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The pastor of my church asked for input on what to call our church music group. We feel like we ought to have a name for our band<\/a>. Here were the suggestions that he started out with:<\/p>\n

Facebook Poll: Help us name our Worship Team at Crooked Creek Baptist. So far the suggestions are (in no order of seriousness): Scruffy Looking Nerf-Herders, Shapeshifting Jesus, Crooked Creed, and Front Row Baptists. Other suggestions are permitted!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Which would you pick? What other ones might you propose? If copyright infringement is not a concern, others that I thought of included Alderaan, Rogue Squadron, and Miracle Max and the Mostly Dead.<\/p>\n

Maybe we should just use one of the online band name generators<\/a>. The one I linked to came up with some good ones like \u201cCareless Vengeance,\u201d \u201cAberrant \u00a0 \u00a0University\u201d and \u201cDinosaur Dispute\u201d! Or maybe we should call ourselves \u201cBand Name Generator\u201d?<\/p>\n

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