Bonenberger told his church, if attendance doubled and 200 people showed up to their “birthday bash,” he and another parishioner would get tattoos of the church’s logo. And he invited others to join them. “It’s my way of showing my commitment to Christ and from that comes my commitment to give back to the community,” the young pastor said.

A couple times at a church I’m familiar with, here in Portland, the lead pastor, has very kindly asked people to leave