Thursday, May 24, 2007

Evangi-Santa

At the magazine, we're working on an article about Christmastime evangelism (we plan early), and how to tell others about Christ. But my office has a jokester or two, and here is the email chain that got sent today.

The characters:
Tricia: new writer
Guy: crusty photographer
Jason: online manager
Angie: Staff Web site manager

Tricia wrote:
Hi friends,
I have been asked to write an article that I need your help on. The article’s purpose is to: encourage readers to talk their friends and neighbors about Christ at Christmastime and give some creative ways to evangelize.
If any of you have some ideas to pass along as to how you engage evangelistically with others around Christmas, I would really appreciate knowing them. Anything would be great!
Thanks so much,
Tricia

From: Guy
To: Tricia
We give away evangisanta’s to all our friends.
Really.
Guy

From: Tricia
To: Guy
What is that?


From: Guy
To:Tricia
You can see them on the staff web. Ask Jason.


From: Tricia
To: Jason
Cc: Guy
Jason,
Can you help me out with this?
Thanks!
Tricia


From: Jason
To: Angie
Cc: Tricia
Angie?
(Poor, poor Tricia, getting the run around).


From: Angie
To: Guy
Cc: Tricia, Jason
I’m unfamiliar with what you mean when you say “evangisanta’s” on the Staff Web. Can you clarify?
Thanks!

From: Guy
To: Angie, Jason
I thought with your new “google” system it would be a lot easier to find things. Are you sure you checked all the indexes?
Guy

From: Angie
To: Guy
I’ve never heard of what you’re talking about, and pretty much know all the content. Are you sure it’s on there?

From: Guy
To: Angie
No. Not positive. I thought it might be mentioned in some story about outreach’s during the holiday time, hence, evangisanta.

From: Angie
To: Guy
Hmmm…thanks. I still haven’t heard of it. Is it a Campus Crusade product?

From: Guy
To: Angie
Well, I guess it is. Thanks for looking. Maybe it was a figment of my imagination or something inspired by Tricia’s question. Hmmm...yeah, I guess it was.
Thanks,
Guy