Top Ten Signs You've been going to NorthPoint too long

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I've had this on the brain for a while... I need a mental candy break though.

For myself, or for any of my friends who are members of one of the NorthPoint Ministries campuses (that means Buckhead, Browns Bridge... you know who you are), there are (admit it) signs that you've been going to this church for way too long.  And now, like any person that needs to get out of their denial, I'm going to point out a few :-)

Top Ten Signs You've Been at NorthPoint for Quite Some Time

1.) You commonly use any of the following words in your daily conversation:

  • Margin
  • Life-giving
  • Give, Save, Spend
  • Environment
  • CG
  • Big Idea
  • Virtue
  • Bottom Line
  • Safe
2.) Something that Andy Stanley said in a sermon inevitably makes it into your Bible study discussion.

3.) You don't see anything wrong with wearing the same T-shirt every Sunday for 30 Sundays in a row (a shout out to all of us UpStreeters!), and in case you haven't washed "this year's" shirt, you have "retro" shirts in stock just for that kind of emergency.

4.) You truly believe that you have to wear skinny jeans to be a worship leader.

5.) You just expect event t-shirts to be at least one size too small.

6.) You feel like an social outcast if you haven't volunteered at Passion yet.

7.) You go to fusion to meet new friends, not just to meet potential dating partners.

8.) You pick up 10 copies of the program by habit because you regularly have to save seats for your friends.

9.) You get to UpStreet (or the environment you serve in) early because you want to make sure you get your kind of bagel.

10.) You think this video is hilarious :-)

I'm sure there are others... comment.  Please.  

We gotta get past denial, folks :-)


Comments

chad steverson said…
Too funny. (http://tunpb.com)
2:27 PM
duffmeister said…
I thought I was the only one who scoped out my favorite bagel. ;-)
11:59 AM
Unknown said…
Number 2 should say something about what Andy shares on Sunday morning is usually someone's Facebook status by Sunday afternoon.
1:12 PM
Chris said…
Duffmeister - oh yeah, I totally scope my bagels.

Chris - good one. By Sunday afternoon? I've seen a lot of Andy sermon FB statuses or tweets posted by iPhone mid-talk :-)
7:48 PM
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