Church through the Media: Use or Lose
More and more, churches are using the media to market, promote, and bring awareness to different aspects of the ministry for outreach. Just yesterday, I received an inbox message for free streaming of church services. The method of outreach is no longer limited to the door to door ministry where neighbors are called to salvation and invited to come to Sunday Service. The use of media saves time and effort on a church which is small and may not have the members to reach a wide span of the community on foot. On the other hand, the original plan laid out in the New Testament of two by two going from home to home is lost. Would Jesus have wanted Christians to expand our methods with the times? He did say that latter day Christians would perform greater works than He. The complaint of many potential congregants is that many churches are too large and have lost the personal feel of the churches of old. This problem is only likely to increase as more churches use media to attract more members.
Research shows that more people are exposed to different forms of religious media than the percentage of those who attend church with many depending on media such as television, radio, magazines, or books as their primary source of spiritual nourishment.
Do you prefer to go to attend a religious service or seek out your own spiritual advisement through media sources?
Below is a question anwered by Billy Graham regarding whether a person can just stay at home and watch television.
Q: I've always been a fairly independent person, and for that reason I've never bothered getting connected to a church. It always seemed like too much hassle. And anyway, I can watch a church service on TV if I want to. I know you probably wouldn't agree, but why? - N. McK.
Ans: Let me ask you a question: If you never ate a balanced diet, what would happen to your body? You know the answer: Eventually you'd grow weak; you might even open yourself to serious illness or disease. We all need a balanced diet if we are to stay healthy.
But it also includes fellowship with other believers. We need their encouragement; we also need to learn from their experience of walking with God. Don't shut yourself off from God's people, but ask Him to lead you to a church where His Word is taught and lived, and where you'll grow stronger in your faith. You need other believers - and they need you.
To read the full response to this question go to: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2604881/posts
What Billy Graham Said
Posted on Sunday, October 10, 2010 10:35:12 AM by WebFocus
Q: I've always been a fairly independent person, and for that reason I've never bothered getting connected to a church. It always seemed like too much hassle. And anyway, I can watch a church service on TV if I want to. I know you probably wouldn't agree, but why? - N. McK.
Ans: Let me ask you a question: If you never ate a balanced diet, what would happen to your body? You know the answer: Eventually you'd grow weak; you might even open yourself to serious illness or disease. We all need a balanced diet if we are to stay healthy.
But it also includes fellowship with other believers. We need their encouragement; we also need to learn from their experience of walking with God. Don't shut yourself off from God's people, but ask Him to lead you to a church where His Word is taught and lived, and where you'll grow stronger in your faith. You need other believers - and they need you.
To read the full response to this question go to: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2604881/posts
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