The person who nominated Our Rock Online Baptist Church said:
I wanted a name that focussed on God. The name describes God’s solidity, steadfastness and unchanging nature in an (online) world that is anything but. “Our Rock” and “Online Baptist Church” provides contrast.
ourrock.church and ourrock.com.au are available as domain names.
Sounds a bit staunch and old-fashioned to me, at a time when we might want to be open, willing to listen and change. I know that was not the intention of the name, but that’s where my mind goes. (It makes me think of 1980s rock music!! I don’t know why!)
I suggested this and the 1980s rock music made me giggle. Now I can’t unsee it!
I don’t feel this describes anything specific to our congregation.
I like the idea of the paradox, but it’s too vague for me.
Who or what is Our Rock? God? The Church? St Peter?
I do like the idea of focusing on God rather than trying to describe ourselves, as it helps avoid us seeming self-aggrandising or presumptuous to others! Still, a name is an identifier, so if we’re not describing ourselves we need a descriptor of God that is particularly us, which feels like a discussion we would need to have, and could end up kind of un-Baptist if it sounds like we are saying you need to subscribe to this particular view of God to be a part of this church.
It doesn’t sound like us to me.
Historically and theologicaly “rock-sold” but not a 21st century name to me.