Thursday, March 26, 2009

My Life Would Suck Without Jesus

So the lead team for LifeGate Church was sitting around the other day trying to think of some ways to reach new people for Jesus and attract people to LifeGate for Easter.  During the middle of the discussion my wife chimed up and said "Did anyone here see American Idol last week?"  She started telling us all about Kelly Clarkson's appearance on the show and about her new hit "My Life Would Suck Without You" (FYI...Jamie is a huge AI fan and a super huge Kelly Clarkson fan)

One thing led to another in the conversation and somebody made the comment that life would really suck without Jesus.  Immediately, we knew we had an idea.  So we decided to issue a challenge to people to share with us why their life would suck without Jesus.  We started a facebook group called "My Life Would Suck Without Jesus" and are inviting people to post a 2 minute video about why their life would be different without Him.  We're also asking folks to e-mail us and vote for which video they like the best.  The maker of the winning video will get $100 to spend at Best Buy.

I've been overwhelmed by the response to this little project so far.  In a week we've had 400 people join the group.  We've gotten inquiries from people whose lives suck right now and who want to know more about Jesus.  It's been great.  

We are already planning on doing this contest again next year, but on a bigger scale.  

If you get a chance, drop by facebook and check out the group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=147713390197