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#294029 07/02/08 03:04 PM
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I am always thinking of ways how I can promote the Byzantine Catholoic Church to my community. I feel that the BCC has so much to offer. I feel that very few people know about the beauty of the BCC, because we have done a poor job of promoting ourselves to the public at large. I can not stand it when I drive by huge evangelical churches that are overflowing with cars. How is it that we can not capture converts as these churches do? Is it because we do not have rock bands at our service? I believe that the Holy Spirit would convert christians and non-believers to the BCC if we could just get people to show up.

I have created a new website with a wealth of resources for my parish in hope of reaching out to new people. I would also like to come up with some other promotional materials. I was thinking that a small Auto Decal with the parish web address would be great advertising. If I can get our parish members to put them on ther cars, that would be 25 cars driving around town everyday. That can spread a message fast. I would like to add a small tagline to the decal that sums up the Byzantine Faith in a quick few words in order to grab the attention of a mass audience. I think that something similar to is what I have in mind:

http://signs.cafepress.com/design/23747493
http://signs.cafepress.com/design/23744887

These are nice but there has got to be some folks on this forum can think of something better! Does anyone have any suggestions for a tagline?

Mike
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I thought for sure that you guys would have some great suggestion, anyone want to throw something out there? Here are a few that popped up in my head, what do you think?

"Heaven on Earth"
"One, Holy, Catholic, & Apostolic"
"Scripture, Tradition, Beauty"
"Orthodox in Communion"
'Faith of the Apostles'"
"Spiritual Warfare"
"Pray, Fast, Give"
"Partakers of Divine Nature"
"Path of Deification"
"Bridging East & West"
"Bridging Heaven & Earth"

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Seeking "The Way"
Eastern Wisdom
Perspective makes a difference
A Closer Walk

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Heaven on Earth sounds like a winner to me.

I have been wondering how to go about getting a Byzantine mission started. I think the South in the US really needs it bad. Pop Evangelicalism will be wearing out, seeing as it does not offer what the Holy Catholic Church offers. I plan on sharing Eastern Catholicism with Protestant churches in my area, and should some powerful workings of the Holy Spirit come about, I'd like to know how to get them in contact with an EC Eparchy.

I know, I have high hopes. biggrin

Alaha minokhoun,
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Originally Posted by Mike L.
I thought for sure that you guys would have some great suggestion, anyone want to throw something out there? Here are a few that popped up in my head, what do you think?

"Heaven on Earth"
"One, Holy, Catholic, & Apostolic"
"Scripture, Tradition, Beauty"
"Orthodox in Communion"
'Faith of the Apostles'"
"Spiritual Warfare"
"Pray, Fast, Give"
"Partakers of Divine Nature"
"Path of Deification"
"Bridging East & West"
"Bridging Heaven & Earth"

Mike

Please leave that one out.

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"One Lord, One Church, Now and Forever"

"Where Orthodox and Catholic are all welcome to Communion"

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"Mysticism"
"The One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church of the Orthodox Faith"
"Scripture, Tradition, Charity"
"We are what we pray"
'Faith of the Fathers"
"Spiritual Brotherhood"
"Faith, Hope and Love"
"Partakers of the Divine Mystery"
"God became man so man can become godly"
"In essentials unity, in nonessentials liberty, in all charity"
"Put on Christ, Alleluia"

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"A Closer Walk With Him" sounds good. Very Bible-belt sounding.

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C. I. X.

Roman Christianity respects the Law,
Greco Christianity ponders the Philosophy,
Slavic Christianity immerses in the Beauty
Our Christianity embraces the Trinity.

??? open for manicuring...

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Originally Posted by Mykhayl
C. I. X.

Roman Christianity respects the Law,
Greco Christianity ponders the Philosophy,
Slavic Christianity immerses in the Beauty
Our Christianity embraces the Trinity.

??? open for manicuring...

Shlomo Mykhayl

You missed a couple of us.

Semitic Christianity refects on the Mystery of God and Church.

Poosh BaShlomo,
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I like this one "open for manicuring"

But "Bridging heaven and earth" is my pick thus far.

For self description I like "Orthodox in Communion..." but it lacks a couple of things, e.g., In communion with what or with whom? How would anyone outside of the BCs know what this meant? While it's true it is confusing.

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I agree, "orthodox in communion" is a Phrase that most will not understand!

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How about this one?

"The Ladder to Heaven"

See the image at: http://www.cafepress.com/churchgeek/4076620

Mike



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As many of you already know, our brother Gordo has a website full of things we can use to evangelize here: http://www.cafepress.com/churchgeek/4075351

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Originally Posted by Krotoski
As many of you already know, our brother Gordo has a website full of things we can use to evangelize here: http://www.cafepress.com/churchgeek/4075351

I did not know that this website belongs to a member of this forum.

Gordo, can you do custom orders? Feel free to email me.

Thanks,
Mike

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