Maybe you’re like me and you sit, watching television (we can still call it that right?) and you see the upcoming ‘new series’ for a network and you just know it – you can already see pastors around the country calling their design team to start the process on creating a series with the same title of a new show.

This blog post is open for participation – let’s go ahead and save people a lot of time and money.  I’m not saying that churches should not take from mainstream pop culture and use it as a bridge for communication – I do wish however that in our most sincere intentions in imitation that we will not forget to use our God-given Imagination.

Here are a few of my 2010 Church Message Series Predictions (with added subtitles by me just to get your ideas engineering…

From the networks of NBC, ABC, CBS, Discovery Channel, HBO, FX, CW, TNT, and FOX

By Topic

LIFE

Past Life (what to bring with you and what to leave behind)

Life Unexpected (doesn’t anyone know the Greek word for DUH)

Time Warp (yesterdays and tomorrows)

Flash Forward (does you past decide your future more than you future defines your now)

Day One (there’s always a day one)

30 Days (if your plan didn’t make it 30 Days, repeat Day One)

Storm Chasers (do you create chaos because you can’t handle the calm)

Raising the Bar (this one’s too obvious)

LOVE

Human Target (sympathy, empathy, and take someone’s place)

Til’ Death (what part of that did you not understand)

Big Love (in little ways)

My Own Worst Enemy (mirrors don’t always tell the truth)

The Deep End (go where you haven’t gone to love like you haven’t loved)

MONEY

How It’s Made (don’t forget your Source)

Leverage (timing, talents, and truth)

Numbers (have fun with this one, I’m not touching it)

Accidentally on Purpose (the famous lottery question – what if)

WORK

White Collar (dirt comes in all colors)

Undercover Boss (who’s really leading and why)

Shark Tank (know your value and add value first)

The Closer (finish what you start)

Shark Week (tough people can be tremendous assets)

Dirty Jobs (actually go live a day in someone else’s boots)

Chuck (what you see is sometimes what you get)

FAMILY

Royal Pains (you know who you are)

American Dad (man up, speak up, live it up – someone’s always watching)

Brothers (don’t shake, brothers hug)

The Marriage Ref (truth never hurt so good)

Parenthood (don’t make me turn this thing around)

Find My Family (what’s missing and do you want it found)

Modern Family (if you think you’re not dysfunctional; that’s your dysfunction)

The Middle (too much, too little, too early, too late)

COMMUNITY / OUTREACH

The Bridge (a divide, a decision, a Divine)

The Colony (from nothing to something; from something to sustaining)

Community (what part of ‘unity’ did you not understand)

Parks & Recreation (if you’re not having fun, you’re doing it wrong)

Olympics (this one is too easy)

Fringe (who do you not see)

FAITH / SPRITUAL LIFE

In Plain Sight (close your eyes so you can see better)

Justified (roles, responsibilities, and recourse)

Rescue Me (giving up, giving in, and giving it away)

Supernatural (made up explanations for things you can’t explain)

True Blood (yuck; now tell me why this matters again)

Man vs. Wild (the people, places, and plates we have before us)

Mythbusters (yeah – this one’s coming again)

PAIN

Mercy (why God doesn’t ask you to cry ‘Uncle’)

Trauma (it’s real to me; now somebody help)

Damages (collateral, collective, controllable)

Destroyed in Seconds (stop, drop, and think)

RELATIONSHIPS

Burn Notice (when trust is broken)

Lie To Me (tell me what I want to hear)

Sit Down, Shut Up (two ears, one mouth – any questions)

Men of a Certain Age (boys will be boys; but men should be men)

The Forgotten (generations that went before us)

Deadliest Catch (don’t call me I’ll call you – Never)

Any thoughts, recommendations, or additions?