A point relevant to the sermon two weeks ago about the consumer mentality that we fall pray to.
There is a website called Churchshoppers.com
From the website..."With one-third of all worshippers in America changing churches in five years or less and twenty percent looking for a church right nowÂ…
What if there was a place on the Internet that church seekers could go to search for options available to them?
What if your church could be showcased on-line for potentially thousands of people looking for a church in your area?"
Certainly research on churches is available on the internet without the help of sites such as this. But I must be honest with you, I was upset and angry at the unapologetic nature of our consumer mentality from this website. There seems to be an acceptance of it with no sense of embarrassment that 1/3 of worshippers change churches more frequently than they change brands of toothpaste.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Satisfied with Church Shopping...
1 comments:
Marketing may be a necessary evil, I suppose. I've thought, "Do I really want to miss people God may send simply because I didn't market my church?" To me, church marketing is still "iffy," but I'm more concerned about attempts to market the gospel as some benefit more potent than the latest wonder drug. Take one of these and your whole life will be just peachy.
The fact we have to "market" at all is a sign of selfishness and hedonism prevalent in many so-called Christians. What have they been converted to? Ssved from? Where's their commitment? How will they mature if they keep bouncing around, avoiding authority? Ah, I think we may be onto something now.
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