More Marketing

Here is another article on church marketing. It is amazing to read how much money some churches are willing to spend on this stuff. I have a hard time with the "every pastor is a salesman" philosophy. As John pointed out, we have learned that these methods do not make disciples. So, why do we hang on to them like a bull terrier.

Peace,

K

I came across this essay that was posted on resonate this week. It is a sobering look at the marketing of the church. The question is, will the church wake up and smell the coffee?

Peace,

K

Church Consumerism

The Saddleback question continues to dominate resonate these days. Here is the latest.
Dave shares his thoughts on the subject. What do you think?

Peace,

K

Interesting,....

This was posted on resonate. Interesting.

Peace,

K

Talk, talk, talk

One evening several years ago, I sat in a meeting with a bunch of very well intentioned church leaders. The topic of heating and cooling systems came up, because of the churches problematic system. The heating/cooling system was discussed at great length among these men. We talked about the weight of the system(a roof top unit), what we thought the capacity was, etc. For 45 minutes we poured ourselves into this discussion. At about the 45 minute mark, I asked who actually knew anything about heating and cooling systems. The room went dead, people just looked around at each other, not sure how to answer, because the bottom line was, nobody knew anything about heating/cooling systems.

I have been fairly quiet on the internet lately, both here and in other places. I have been listening. I think we talk too much. I think that we often talk and haven't got a clue of what we are talking about. We need to look like we know what we are doing. God forbid, we lose credibility. With who? What if people realized we are just plodding along on this journey, trying to figure out life and faith, just like they are?

One of my major complaints about church is that we always talked too much. We had committees, and study groups and sub-committees, etc. Sometimes I wonder if the pomo church is any different. We just meet on line and talk ad nauseum about stuff. I guess I am just at a point where I want to talk less and do more.

It's just where I am at these days.....

Peace,

K

What it means to be poor

If you need a little perspective, Read this

Peace,

K