I couldn't agree more. Here's a couple of thoughts, kind of got on a latin tear, because some names didn't sound good in english. Might want to check the translations too, you can only trust an online translation so far.
the center the haven the reprieve the respite the spring the sancti (latin for holy) veritas (latin for truth) the medias (latin for middle) the nemus (latin for tree) resumo (latin for renew) the novus (latin for news) the ventus (latin for favor) the spondeo (latin for promise) the palma (latin for glory) the ago (latin for lives) the regnum (latin for kingdom)
Here's some... "The OC Cubed" or "OC^3" (The Oaks Community Church on Central) "The Loft" just "The Central" keeping with the number theme: "The 1910" (Year the building was built)
That might get confusing when trying to use the real street name and getting people confused w/ the building, especially if the two things are referenced in the same sentence. Sounds cool, but I wonder about it's potential practical difficulties.
So why can't we just call it the oaks? I feel like if I tell someone I'm going to the Oaks they will know what I mean. I know it stinks we can't say we are going to the Sorg anymore, but I feel like if we just call it the oaks it gives us a little more ownership of the building.
the church is not a building, it is a community and a movement.
when you say you are going to the oaks in reference to a building, it makes it seem like our church is a building. if the building burns down, the oaks still exists.
i like "the oaks on central". i do think just calling the building "central" might be confusing, but it might work too...
But if you are headed to the building for anything besides a service (comm group, mercy stuff, etc.) what do you call the building? "The Oaks on Central?" it just still seems a bit long. unless we just use the acronym TOOC.
Maybe we should just sell the naming rights to a major corporation like stadiums and ballparks do. Just think..."The First Financial" or "The 1-800-Safe-Auto Building.
If that doesn't work out I say we go back to "The 1200" and put this discussion out of its misery.
I bet we'd attract a lot more people if we just called it something like Whiskeytown?
Kyle - what kind of money do you think we could get if we sell the naming rights to say a member of the church? How about Sauce City?
Seriously though, remembering back to my oxford days, most of the buildings were named after people, we could think of a person we'd like to name the building after? Would that seem idolistic though?
Are we going to put the name we decide actually on the building so people know what we're talking about?
maybe not a plaque on the building, but it would be cheaper to put a custom made sticker on the window? suggestions. and that name could be done without being idolistic, i mean kevin says every sunday pretty much that we're all about Jesus, and eveything else comes second. so i think people would get it.
What precedent is there for churches naming buildings something other than there church name (which I think has been clearly shot down in earlier posts and I agree with)? I'm just having trouble coming up with examples to use as inspiration. Not saying they aren't out there, I just don't know of any.
not sure about all the catchy names. 'the 1200' is decent. also, i'm not sure what we could do with this but i thought it was great. going off the 1226 thing, 1 corin. 12:26 "if one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together."
that surely points at the idea of community...plus if we put that on a window, it would be easy to tell people that we meet at 1226 central, and to just look for the big "1226".