Media Frenzy or The Problem with Tourism Part 2

There's a new craze in churches these days. Let's raise money and invest in them moving pictures. After all, more people are influenced by movies these days than anything else.

Here's my issue. The church tends to be out of touch, so much so that it misunderstands what being out of touch really means. It doesn't mean we need more technology and trendier music and "Christian entertainment" to counter "all the liberal garbage out there." It means we ignore those who are in need while we are spending more money on ourselves. Do you want to be relevant? Use the funds to meet the needs of others (see "the big fat 'A'" a few posts back for one example). Do you want to be trendy so people will like you? Watch more TV and ditch a life of faith altogether. One choice is actually an investment.