Thursday, June 13, 2013

Gottesdienst the Game Show!

Lutheran parishes hither and yon are yoking themselves to American Evangelicalism in worship, administration, outlook, and, most importantly, in language. To help you navigate the new world we happily present our first Gottesdienst the Game Show game: Roller Coaster or Worship Service? where you try to determine if a given word refers to a roller coaster or an actual worship service in an actual church somewhere in America. Try to imagine Dr. Eckardt, dressed as Gandalf the White, reading this list of names and saying, "Roller Coaster or Worship Service?" after each. I affirm that I am not making of any of these up. Note your answers and then have fun Googling...

The Voyage
The Ultimate
Fuel
Rage
Untamed
Maverick
Collide
Overcome
GateKeeper
Full Throttle
Venture
Desparation
Jubilee Odyssey

+HRC
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8 comments:

  1. Gary Hall -- Bridgeton, NJJune 13, 2013 at 11:01 AM

    I would safely venture they are all worship service names and some (and maybe all) are also roller coaster names.

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  2. Rev. Larry BeaneJune 13, 2013 at 11:14 AM

    Rule clarification: Is there an "LCMS Youth Gathering theme" wildcard in play, or is that only for the bonus speed-round?

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  3. Gary Hall -- Bridgeton, NJJune 13, 2013 at 11:17 AM

    Well, if I recall correctly the entire Gathering is deemed a worship event.

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  4. Fr BFEJune 13, 2013 at 1:08 PM

    Wait; isn't Rage a Roller Coaster?

    - Gandalf

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  5. Pr. H. R.June 13, 2013 at 1:57 PM

    All Roller Coaster names were found on Wikipedia if that helps...

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  6. Aaron D. WolfJune 13, 2013 at 2:37 PM

    Every non-roller-coaster on the list could be subtitled "Desperation," considering that word's etymology.

    I'm surprised The Demon isn't on the list. That would've been a tough guess for those who live outside Chicagoland.

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  7. Rev. WeinkaufJune 13, 2013 at 10:57 PM

    Who says the LCMS and Rollercoasters aren't creative? Here's some I've found:
    Journey
    Climax
    Water's Edge
    Extreme
    Extreme Makeover
    Radical

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  8. Michael L. Anderson, M.D., Ph.DJune 19, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    I'll take Extreme Makeover for 500, Alec ... and a whole lot of Antivert.

    And a barf-bag.

    Now.

    Your (vestibular-challenged, white-knuckled) servant,
    Herr Doktor

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