Yes, Our Church Still Calls It Easter – Here Are 5 Reasons Why

Wouldn’t it be great if Easter wasn’t called Easter? If everyone knew it as Resurrection Sunday instead? But they don’t. Our church uses both terms. But Easter is our church’s go-to term, not Resurrection Sunday. Especially when we invite people to join us. Some ministers believe it’s outright wrong, even unchristian, to use the word Easter at all. If your church doesn’t use the word Easter, I’m not arguing that you should. But before you criticize us for it, I hope you’ll hear me out. Here are five reasons we call it Easter:

March 19, 2018

by Karl Vaters

Wouldn’t it be great if Easter wasn’t called Easter? If everyone knew it as Resurrection Sunday instead?

But they don’t.

Our church uses both terms. But, as you can see in the artwork above, Easter is our church’s go-to term, not Resurrection Sunday. Especially when we invite people to join us.

Here are five reasons we call it Easter:

Author

Karl Vaters

Karl produces resources for Helping Small Churches Thrive at KarlVaters.com.
He's the author of five books on church leadership, including his newest, De-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Next. His other books include The Grasshopper Myth and Small Church Essentials.
Karl also hosts a bi-weekly podcast,The Church Lobby: Conversations on Faith & Ministry, featuring in-depth interviews about topics that concern pastors, especially those who minister in a small church context.
Karl has served in small-church ministry for over 40 years, so he speaks and writes from decades of hands-on pastoral experience. He and his wife, Shelley have three children and two grandkids.

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