What makes it okay for a Christian concert held in a church to charge $25 per ticket?
Isn't that just saying, yes, we're the church and we love everyone and our doors are always open- except tonight, you gotta fork over $25 to come through our open doors? If it were held somewhere else I wouldn't have such a problem with it. And maybe it's hypocritical of me, since I'm so big about "the church" being the people and not a building. But what is the image folks outside the church have? Do they see this and say, oh the church is the really the people; no problem, it's just the building I can't afford to go to today? Or do they see a structure claimed by the followers of Christ as their space for worship and gathering, and realize that because of their financial situation, that place of worship is closed to them today?
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I know what you mean.
This is similar but not exactly the same...not long ago my ex-church advertised this thing with all these great encouraging speakers including Bono and Tony Blair. It was like $100, but that would make sense, right? Except no where on the flyer did it say that this was a satellite simulcast ofr an event at Willow Creek, not the real thing.
So not only was the church closed for anyone who didn't have $100, it was misleading the people who did.
Those satellite simulcasts really bug me anyway, but to not even say it in the ad is what we would call "false advertising" outside the church. Why isn't it illegal in the church? If I spend $100 on anything I had better get what I'm expecting. sheesh.
These things happen and are accepted so routinely. Sometimes I wonder if I'm living on the wrong planet.
Me too.
Good question. I go back and forth on it. On the one hand, if it's advertised as entertainment (thought, what Christian concert was advertised as for entertainment only?), I could understand an entrance fee. But on the other hand, because the concerts are also often plugged as ministry/witnessing/worshipping events, making people pay seems wrong.
Me too, Mary. I have to draw the line when it's in a church facility, though. For me that changes it.
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