tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253529165034405240.post-21276538815085960652008-04-09T15:24:00.001-04:002008-04-09T15:21:20.010-04:00<em><span style="font-size:85%;">So I got asked to be in this "blogging tournament" and now I'm kind of sorry I did because it means I have to write these posts for it, but anyway, I had to do another one, and you can go to <a href="http://www.plantingspace.com/">http://www.plantingspace.com/</a> if you want to see all the entries, or if you want to vote for me (but I don't really care if you do, I'd be fine with losing). Today's question was: "<strong>Give us your best outreach idea that costs under $500</strong>." Here's my answer:</span></em><br /><br />Okay, not to sound pompous, but how about rather than an outreach "idea," rather than having to do some event that we'll need to top next year, what if we who lead the church started to burn with passion for lost people? What if we set the example of building relationships with people who are far from God? What if we hung out where sinful people hang out? What if we went to sleep at night and woke up in the morning praying for our lost neighbors? What if our church people met our non-Christians friends on Sunday mornings, because we invited them to church? What if we taught our people that church is not a country club for its members but a search and rescue mission for those who do not belong? What if we really believed in Hell, and cared enough about people to not want them to go there? What if we became obsessed with the heart of our Father, who has children who are separated from Him - and He doesn't know if He'll ever get to hold them again?<br /><br />And, if that doesn't work ... here are two more ideas:<br /><br />(1) Go into the center of your town. Set yourself on fire. Have a big sign that says, "This is hell. Any questions?"<br /><br />(2) Or: Have dancing girls in cages hanging from the ceilings at your services. (Well, maybe not, the cages might cost more than $500.) My name is Vince Antonucci, my blog is <a href="http://www.vinceantonucci.com/" target="_blank">http://www.vinceantonucci.com/</a>, and I really don't care if you vote for me.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">- featured on newchurches.com</span>Vince Antonucci:http://www.blogger.com/profile/01577695138497215119noreply@blogger.com