What Do You Call This Thing?
Trying to come up with a name for our congregation is like trying to name a new baby. We have had many wonderful suggestions and a lot of great ideas and after a lot of deliberation our name is “The Wheatland Mission.”
Our aim was to come up with a name that is descriptive, meaningful, and sonorous. That last word kind of means “sounds cool” so we will see if our name does or not.
There are three inspirations behind the name. First, living in Wichita, home of the WSU (wheat)Shockers, Wheatland has a natural regional appeal. Second, and more importantly, it is meant to remind us of the words of Jesus in John 12:24: “Unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies it remains a single seed. But, if it dies, it produces many seeds.” Our goal of being missional, more concerned for God’s Kingdom than our own comfort, compels us to follow Jesus’ example of giving our lives both as individuals and as a corporate body. Finally, the word “Mission” reflects our desire to be a missional church along with being a description of a new church work.
Our aim was to come up with a name that is descriptive, meaningful, and sonorous. That last word kind of means “sounds cool” so we will see if our name does or not.
There are three inspirations behind the name. First, living in Wichita, home of the WSU (wheat)Shockers, Wheatland has a natural regional appeal. Second, and more importantly, it is meant to remind us of the words of Jesus in John 12:24: “Unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies it remains a single seed. But, if it dies, it produces many seeds.” Our goal of being missional, more concerned for God’s Kingdom than our own comfort, compels us to follow Jesus’ example of giving our lives both as individuals and as a corporate body. Finally, the word “Mission” reflects our desire to be a missional church along with being a description of a new church work.
posted by The Wheatland Mission at 11:04 AM
4 Comments:
I am glad. It is good to hear such quick feedback. By the way, I included another post today as well.
Great name! I like it so much that I am packing up my belongings and family and moving to Wichita to join you. Not really, but it is tempting. It is encouraging as a distant observer (I'm in KC) to see the thougtfulness and care you all have for your developing community.
Wheatland Mission, we are so encouraged to see everything come together. May God shower it with His blessings and may this church be the hands and feet of Jesus.
The name is very desciptive. I think it really captures what the church is about. Maybe as a book study we should all read "The Wind in the Wheat" by Reed Arvin. Has nothing to do with the church, but it is the only book that I know htat has wheat in the title ;)
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