This video called Me Church has been on YouTube since December 2005 but it is still worth sharing because it is not offensive and it is funny.
It is 1 minute 22 seconds long but you will have an hour’s worth of a smile. It is a commercial for a church called "Me Church" that is all about you. It is light-hearted and fun.
For those of you who are quick to throw stones at megachurches who try to meet "felt needs," you should know that one of Andy Stanley’s Seven Practices of Effective Ministry is "Narrow the Focus: Do fewer things in order to make a greater impact." As they get large, many of these megachurch leaders see clearly the absurdity of trying adjust their ministry approach to the needs of complainers.
To some people it seems that Stanley almost disregards the needs of people because of his narrow focus. No, this need to please people and meet their every need transcends denominations, sizes and styles.
What needs are legitimate and need to be addressed by the compassionate, justice-seeking church and which are driven by our consumeristic culture? That ladies and gentlemen is the question.
For more humor, see my post about Purgatorio.