32 pounds of Youth Ministry Junk Mail
"This last month I saved up all the junk mail and ad mail I get at the church and weighed it. You probably won't believe me when I tell you that it all added up to about 32 pounds. 32 pounds of youth ministry related junk mail!
Amazing.
And then, it's also disturbing.
It's so disturbing because every single piece of mail in that 32 pound stack was selling their product with the claim that it could "fix" my ministry. Some claimed to "revolutionize" while others claimed their product was the one and only thing that could propel my ministry into the realm of uber success. Just imagine it...if I just bought this book, or if I just took my group to this camp, or if we just all wore these T-shirts, or if we just used this curriculum, then we'd skyrocket into a place where thousands of teenagers met Christ and completely and deeply devoted their lives to serving God, and they'd all become deeply committed followers of Jesus permanently! All because I bought their pile of hermetically sealed garbage!"
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Amazing.
And then, it's also disturbing.
It's so disturbing because every single piece of mail in that 32 pound stack was selling their product with the claim that it could "fix" my ministry. Some claimed to "revolutionize" while others claimed their product was the one and only thing that could propel my ministry into the realm of uber success. Just imagine it...if I just bought this book, or if I just took my group to this camp, or if we just all wore these T-shirts, or if we just used this curriculum, then we'd skyrocket into a place where thousands of teenagers met Christ and completely and deeply devoted their lives to serving God, and they'd all become deeply committed followers of Jesus permanently! All because I bought their pile of hermetically sealed garbage!"
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posted by mark at
8:35 AM
1 Comments:
A great way to remove yourself from some junk mail lists is to look at the side of the mail with the return address & indicia -
Somehere there may be a line that reads "Return Service Requested" or something similar (the PO changes it from time to time).
Simply mark return to sender and the mail will be returned to the mailing house and the name will be removed from the list. The originator of the mail pays for this service to keep their mail list clean.
As a bonus, when a letter is sent back when a "Return Service Requested" line is present the originator gets to pay a fee!
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