119 Cool Church Names

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In the process of trying to think through a name for our new church in Chicago I brainstormed an initial list of 156 names. Some were so ridiculous that I had to remove them from this list, which now contains some less ridiculous names. 

I will not reveal here what the new churches name is. I'll be sharing that with the core group in a few weeks. In choosing a name I wanted to keep these things in mind:

1. Something simple. One or two words with the word "church" after it. People need to know we are a church, so having "church" is important to me. Some exclude this, but I personally think that is a mistake. I wanted one or two words because some church names are so long it's hard to say them. I want things to be simple in this regard. 
2. Would the unchurched be more or less likely to visit purely based on the name?
   
3. Would the name connect with Christians?
   
4. Be certain no other churches in close proximity had this name.
5. Something that would work in different locations around the city.
6. I felt that it was important to find something non-traditional, because we are targeting a younger urban crowd, yet something not too wacky that would turn away Christians who are looking for a church. 

I went through the process of having a number of Christians present 4 possible names to their unchurched friends in Chicago and pose this question: Purely based on the name, which church would you be most likely to visit if a friend invited you or if you saw an advertisement? This process was VERY eye opening and SHOCKING to some degree. Christians and unchurched people had widely different reactions to the names. I could not have predicted how our unchurched friends would have responded to the options. 

After hearing both sides, we have chosen a name. We'll reveal it soon, so checkout the brainstorm list and watch this space ... 

119 Cool Church Names (some aren't so cool!)

1. ONELOVE church
   
2. Recreate church
   
3. Eklesia church
   
4. Connect church
   
5. CHURCH CAST
   
6. The Race Church
   
7. NewGlobe Church
   
8. NewChurch
   
9. Restorer Church
   
10. Defender Church
    
11. Rescuer Church
    
12. Giver Church
    
13. Act Church
    
14. The Overture Church
    
15. The Endeavor Church
    
16. First Act Church
    
17. Venture Church
    
18. Great Endeavor Church
    
19. The Exchange Church
    
20. Truth Church
    
21. The Source Church
    
22. All Things New Church
    
23. Pitch Church
    
24. The Launch Church
    
25. OutSetChurch
    
26. Link Church
    
27. Encounter Church
    
28. 24 CHURCH
    
29. First Love Church
    
30. Replenish Church
    
31. Global Church
    
32. The Center Church
    
33. CONNECTION CHURCH 
    
34. Epic Venture Church
    
35. The Root Church
    
36. DANGERMOUSE Church (added for tobiwan)
    
37. Renewal Church
    
38. Renew Church
    
39. OneWayChurch
    
40. Landmark Church
    
41. Century Church
    
42. Central Church
    
43. CleanSlate Church
    
44. TombStone Church
    
45. Kinetic Church
    
46. Movement Church
    
47. Motion Church
    
48. Activate Church
    
49. Dynamic Church
    
50. Rhythm Church 
    
51. Pulse Church
    
52. Beat Church
    
53. Sound Church
    
Special update: I wrote a book for churches to give to first-time guests. It’s had a huge impact at bringing more people back as second-time guests and adding them into the church community. Get the Kindle version of Unforgettable: Your purpose in Christ here and the print version from unforgettableness.com. Those outside the USA may need to order print copies from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.eu.
54. New Music Church
    
55. Portal Church
    
56. Music of Life Church
    
57. Rhythm of Life Church
    
58. Reactivate Church  
    
59. TheCause
    
60. LIFECAUSE Church
    
61. BeTheCause Church 
    
62. Motif Church
    
63. Designers Church
    
64. ThePattern
    
65. LifePattern
    
66. PatternOfLife Church 
    
67. TheDesign
    
68. Redesign Church
    
69. TheSketch
    
70. Objective Church
    
71. CityBeat
    
72. Fresh Church
    
73. Start Church
    
74. TheFigure
    
75. TheCrux
    
76. TheCore
    
77. Guardian Church 
    
78. Keeper Church
    
79. Director Of Life Church
    
80. One Church
    
81. The Messenger 
    
82. Messenger Church
    
83. Message Church 
    
84. Stream Church
    
85. Streaming Church
    
86. LIGHT CHURCH
    
87. VIBE Church
    
88. Verve Church 
    
89. Manifold Church
    
90. Home Church 
    
91. Open House Church
    
92. Propulsion Church
    
93. View Church
    
94. Vision Church
    
95. Honor Church
    
96. Celebration Church 
    
97. Churchopolis 
    
98. Churchopia 
    
99. Star Church
    
100. Jesus Church
     
101. New Tribe
     
102. Kin Church
     
103. Commit Church
     
104. Change Church 
     
105. Resolution Church 
     
106. Enthuse Church 
     
107. Overflow Church
     
108. Drive Church
     
109. Enter Church
     
110. Embark Church
     
111. Purpose Church
     
112. Multiply Church 
     
113. Reproduce Church
     
114. Celebrate Church
     
115. Access Church
     
116. New Deal Church
     
117. Joy Church
     
118. Crimson Church 
     
119. Red Church
     

Special update: I wrote a book for churches to give to first-time guests. It’s had a huge impact at bringing more people back as second-time guests and adding them into the church community. Get the Kindle version of Unforgettable: Your purpose in Christ here and the print version from unforgettableness.com. Those outside the USA may need to order print copies from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.eu.

200 Prayer Team for the Chicago Church Plant

One of the most common mistakes that new churches make is to underestimate the level of spiritual warfare involved in church planting. Therefore, it is our desire to gather a BIG team of prayer partners who are willing to pray through a monthly (or sometimes weekly) itemized prayer list. Basically, if you are breathing and if you have an email address, you can sign up for this!

Our goal is to gather 200 prayer partners. As of a few minutes ago we had 67. I'm hoping that after this blog post we can bump it up quite a bit more! I'm counting on you! Here is how you sign up and pray for us:

1. Visit http://www.churchplantchicago.com/
2. Click "Join the prayer team" on the black box on the right
3. Fill in your name and email address (please make sure you spell your email correctly!)
4. CLICK THE LINK in the confirmation email. (VERY important step)
5. As you receive prayer requests please take time out of your week to pray through them.

The process is very straightforward. When you are on the site please checkout the other things we have going on. Post a comment and share it with others who might be interested. 

Signing up for the prayer team will also be a good way to stay on top of our news and developments. 

Please visit: http://www.churchplantchicago.com/ and become a prayer partner!