Friday, January 13, 2006

Get Wi'dit 4:11

While trying to explain why S2 was called S2 (name of the cell group I went to in Horsham) and failing miserably it reminded me of an article I read.

When Rhett Wilson became youth pastor at LifeWay Church, he inherited a youth group name nobody could explain: GetReady 7:35. The youth group had been using it for five years, but almost the entire pastoral staff had changed and nobody could remember what it meant.
"We know the youth used to have prayer early Saturday morning," says Wilson. "Maybe it means 7:35 a.m."
Others surmise the 7:35 refers to a Bible verse, or to the time on Wednesday nights when the group used to meet. Wilson tasked youth group members with looking up all chapter 7 and verse 35s in the Bible. They didn't come up with anything that fits.
Youth groups across the country are finding themselves in the same predicament: sometimes their names outlast their leaders and memories.
Get Wi'dit 4:11 in Ft. Lauderdale doesn't know if their name refers to 411, as in where to get critical information, or a Bible verse.
"I think it's Ecclesiastes 4:11," cracks the associate youth pastor. That passage reads, "And on a cold night, two under the same blanket can gain warmth from each other. But how can one be warm alone?"
Two youth groups — The Call 5:16 and Higher 37 — have posted online requests asking former youth group members what their names mean, so they can retire them with dignity.
At Youth Group 720 in Seattle, the current youth pastor confesses he doesn't know what exactly it means.
"The previous guy explained it to me one time, but I forgot it," he says. "It may mean two full revolutions, or maybe it's a Bible verse. Maybe it was his membership goal."
He laughs.
"We still use it because it sounds skateboard-y," he says.

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