Well that's just what you can do today! Today is the first official Church of No People Contest-For-People-Who-Like-Free-Stuff! I should get a job naming contests.
What can you win?
1. I like recommending books no one has read. So two people will get the best book you've never read. I'm giving away two copies of A Genuine Faith: Following Jesus in the 21st century. This book takes each of the four gospels and sums up what following Jesus looks like to all four authors. It was written by Rodney Reeves, a brilliant and godly man who I had the pleasure of learning from in college. Seriously, this guy's eyes well up when he starts talking about Jesus. And he's for real. You will enjoy this book.
2. If you're not the 'reading' type, surely you're the 'eating' type. One person will get a gift card for thirty bucks at Chick-Fil-A, everyone's favorite Christian chicken sandwich! That's enough for a family of four, or a couple to go on TWO romantic dates, or one guy with no friends to just totally gorge himself, and wonder why he has no friends.
3. And one lucky person will get a one-of-a-kind Church of No People T-Shirt! Seriously, if you win this, you and I will be the only ones to have this. I'm not making these available to everyone for a while. I'll even up the ante: I couldn't think of a sweet 'ironic slogan' for the shirt, so if you win, I'll print whatever you want it to say! It could say "Talk churchy to me," or, "Only awesome people allowed," or whatever you want. It will truly be one-of-a-kind!How do I enter?
Easy. Just comment on this post, or email me at thechurchofnopeople@gmail.com. You now have one chance to win one prize!
Bonus Points: There are a few ways to gain more than one chance at a prize:
1. If you've got a blog, or a Facebook profile, tell your followers about this giveaway and provide a link. Make sure I know you did that so you get credit.
2. If you're on Twitter, tweet this message:
@MattTCoNP is having a free giveaway contest! Free food, shirts, or books could be yours! http://bit.ly/y7pNP
3. Last, you get a bonus entry for coming up with any T-shirt slogan for this blog. Doesn't even have to be good. Just give it a try.
So, one could wind up with five chances to win any of the prizes! How awesome is that?
Why am I doing this?
1. Because I am very kind and benevolent, and I gaze with compassion upon my blog readers.
2. Because my blog readers are awesome, so this is to thank you for loyally reading and commenting.
3. Because this is, admittedly, the blog version of "pack a pew" Sunday. Just like any church that has a shameless self-promotion Sunday, the only reason people do it is for the great prizes to be had! So I'm not all that ashamed of my shamelessness. And I suspect you like free things enough to not really care either.
If I get positive response, you might be blessed with another giveaway! Now I just need to find more authors whose books need to be given away...
The contest winners will be announced Friday, August 21st!
64 people say amen!:
Hi Matt I am in line.
Do mark me in for the give away.
I will put you on my blog and FB and I will let you know too.
Somehow Matt your new slogan has to have something to do with eeting mor chikin.
I didn't think Chick-Fil-A was remotely as employee-friendly as it is. Closed on Sundays? Fan-tastic.
Highly amused by selfish cows. Highly. :)
I like free stuff and I really like books no one else has read.
sider yourself "tweeted". Say, I thought you'd never get into Twitter?
And, if I win everyth9ing, keep the Chik-fill-a gift card; there aren't any of those in Canada.
*sad face.
A Blessed Monday to ya.
Count me in for the book.
Want Chick-Fil-A, but none in Canada, or Michigan that I can find.
Chick-Fil-A, are you listening?
Sir you are very kind and benevolent to be sure - this contest rocks
@graphicsmith
i'm a lurker who checks in to your blog a couple of times a week, or so. i also follow you on twitter. free stuff will always get me to comment! haha.
I love a good contest! Count me in!
You can add that the gift card would by 4 1/2 weeks of "Friday Night Ice Creams" for a family of seven!!! Seriously. Put that into your "things to remember when I am a parent" file. Ice cream is ice cream to the 8 and under crowd, but you can't beat the price at the Chick
Man, I'm glad I found your blog! I would love books, I love chicken, and I like wearing shirts! I'm game!
Dan
Excellent. I'm so all over this. :) I'll put you on my twitter and Facebook.
I was totally shrugging this contest off until I saw the words Chick-Fil-A.
I'm a sad addict so you have been BLOGGED, FB'ed and TWEETED, and here I am leaving my comment.
