I am excited to introduce our new mascot, Christian the Lion! He will play vital roles in our student and children's ministry. He is booked for our youth lock-in, VBS Journey off the Map, Summer Blast, and Harvest Fest. You will have a chance to meet him here soon!
Christian's Bio:
First Name: Christian
Last Name: the Lion
Age: Unknown
Gender: Boy
Height: 6 foot on two legs
Favorite Food: Pizza
What is he afraid of: Packer Fans...They sometimes mistake him for the Detroit Lions Mascot
If he could talk: He would tell you that he loves Jesus!
Why a mascot suit?
Well, a couple of things sparked this idea. When I was an intern in the Washington D.C. area, one of my responsibilities as an intern was to play the church mascot! Then, our student ministry has been watching a lot of Dude Perfect. Dude Perfect is a group of guys who do trick shots with basketballs, frisbees, footballs, etc. and then post the videos on YouTube. They even have a Panda mascot, which the teenagers love and who does his own trick shots! I decided we would do our own video at our upcoming church lock-in and call it Youth Perfect. The only problem, we don't have a mascot! Lastly, I started thing of this year's VBS and who would be our new "Rocket Pack Jack" character for this year and relate well with the theme Journey off the Map. That's when I saw a lion mascot suit!
Everything clicked for me! If I buy a lion mascot suit, I can:
1. Have a mascot suit for our lock-in and the student can make a Youth Perfect video!
2. Have a mascot suit to be used in a variety of ways for VBS. Being part of the opening and closing of VBS, have photo shoots with Christian and the kids, promoting VBS, and other things
3. Have a mascot suit for Harvest Fest, an event that is on Halloween and has lots of costumes! Christian will be the greeter and welcome families
4. Free advertisement for your church! Make a jersey with your church name on the front and Christian's name on the back. Imagine a church booth at a local fair; in comes Christian the Lion. Kids and families flock to meet him, high five, and take pictures. With the invention of the smart phone and social media; that's what I call free advertisement! Your church name will be plastered on Facebook
