You Know You’re A Christian Hipster If…
After yesterday’s post about Christian Hipsters and Hymns, I know that a lot of you walked around for the rest of the day worried. I know you were asking yourself, “Shoot, am I a Christian hipster? I like hymns, but I’m not sure if I classify as a hipster! If only there was a way to find out!”
Look no further my friends, because today in the voice of my dear blogging friend, Jon Acuff of Stuff Christians Like, I have devised a way for you to tell if you are a Christian Hipster or not.
You Might Be a Christian Hipster If:
- Your church resembles a cross between Ikea and Urban Outfitters (2 pts). Raw beams are hanging around, it feels like a loft with all of the exposed building interiors, and there are trendy wicker chairs in the lobby.
- You don’t even meet in a church. Instead you gather with your cool friends in a coffee house (2 pts), a bar (3 pts), or better yet, a night club (4pts).
- Your worship pastor has highlights (2pts).
- You don’t “fellowship with other believers,” instead you get together with your friends for breakfast at kitschy breakfast nooks (2 pts). Add 1pt if your breakfast place of choice has eclectic art all over the walls.
- Your bible study meets in an organic fair trade coffee house (2pts).
- You don’t like “Christian Music”, but instead you like “Christians who make music” (2pts)
- You own a pair of Tom’s shoes (2pts). Add 1pt for each additional pair.
- You own the entire collection of Don Miller’s Books (2 pts). Add 5 pts if you went to his book tour and got a signed copy of Blue Like Jazz.
- You use any of the following phrases several times a day: “Awakened,” “walking around alive,” “in remembrance,” “seeing the burning bushes in my life.” 2 pts for every time you use them.
- You listen to hymns sung by Christians who make music, but won’t listen to hymns sung by Christian Bands (2 pts for each hymn you have).
- You have a “Through the Bible in a Year” app on your iPhone (5 pts).
- Your bible is covered in duct tape (2 pts).
- If you live in California, you graduated from any of the following colleges: Biola University, Concordia University, Vanguard University, or Azusa Pacific University (2 pts). Add 3 pts if you were a music or film major at any of those schools.
- When you aren’t wearing your Tom’s Shoes, you are wearing Rainbow sandals. (2 pts for every pair you own).
- You currently are wearing a bracelet that you got when you were on a mission trip with your church (2 pts). Add 5 pts if it was made or given to you by an orphan.
0 – 15 Points:
You aren’t a hipster at all. In fact, you love fellowshiping with your brothers and sisters in Christ in the foyer over tea and cookies. Do you live in the bible belt by chance?
16 – 30 Points:
Your half a hipster. You like Rainbow sandals and Toms shoes, but you probably meet for bible study at someone’s house just like other normal Christians. Your worship pastor might not be that cool, but you still like him. You do love Don Miller, and you probably have at least 3 friendships bracelets made by orphans from mission trips.
31+ Points:
Put on those original Oakleys and head over to the Koffee Klatch for bible study! You’re too cool for school!
This makes me miss Rock Harbor A LOT
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This is amazing!!! More, more, more. This is soooo great. I love the sass Jenni Brown.
You’re a “good christian guy” who humps a girls leg until you cum in your pants and tell her that you’re a man of God who is saving himself for marriage…..
Hmmm…I don’t think I even have a score…do you think Jesus stills loves me ; )
I love you,
Mom
We have a few college students online from college of Azusa-Pacific-University and we love your blog postings,
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