his quote, that they will think about their lives and God's purpose for them,.... oops, I said "purpose"....

Peace,

K

More Marketing

Here is another article on church marketing. It is amazing to read how much money some churches are willing to spend on this stuff. I have a hard time with the "every pastor is a salesman" philosophy. As John pointed out, we have learned that these methods do not make disciples. So, why do we hang on to them like a bull terrier.

Peace,

K

I came across this essay that was posted on resonate this week. It is a sobering look at the marketing of the church. The question is, will the church wake up and smell the coffee?

Peace,

K

Church Consumerism

The Saddleback question continues to dominate resonate these days. Here is the latest.
Dave shares his thoughts on the subject. What do you think?

Peace,

K

Interesting,....

This was posted on resonate. Interesting.

Peace,

K