Urban Jesus Trailer

by Tim Schraeder on 09/25/2008 in Chicago, Church Communications, Examples, Park with 2 Comments

I posted awhile ago about our Urban Jesus series and wanted to share the trailer we made for it with you.

Now, before you start sending me hate mail or telling me how terrible it is that we did this let me explain why we did it…

Jesus is hip in culture right now. From the “Jesus is my Homeboy” t-shirts to sadly, yes, the bobblehead, Jesus is becoming a fad in culture. Now, we all know that He is so much more than that, but they way our culture views and sees Him is so far from what He really is.

We went with this imagery because we wanted to convey the very mistaken view that our culture has of Him… as a “buddy”, friend, someone who gives you what you want when you need it, etc.

It is startling and it does make people uncomfortable, but that is the way people view Him… and through the message series we are in right now, we are trying to deconstruct that inaccurate view and truly present Him as who He is… the Lord of Lords.

So, know that we aren’t trying to make light or make fun of Jesus, but trying to illustrate the way the world views and sees Him.

Tim Schraeder
Tim Schraeder is passionately committed to helping churches effectively communicate the timeless message of the Gospel in a way that’s relevant to our ever-changing culture. He presently serves as the co-director of the Center for Church Communication and is the creator and general editor of Outspoken: Conversations on Church Communication, a field guide for church communication leaders. Tim lives in Chicago where he can be found in any neighborhood coffee shop that has free wifi. Subscribe via RSS | Subscribe via Email | Twitter | Facebook | Google+ | Sign Up for My Newsletter
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  • http://www.evancourtney.com evan courtney

    great idea.
    very clean.

  • http://widneywoman.blogspot.com Simone

    I LOVE this image of Jesus. It makes me smile every time I see it. Jesus wants to have relationship with me. Not religion. Whenever I see the bobble head Jesus, it reminds me to check the status of our relationship.
    What do we create bobble head images of? People we LOVE. People we ADORE. People we WORSHIP. People we IDOLIZE. I love my Jesus. I adore him, worship and idolize him. Why shouldn’t I have a bobble head Jesus on my dashboard, or my bookcase?

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