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Contributed by: Laura Mayo/YourHub.com on 6/8/2007

When I was doing my community outreach on June 7, I drove by a sign that left me questioning.

Many religious organizations leave signs out front of their churches with messages to the public, but this sign was different.

The sign at Chapel Haven Seventh Adventist Church at 9911 Huron St., in Northglenn seemed to be using humor with an underlying message.

The sign read: "Don't be so open-minded that your brains fall out."

The question this sign left me with was, do advertisments like this bring people to their church or, do they steer people away?

What's your opinion? Leave your comment below.

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Submitted By: Michael Gonzales

posted on 6/19/2007 @ 1:39:44 PM

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Church signs were designed for announcing upcoming events and/or displaying the message title that the pastor is preaching for that week. It has become common practice for churches to use their signs as message boards in order to be more catching. The idea is that when the unchurched passed by, they would be intrigued by the quote or one-liner that is displayed. The hope is that they would be interested enough to come in and check out a Sunday service and potentially accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. Today churches are striving more than ever to speak in a way that is appealing to non-Christians in order to invite them in and make them feel comfortable. Signs are one (inexpensive) way for a church to communicate to the local public. If the sign gets one person in the door, then it's worth it. We do not have our own sign in front of our building because we lease from another church. But if we did, I'm not sure how we'd do it. Shalom. Michael Gonzales, www.graftedin.com

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Submitted By: Laura Mayo

posted on 6/18/2007 @ 9:41:55 AM

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I was covering the local swimming pool in Thornton and came across the sign. I found it to be very funny. So far, I can see many people have read this entry, but no one has responded. I am not sure if this subject makes people nervous or what? What comments have you received?

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Submitted By: Linda Hashman

posted on 6/17/2007 @ 10:56:14 AM

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Hey Laura, me again. What did your commuinity outreach cover? Anything you would care to share? Linda

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Submitted By: Linda Hashman

posted on 6/17/2007 @ 10:54:22 AM

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I am a member of the Chapel Haven church & Public Relations lead Interested to learn the responses to your question. We endeavor to reach all kinds of people on all levels to share faith in God and the love of Jesus Christ. We have received positive comments about our sign. Thank you for the interest and for taking the time to put this up on the web. If you have any questions about the Adventist church, I'd welcome them. We'd love to have you visit! Thanks again - and may God bless you in your endeavors. Linda

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