Comments on: Selling Tickets to the Gospel Show

By: ywamer

ywamer — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:39:46 +0000

My take is that if churches are even trying to “knock it out of the park” and have crazy-big productions then that's not Church. It's a concert. Or a show. But not Church.

We, the people, are The Church. And anything that supplants the community of believers and replaces it with shock-and-awe filled mega-services is not Church. Cool, maybe. Just not Church.

By: ywamer

ywamer — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:30:51 +0000

Tickets are fine. So long as Jesus doesn't make a surprise showing. He might not be allowed in.

Could you imagine if that were the policy in the temple of Jerusalem in 0 – 30 A.D.? Oh wait, perhaps that WAS the policy. Was that why Jesus stormed and vandalized the temple? Because the money exchangers and traders were filling the outer courts (i.e. The Court of the Gentiles), the one spot in the temple that outsiders were free to visit? And if those guests did get in, what would they find? Coffee shops, bookstores and ticket collectors… er, uh… I mean, money exchangers and animal sellers.

By: ywamer

ywamer — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:39:46 +0000

My take is that if churches are even trying to “knock it out of the park” and have crazy-big productions then that's not Church. It's a concert. Or a show. But not Church.

We, the people, are The Church. And anything that supplants the community of believers and replaces it with shock-and-awe filled mega-services is not Church. Cool, maybe. Just not Church.

By: ywamer

ywamer — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:30:51 +0000

Tickets are fine. So long as Jesus doesn't make a surprise showing. He might not be allowed in.

By: Mikes Sumondong

Mikes Sumondong — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:37:07 +0000

no to tickets. period.

By: Mike Jackson

Mike Jackson — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:46:00 +0000

All I know is that my most memorable moments in Christian community have been small meetings where Jesus shows up in big ways. Generally not the other way around for me. But then again…my experience submits to God not God to my experience.

By: @kylelreed

@kylelreed — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:40:50 +0000

I think the interesting thing about all of this is the demand on the tickets. Most places that are doing the ticket thing have to because their service is in such high demand. I went to a production here in St. Louis at a church that has an amazing service. They have 10 showings, each one is filled to the absolute max, if you do not get there an hour or two early you do not get a seat. That is craziness.

I think the real question here is why do we have to have tickets?
My guess is because some churches “knock it out of the park” and others just are okay.
I am very guilty of this myself.

By: perryjross

perryjross — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:46:17 +0000

The irony is that WAS my comment

By: Justin Wise

Justin Wise — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:44:54 +0000

Yes. Where is it.

By: perryjross

perryjross — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:42:24 +0000

Do I need a ticket to leave a comment?