Thursday, 30 April 2009

Baptist Assembly Buzzword Bingo


In common with (it seems) many other Baptist Bloggers, I'm off to Assembly tomorrow.
One of the things I love about Assembly is catching up with old friends and making new ones. I'm delighted that I'm staying in the same hotel as my old friend Iain; but Liz is a bit less happy about this because she says that when Iain and I get together at Assembly we turn into the grumpy old men from the muppets - sitting at the back shouting 'Rubbish! Get him off!'
So, to liven things up a bit, I thought I'd instigate a game of Baptist Buzzword Bingo.
Some of these are dead certs, and don't count beyond the opening meeting! Some I hope not to hear but fear I will, and some are probably just wishful thinking. So, in no particular order:
  • baptistic
  • missionary God (HT: NB)
  • missional
  • crossing places
  • community
  • confession
  • intercession
  • just
  • really
  • wanna
  • alternative
  • cross-cultural
  • environmental
  • Bible
  • biblical
  • theology
  • buzz-groups
  • ecclesial
  • ecumenical
  • partnership
  • get out there
  • bring in the harvest
  • podcast
  • pension fund
  • missio Dei
  • friends
  • Hi! How are you?
  • Where are you now?
  • Who are you?
Any further suggestions for words you'd like/hate to hear?
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10 comments:

  1. Catriona30 April 2009 at 11:51

    "These are the days of..." aaaargh!
    "Baptist DNA" aaaargh
    "yes 'n' God" aaaargh again

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  2. Glen Marshall30 April 2009 at 11:57

    . Where's
    . Glen
    . Marshall
    . Don't
    . Tell
    . Me
    . He's
    . Missing
    . Another
    . Assembly

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  3. Neil30 April 2009 at 13:47

    Baptist family

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  4. Louise Polhill30 April 2009 at 13:58

    Where's the nearest bar?

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  5. Iain Stephenson30 April 2009 at 15:28

    incarnational
    liberal
    Margaret Thatcher
    Manchester Utd
    Leeds
    Blackpool
    Homosexual
    Facebook
    God (that one is a joke!)
    Iona (that one isn't)

    and finally

    I've left my wallet at the hotel, can you pay!

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  6. John Lyons30 April 2009 at 16:27

    How about "you know those Anglicans may really have something!"

    The prize for the one who spots this is a holiday home, a shack next door to Sean Winter's current abode.

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  7. Craig Gardiner30 April 2009 at 16:44

    I'll take bets that 'theology' comes in last.

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  8. Catriona5 May 2009 at 09:16

    So d'you win the jackpot then? I had a 'line' in the first hour...

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  9. Simon Woodman5 May 2009 at 09:24

    A number of people with my mobile number texted 'Bingo' to me at various points in the Assembly. Craig claimed an early victory, but I think he was working on a restricted 'easy' list. Iain got in there about half-way through. I was a bit late claiming my own full-house, but then I was was waiting (optimistically) for Missio Dei which was finally delivered in spirit if not in Latin by Neville Callum. Louise was the last of the phone-claims, but she was waiting for Bonhoeffer and he didn't get his mention until Pat's Bible Study on Monday Morning! Well done to all those who participated. Your prize...??? Blessings in heaven!

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  10. Neil5 May 2009 at 09:47

    An excellent game - can we have another round at the next Baptist gathering?

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