YUMMY! Come on chick-fil-a!
I tweeted you! I'll FB you too. But my blog is lame. The only people who go there are my parents so they can look at pics of my kids. Or I'd post you there too.
Here's my shot at a slogan based on your recent blogs and how they eerily paralled what my church went through recently:
Official Survivor of a Church Split
I tweeted and blogged you.
I enjoy books. I enjoy wearing t-shirts. I enjoy Chik-Fil-A. And since the nearest one is kinda far away...I could read most of the book while on my way to my romantic date while wearing my t-shirt! Win-win-win.
I'll even give you a twittery tweet, too.
Slogan idea: Do U surp?
I hope I don't win (again).
I've won two lotteries, the Price is Right (final showcase), 2 new cars in church raffles (no, I wasn't running the raffles), a Jack La Lane Juicer, assorted tickets to concerts and sporting events, a year's free gasoline card and a badminton set.
I have lost all my friends and most of my family because of my "good fortune" and through a series of strange mishaps and bad investments...am now penniless.
All I have left is the badminton set, which I am using to win over new friends. It's not yet working.
PLEASE...no more prizes!!!
Though I'm not probably your average audience, I think you have an awesome blog! I've read over many of your posts, and truly appreciate your sense of humor :O)
I RTed you on Twitter, so there's about 750 people who may or may not have seen it.
I will throw in a couple copies of "The Jumbo Shrimp Gospel" by
Aaron Saufley if you're interested.
And since Steph hasn't commented yet, I'll steal her line:
Give us the precious.
We wants it.
We just got a chic fil a in Liberty so count me in and I always love a new book or a unique tee....love you blog.
Your shameless self-promotion must be working, because I landed here through twitter.
I like prizes, but before I enter I have a philosophical (and/or syntax-related) question. Is the chicken a Christian, or is the sandwich a Christian? Because I'm not sure I'd be willing to eat a sandwich containing a martyred chicken. On the other hand, a sanctified sandwich sounds divine. Meanwhile, consider your request tweeted.
Nice to meet you!
Hey Matt. Nice name. I tweeted you (I still think "tweeted" sounds ridiculous) and I will devote an entire facebook status for your shameless promotion.
Great Blog! Keep it up.
Awesome giveaway!
Slogan:
"Looking for the perfect church? Try a church with no people!"
Here are my lame attempts at slogans:
"Church. It's a verb."
"Jesus is my smoking hot girlfriend" (Yes, I directly stole that from you. Feel free to steal it back)
"Religious? Naw, I go to Church"
"Members only. Trespassors are at risk of being baptized" (Also stolen... from a church bilboard).
Chick-Fil-A doesn't really do me any good, but the other sounds great. For the T-shirt, this is not original to me but I've always liked it, "Christians have the best sects"
btw I also tweeted you (sounds kinda wrong don't it)
How about:
"It's easy to Be the Church when there don't Be no Building."
Matt - I posted a shout out for your giveaway! here
Here is a comment. I like reading this blog.
I love free stuff and I never win anything. Maybe this is my chance. And I will be linking this on my blog. So...bonus points!
Just came across your blog! Interesting concept. I'll be reading more in the future. The book sounds really interesting, and I'll be looking it up even if I don't win!
He matt, too funny and nice ironic point made here.
FYI, if I get drawn for chic-a-filet pass it on to someone else. They don't have it up here in Minnesota.
Matt, count me in the contest as well...And, if JamCam happens to win you can send the Chik-Fil-A coupons to me, I live in the headquarter state of Chik-Fil-A...:) No shame here!
Blessings!
Sounds good. Hope I win :) Posting on Twitter too.
Alright, so you are my facebook status (with the picture of the big, black security guy from a while back-- it was one of the image choices it gave me).
In lieu of a tweet, I've set you as my gmail status (and gone visible).
And I've posted this on my blog that I'm seriously lapsed in.
Making a list of potential slogans to submit just before the deadline...
This is awesome... You've given me a great idea of what to do for my blog anniversary next month, except your prizes are WAY cooler than anything I could come up with!
P.S. it's my 12th wedding anniversary this coming weekend.... so a nice night out at our favorite restaurant (Chick-fil-a) would be a wonderful blessing ;-)
You all are great! Steve, you are one lucky guy. Your comment made me laugh out loud. Consider yourself duly entered for more prizes.
