Sadly, I think it was supposed to be serious… In our desparation to reach people who don’t like “organ music”, this is what today’s church has come up with.
1992 wants their drumbeat back, and 1986 wants their should pads back. if this is being played in church in 2008 we are all in trouble. why was this chosen, whom was it meant to reach, and who taught those people to dance? sadly this was serious, you can tell by their faces. i threw up in my mouth because of this video. thank you matthew.
i actually really really enjoyed it! better than anything ever at my church growing up… no headspinz though… kinda sux that way… but i don’t i know how original it was… i think i saw the same thing on a podcast from Mosaic…
I’m having flashbacks to swing choir in my Catholic school. Only we had skimpier outfits and the music wasn’t ALL about Jesus. Somtimes we sang Tiffany songs to be more modern. But I swear the moves were just as bad.
“The Renewed Mind”… OHHHHhhhh…THAT’S what they’re saying…I had to go to YouTube to see the title. I couldn’t figure out what “The something nude ma” meant.
I’m saddened to say that I was almost to the end of the video that I realized that those were musicians. Not the preachers “gettin’ jiggy” that I thought they were. I was like, why in the world are there two preachers and two pulpits. Then I saw the drummer. D’oh.
Hey MPT-since you seem to have a slight obsession with funny videos, thought I would pass this along. You probably wont want to post it because it is riddled with cuss words, but it made me laugh out loud. See what you think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZMwKPmsbWE
What the heck???Funny stuff.I guess you just have to take it for what it is.What is it?The dude totally reminded me of Will Ferrell.Thanks for a good laugh!
as most have said before me…I’m speechless…and not in a good way….The swirly turns and the ‘moonwalk’ and ‘grapevine’ by that oh-so-happy man-dancer just about took me over the top…(and the cheering….whoa, there’s no words…) As a professional performer whose also a Christian, I can only shake my head and hope none of my non-believeing friends witness that madness w/out a disclaimer…
The Pips are rolling in their graves… oh, wait… They aren’t dead? But besides moves they have one more thing in common. The leader of the Pips and his sister Gladys are cult members too… Mormons.
I watched a fat white evangelist do a rap at our worship leader’s funeral..who happened to be holding a plastic sword in the casket.
He rapped to a beat similar to this video, right over the casket, with at least thirty middle aged Pentecostals doing a ‘clean’ booty dance around the stage.
this comment was left below that video and is the best ever!!! too funny
Bakudai (9 hours ago) 0 Reply
“say what you want, but that drumbeat is tight as shit.”
Hey, looks like it’s real.
http://www.theway.org/
On their website go to News, and productions and you’ll see others. Weird huh!
Sadly, I think it was supposed to be serious… In our desparation to reach people who don’t like “organ music”, this is what today’s church has come up with.
Dude, I seriously hope that’s not for real because that’s pretty bad. Where did you find that?
I can’t imagine they would go through all that choreography (if you can call it that) and set design for a joke would you?
Wow.
1992 wants their drumbeat back, and 1986 wants their should pads back. if this is being played in church in 2008 we are all in trouble. why was this chosen, whom was it meant to reach, and who taught those people to dance? sadly this was serious, you can tell by their faces. i threw up in my mouth because of this video. thank you matthew.
This is what happens when you mix religion, sexual confusion and MTV.
i actually really really enjoyed it! better than anything ever at my church growing up… no headspinz though… kinda sux that way… but i don’t i know how original it was… i think i saw the same thing on a podcast from Mosaic…
Oh.My.God.
I’m having flashbacks to swing choir in my Catholic school. Only we had skimpier outfits and the music wasn’t ALL about Jesus. Somtimes we sang Tiffany songs to be more modern. But I swear the moves were just as bad.
Thanks for helping me relive the trauma.
sara
http://gitzengirl.blogspot.com
So the real question here is…. where can I get the tabs??!?!!1
That was amazing.
I don’t know what I’d do if I actually saw that at church. Probably secretly record it and send it to everyone on my cell phone.
And I just read “The Christian Culture Survival Guide” and laughed so hard. I’m getting more of your books pronto.
was this a skit on saturday night live??
blessings ~
“The Renewed Mind”…
OHHHHhhhh…THAT’S what they’re saying…I had to go to YouTube to see the title. I couldn’t figure out what “The something nude ma” meant.
Oh my….this is frightening!!! Hilarious, but disturbing….and the set..wow.
The guy’s dance solo halfway through is priceless…
In other words, you couldn’t pay me enough to watch it again!!
Where *do* you find this stuff??? 🙂
THIS JUST IN: The video is from “The Way International.” A cult.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_International
For a moment i thought they were ‘one of us.’ So so close. (shiver)
Where do you find this stuff?
Ugh. Argh. Horrible. And how do you find this stuff? But I am soooo glad you do!
Kathy
I’m saddened to say that I was almost to the end of the video that I realized that those were musicians. Not the preachers “gettin’ jiggy” that I thought they were. I was like, why in the world are there two preachers and two pulpits. Then I saw the drummer. D’oh.
I fear I’m in for some marital troubles since I made my husband watch that. I don’t think he will forgive me for a long time. Thanks, Matthew.
Hey MPT-since you seem to have a slight obsession with funny videos, thought I would pass this along. You probably wont want to post it because it is riddled with cuss words, but it made me laugh out loud. See what you think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZMwKPmsbWE
I went to the website… I’ll just say I’m extremely disturbed!
That just made me really uncomfortable. Weird. BTW, I can’t wait to read Churched!!!
What the heck???Funny stuff.I guess you just have to take it for what it is.What is it?The dude totally reminded me of Will Ferrell.Thanks for a good laugh!
Oh, my gosh … just give me those old Charles Wesley hymns that had some substance and no tacky flash.
If they can sing and dance at the same time then why can’t Britney?
Too funny!
That is the funniest think I have ever seen! By the claps Im guessing people liked it…. Crazy
sad to think this isn’t a spoof…. wow.
It’d be so much better if the girls were wearing tube tops and booty shorts. Right?
wow …wow!
*eyes big* Words escape me. They truly, truly escape me.
as most have said before me…I’m speechless…and not in a good way….The swirly turns and the ‘moonwalk’ and ‘grapevine’ by that oh-so-happy man-dancer just about took me over the top…(and the cheering….whoa, there’s no words…) As a professional performer whose also a Christian, I can only shake my head and hope none of my non-believeing friends witness that madness w/out a disclaimer…
I’m impressed. The “aged” woman on the right has some moves! SO funny!
hey matthew, to maintain my reputation lets forget i gave you this okay? lets blame my sister. she sent it to me. its her fault!!
The Pips are rolling in their graves… oh, wait… They aren’t dead? But besides moves they have one more thing in common. The leader of the Pips and his sister Gladys are cult members too… Mormons.
-Jud
this doesn’t phase me.
I watched a fat white evangelist do a rap at our worship leader’s funeral..who happened to be holding a plastic sword in the casket.
He rapped to a beat similar to this video, right over the casket, with at least thirty middle aged Pentecostals doing a ‘clean’ booty dance around the stage.
I’m numb to this sort of thing anymore.
They just showed this clip on this week’s episode of “The Soup” on E!