Comments on: Churches Use Celebrities to Draw Attention http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/30/churches-use-celebrities-to-draw-attention/ Standing in the Gap in a Society that's Warring with God. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:31:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/30/churches-use-celebrities-to-draw-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-77830 MInTheGap Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:46:16 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/30/churches-use-celebrities-to-draw-attention/#comment-77830 Perhaps you're both right and I allowed the original article to color my judgment. I didn't want to take advantage of the celebrity name, and so I didn't put it in the title of the post. I've never been in a church (at least as far as I can recall) that has said anything about celebrities except about the things that we should not copy-- and even that's not all that often. I still think that the church should spend more time trying to reach people that they can have a direct impact on in their community than worrying about celebrities that wouldn't give them the time of day. I'm not saying that you can't pray for them, or can't send them mail, but that you shouldn't be focusing all your energy on someone that's not even in your reach. Perhaps you’re both right and I allowed the original article to color my judgment. I didn’t want to take advantage of the celebrity name, and so I didn’t put it in the title of the post.

I’ve never been in a church (at least as far as I can recall) that has said anything about celebrities except about the things that we should not copy– and even that’s not all that often.

I still think that the church should spend more time trying to reach people that they can have a direct impact on in their community than worrying about celebrities that wouldn’t give them the time of day. I’m not saying that you can’t pray for them, or can’t send them mail, but that you shouldn’t be focusing all your energy on someone that’s not even in your reach.

]]> By: bonnie http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/30/churches-use-celebrities-to-draw-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-77729 bonnie Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:24:37 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/30/churches-use-celebrities-to-draw-attention/#comment-77729 I have to agree with mandikaye, churches I've been to before have publically prayed for (I mean on stage with the congregation) "celebrities," and it wasn't an attention getting scheme. It just seems one step further to write them letters. I wouldn't read this or the pastor's sermon and assume he's trying to cash in. I have to agree with mandikaye, churches I’ve been to before have publically prayed for (I mean on stage with the congregation) “celebrities,” and it wasn’t an attention getting scheme. It just seems one step further to write them letters. I wouldn’t read this or the pastor’s sermon and assume he’s trying to cash in.

]]> By: mandikaye http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/30/churches-use-celebrities-to-draw-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-77707 mandikaye Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:40:37 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/30/churches-use-celebrities-to-draw-attention/#comment-77707 You can't be sure that's the motive behind this. The original article doesn't opine about that at all - but the one you linked to certainly did. Could that be the source of your obvious bias here? Britney screwed up. A lot. She just lost her kids, for crying out loud. Sending her some letters of support/encouragement is a <i>great</i> idea, and is actually something that Christians <i>should</i> do. Now, considering that the pastor was quoted from his sermon (and his church blog), I have to really wonder if he's the one who went to the press to get publicity for this. Or if someone from the congregation mentioned what was going on and the reporters ears were pricked. If this church were writing letters to someone in prison, rather than a celebrity, no one would care. It wouldn't have been picked up. That's not the church's fault. You can’t be sure that’s the motive behind this. The original article doesn’t opine about that at all - but the one you linked to certainly did. Could that be the source of your obvious bias here?

Britney screwed up. A lot. She just lost her kids, for crying out loud. Sending her some letters of support/encouragement is a great idea, and is actually something that Christians should do.

Now, considering that the pastor was quoted from his sermon (and his church blog), I have to really wonder if he’s the one who went to the press to get publicity for this. Or if someone from the congregation mentioned what was going on and the reporters ears were pricked.

If this church were writing letters to someone in prison, rather than a celebrity, no one would care. It wouldn’t have been picked up.

That’s not the church’s fault.

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