The following was also posted on the New Journey Church Blog
If you’ve been spreading the word about New Journey, you certainly have at least once heard the word why. I’m hearing why more and more as the main promoter of New Journey, but to stop the why person dead in their thought, respond with Why not?
Why not a New Church? You see there is not a lot that separates most of the churches in Laurens County. Most of the Churches are doing the same thing at the same time in different locations with the same kind of people. Now, there is nothing wrong with that, I guess. But, God is always doing a new thing. These are different times and it takes “different†churches/approaches to make a marked impact in the community.
New Journey intends to be a “purple cow†Church. Author, Seth Godin, states that “You’re either a purple cow or you’re not. You’re either remarkable or invisible. Make your choice.†Cows, after you’ve seen one or two or ten, are boring. A purple cow, though…now that would be something. Purple cow describes something phenomenal, something counterintuitive and exciting and flat out unbelievable. Purple cow should describe the church, but unfortunately it doesn’t. Mostly we are a bunch of brown cows. I pray that from the onset of what will become New Journey church that we will always strive to be a purple cow. Let’s stop trying to be perfect and start being remarkable.
