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Yeah, I was more surprised than anything that the Conference Center was included in this list. It definitely doesn't dominate the discussion.
Perhaps the more general theme of "churches" is why Slate and Newsweek both have church-related articles.
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quote:something whipped up to disguise an anti-Mormon crusade
I never said this. No wonder you think I'm coming out of left field.
I don't think there is an anti-Mormon crusade. I think news cycles go with themes, and I think the article itself was surprisingly positive, while the author of the slideshow was surprisingly snarky. I also think people are petty. None of that equals a crusade, but does suggest some correlation.
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I'm jealous! All we have is an espresso cart.
I'm wary of megachurches too. I've visited many churches, of many different types, but the one time I felt creeped out was when I visited the local megachurch. The pastor has two congregation s and is coptered between them so he can preach at both. When there are kids in our county going to bed on an empty stomach, I have a real problem with that.
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Dana, if you just used large buckets instead of offering plates, you could go between churches in Casey Treat style.
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Dana, if you just used large buckets instead of offering plates, you could go between churches in Casey Treat style.
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Many jatraqueros are really paranoid and overly picky when it comes to your religious articles. Posts: 13123 | Registered: Feb 2002
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Actually, I'm so overly picky I saw a picture of Joseph Smith in the local paper and I didn't like it (it didn't look like him) so I didn't read the article...
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Heh, heh. Well, that's understandable. I sometimes have a hard time finding out what authors look like. It often ruins the voice that I have in my head for things that they wrote. I would guess that something along the same lines is happening here.
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Man, there aren't any megachurches in the Sault. All we have is the tallest free standing illuminated cross in the world.
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quote:romanylass: The pastor has two congregation s and is coptered between them so he can preach at both. When there are kids in our county going to bed on an empty stomach, I have a real problem with that.
*blink* Yeah, that's pretty bad. The pastor of our former church in B'ham performs the message for more than one congregation, but the second congregation gets him on DVD recorded from an earlier service. It allows them to have services in the heart of a very needy neighborhood...and to tell the truth, I loved going to those services more than at the big church live. People are more real and we get a five *minute* meet-and-greet time.
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mph, regarding video systems, I found it creepy that the main reason they wanted a video system was on the manipulative end of things rather than the helpful end. I wish I could remember *exactly* what Pastor Charles said, but the way he worded it, I was left with the impression that his focus was more on marketing than it was on the message and the purpose of the church. It's fine to have all those elements that make up a good marketing plan, but the focus always needs to remain on serving the purpose of the church. When you put up video screens just because bigger churches do, and that's the best reason you can come up with, then maybe you've forgotten about your mission.
That said, I see significant value in video screens for worship services now. Our new church is fairly small...it's only a year old. When they started up, they had video equipment donated from another church that was upgrading. It's been cool because we've gotten to see video clips of what other ministries in the church are doing. It's easy to miss what is going on throughout the church, and nothing communicates it quite as well as video. The pastor shares his notes in power points on the screen. It's helpful.
But that's not what Solid Rock (that was the church in Denver) had in mind, or at least, that's not how they presented it, when they considering it. It really struck me as manipulative, which I do find repugnant. Jesus wasn't manipulative, and neither should we be in representing him.
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