Becky, I think you and I are neighbors...
Whoo!
I've been reading this blog for about a month now. It's hilarious, and I love it, and I look forward to it.
And now I want free stuffs. :D
I'll pack one of your pews (going over to twitter now).
Commenting for an entry into the drawing. I also tweeted this.
FYI Matt, not new to your blog. Made comments before. We are even face book friens... LOL.
I also facebooked (is that a verb yet?) it.
Katdish's slogan is my favorite. If I win the t/shirt put his slogan on it!
BUT, you said it didn't have to be a good slogan to win another chance so here goes:
MY SLOGAN ENTRY IS:
CAUTION: This life ONLY for the most daring. All others should stay with the building where it's safe.
Ok, I will bite! Found you through a Sonlight blog [Luke] post. Love books, love chikfillah, love t-shrts. I'll facebook you too. :-)
I found your blog from my brother in law Peter P. Sounds great.
I just found your blog, but I've read a few posts and like your style of writing so far, so I'll be reading more.
And I like eating and reading, so sign me up for the contest. :)
Sign me up!
You're tweeted and blogged :D
www.beccahail.blogspot.com
Matt,
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
No more prizes!!!!
(do you think I've got a shot?)
T-shirt slogan: Letting it all hang out.
I blogged about you a little bit. Sorry for the mess.
Pick me! And for the record, I'm sure "flyawaynet" was blinded by katdish's man card. Does the Chick-Fil-A gift card come with air miles? We don't have one around here. We do, however read and wear T-shirts, so I'm in!
Yes Matt Liberty Missouri is home....:)
So I know this slogan's been taken before, but I'd put "Don't go to church: Be the church."
I want free stuff.
So this has to be the most comments you've ever gotten right? Even higher than when you blogged about people who killed churches! I rarely comment, but here I am. I'm intrigued by the book, but I too crave Chick-Fil-A.
I am cheap and use the Library as my main source of reading material so it would totally freak everybody out if I was reading a book without a call number on it!
who doesn't like free stuff?
All for a give-a-way... A friend of mine sent me the link to your blog... so now I'm subscribed...
I am in for the contest, and here is a slogan for your T-shirt:
"Jesus is a Lumberjack"
Or:
"I-am-a-pastor's-kids-who-got-saved-at-age-eight-and-pulled-some-mildly-entertaining-stunts-and-drank-a-modest-amount-of-beer-during-college-and-are-pretty-comfortable-with-themselves-and-don't-really-need-a-support-group."
This is a fantastic way to get readers. Most will find that they are winners just by reading your posts. It is kind of like praying, we might not get exactly what we are praying for but we always get something when we go to the Father.
Hello :). Oh this looks awful- first post and all and it happens to be handily under a Free Stuff post. But who am I to deny the attraction of a well-written, well-thought-out Christian blog? And yes, free books?
Hmm...
If I tweet, the message goes to facebook, so that counts as both, right? :-P
And as for a slogan...
"Matt has a secret man-crush on Joel Olsteen."
I like reading books noone has read. I like wearing t-shirts. But I LOVE chick-fil-a. And I especially love getting any of these for free!
I'll add you on my FB!
FYI, your blog is a Monday morning must-read for me!
Richard, your Twitter/Facebook counts, and I will go ahead and give you credit for your slogan. I did say it didn't have to be good, but that one is just fail. If you win, I will not print that on a shirt. Sorry.
I posted it on my twitter (twitter.com/jasonajefferson)
And my awesome/awful slogan:
"We're bringin' Jesus back"
* Hey... If I told you my name was Ruth and laid down at your feet, could we get it on?
* Calvin lied.
* (front) Looking for a leader (Back)Life post-Dobson has left me lost
* (front) yes, I will soon walk away... (Back) ... But Jesus will never leave or forsake you
* Dear Christian: I am the needle, here to pop your bubble
* (Graphic (front, center): Jesus on a raft in the person's stomach, with a map (with an "x" at the heart), looking confused about how exactly he's supposed to get there.)
* (Graphic (over heart): Jesus on a chair in the person's heart.)
* (Graphic (over heart): Closed door to a heart. Jesus standing outside at the door, impatiently rapping on the door with his hand, disregarding the "do not disturb" sign.)
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