PDF-(BOOS)-Selling Out the Church: The Dangers of Church Marketing

Description Marketing the church is hot For many church leaders marketing might even be the first article of their creed which goes something like this We believe that our church determines its identity and mission through the tactics of marketing strategies Theologians Kenneson and Street offer a thoughtful and provocative protest with a foreword from Stanley Hauerwas The authors expose the theological presuppositions that inform the marketing project and help us to see that the marketers presumption that form can be separated from content of the gospel betrays an understanding of the gospel that cannot help betraying the gift that is Christ The authors propose an alternative constructive account of the churchs mission and purpose that is not based on exchange of value but on reminding us that the gospel is always a gift a gift that makes impossible any presumptions that there can be an exchange between human beings and God that is rooted in the satisfaction of our untrained needs The cross and resurrection challenge the worlds understanding of what our needs should be Endorsements A wellwritten and thoughtprovoking work that provides a much needed corrective for those of us involved in church planting and church growth Paul S Williams President Go Ye Chapel Mission Inc East Islip NY Kenneson and Street open our eyes to subtle dangers ambiguous terms and hidden hazards that we might not have recognized in marketing approaches to the gospel I am very grateful for their keen insight and biblical wisdom Marva J Dawn Freelance Theologian for Christians Equipped for Ministry and author of Reaching Out Without Dumbing Down As Luther posted his theses on the cathedral door so have Kenneson and Street posted their own pointbypoint protest on the door of the marketdriven church And they leave little room for doubtthe issue is still the selling of indulgences Take it from a pastor who has carefully learned at the feet of some of the best and brightest church marketers this is the theological counterbalance for which we have long waited James E Baucom Jr Pastor Rivermont Avenue Baptist Lynchburg VA and Moderator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia About the Contributors Philip Kenneson is Associate Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Milligan College He is the author of Life on the Vine and has contributed to Christian Apologetics in the Postmodern World and The Nature of Confession both IVP James L Street is Pastor of North River Community Church Lawrenceville Georgia. 17. ©2012 . Cengage. Learning. All Rights Reserved. . Introductory Scenario: . Don’t Mess With Les. Who was Les Wunderman?. He created the Columbia House record club and “invented” the modern era of direct marketing.. Local Churches Were Warned Against Dangers. Acts 20:29-31. 2 Peter 2:1-2. Revelation 2:4-5. 1. Lack of Knowledge/Growth. The religion of Jehovah has always been a taught religion.. Old Testament: fathers taught their children, priests taught the people.. Emotionalism. emotion. “the power of feeling.” . “any of various complex reactions with both mental and physical manifestations, as love, hate, fear, anger, etc.” . emotionalism. “the disposition or tendency to see and judge all things from an emotional point of view”. Take out your study guide for the Protestant Reformation.. **One person from each group please . pass out chromebooks**. Setting up Your Student Accounts in NCEDCloud so they can access Powerschool, Schoolnet, and Canvas. Steeple Jacking in Church Revitalization. By. Dr. Tom Cheyney. The average church in . America has less than one . hundred in . worship. Churches . with less than 50 people in worship make up 40% of all churches in . Steeple Jacking in Church Revitalization. By. Dr. Tom . Cheyney. Founder & Directional Leader. O. R. L. A. N. D. O. N. O. V. 3. -. 5. The Perils of Steeple Jacking in Church . Revitalization. To get the app, . The Role of Women in the Church. Universal Roles of Headship and Submission. Universal Roles of Headship and Submission. “But . I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. The . Social Gospel. The social gospel is a concept that emphasizes the “whole man” and . caters . to his “social needs.” . Secular Education. Medical Care. Care for Orphans and Aged. Recreation. Sanabria. . and Jonathan Burns. The Catholic Church Prior To The . Reformation. -Sofia. The Pope was selling indulgences so he could earn money to rebuild/fix his church, by telling people they will get a spot in Heaven so they buy them and he gets the money. . Acts 20:29-30. 29 For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves . will come in among you. , not sparing the flock. . 30 Also . from among yourselves men will rise up. , speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. . 1. Slideshow by www.missionbibleclass.org using illustrations from Sweet Publishing. 2. Amazing events had been taking place in the city of Jerusalem! For one thing there was a big Holiday. Thousands of Jewish people from many regions and countries had come to Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Pentecost. This was a time when the Jews came to thank God for the food and grain he had provided for them in the harvest. They also thanked God for the Law and the Ten Commandments.. Peddling. the Gospel. 2 Corinthians 2:17. Adulterate for gain. Hucksters. Deceitful, . 2 Cor. 4:2. Philippians 3:17-19. Marketing the Gospel. 2 Corinthians 11:3-4. 2. First Century Gospel Preaching. Luke 14:23. Unit 4. Document . #: TX005571. Body of Christ. Together, we form the Body of Christ. . This . is the most prominent image in Paul’s letters and the only one with no Old Testament equivalent.. Christ the Head rules and . Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology (p. 853). Ekklesia. – An assembly or gathering. . Old Testament . This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which . spake. to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us: (Acts 7:38, KJV).