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    « What Clergy Do Not Need | Main | The Future of Church Facilities »

    November 12, 2009

    Separated at Birth?

    Church leaders and their celebrity twins.


    A few days ago, Drew Dyck (managing editor of BuildingChurchLeaders.com) sent an email to Skye Jethani (managing editor of Leadership Journal) asking to borrow a book by Dave Ferguson. Drew parenthetically commented that Ferguson looked like Edward Norton the actor. That got the ball rolling.

    With the help of Drew Dyck, Tim Avery, and others, Skye created a post on his blog of church leaders and their celebrity lookalikes. It was so well received that I decided to post some of the more popular images here. Of course I'm always open to more. Send me your ideas.

    Tim Allen and Joel Osteen

    Patrick Stewart and Tim Keller

    Bob Ross and Philip Yancey

    Woody Allen and Shane Claiborne

    Tom Brokaw and Will Willimon

    Edward Norton and Dave Ferguson

    Richard Schiff and N.T. Wright

    Check out more church leaders and their celebrity twins.

    Posted by UrL Scaramanga on November 12, 2009



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    Comments

    Here's one you missed - Brian McLaren and Dave Ramsey. Evidence here:

    http://michaelkrahn.com/blog/2009/11/02/brian-mclaren-dave-ramsey-scandal-revealed/

    Posted by: Michael Krahn at November 11, 2009

    Whoa, my favorite painter looks almost the same as my favorite author?
    Holy cheese and crackers this is wierd...uncomfortably wierd.

    Posted by: sheerahkahn at November 11, 2009

    My favorite is the Tim Allen/Joel Osteen combo. "Become a Better You...with a hacksaw, cordless drill and a six pack of beer!"

    Posted by: David L. Henderson MD at November 11, 2009

    you forgot ed young jr and Gary Bussey

    Posted by: mark riddle at November 11, 2009

    How about D.A. Carson and Bilbo Baggins?

    Posted by: Tim at November 11, 2009

    Scot McKnight and Jason Alexander. Yada yada yada.

    Posted by: Jarrod at November 11, 2009

    I did something similar a few years ago. I need to update it a bit on the formatting since it was so long ago but you will get the idea - http://mattdabbs.wordpress.com/2007/06/07/preachertheologian-celebrity-look-alikes/

    Posted by: Matt Dabbs at November 11, 2009

    I always think John Slattery looks like John Ortberg

    Posted by: Shannon Caroland at November 12, 2009

    Very funny. There are a few paired up there that could really help each other out by mixing their philosophies a bit . . . but I guess that's why beneath the looks lurks a one-of-a-kind.

    Posted by: Thom Hunter at November 12, 2009

    This is awesome. The best one is Tim Allen/Joel Osteen combo I think. Oh well...It’s good to see that all of the comments so far are sceptical.

    Posted by: Glucosamine at November 13, 2009

    I also did an Allen/Osteen TSAB a couple of years ago, along with a couple I haven't seen elsewhere: Martin Luther/Rudy Giuliani and C.H. Spurgeon/A.M. al-Zarqawi:
    http://thestorageroom.blogspot.com/2006/06/twins-separated-at-birth.html

    Also, this is one of my personal favorites: Albert Mohler & Bobby Darin:
    http://thestorageroom.blogspot.com/2007/04/twins-separated-at-birth-alive-and-dead.html

    along with

    Rick Warren & Garth Brooks:
    http://thestorageroom.blogspot.com/2009/11/twins-separated-at-birth.html

    Posted by: Milton Stanley at November 13, 2009

    couple more if you're interested. i like the dumbledore/williams best :)

    http://theo-blogy.blogspot.com/2009/11/look-alikes.html

    Posted by: mike swalm at November 18, 2009

    Not all of them, only two of them resemble!

    Posted by: Freestyle Medela at April 22, 2010

    Thanks for the helpful information

    Posted by: Download at June 19, 2011

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