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Originally Posted by rgcraig

I think you are missing the point.

The coffee bars are to encourage people to hang out and get to know one another - you know, learn where there might be some needs in their lives and minister to them one on one. Why give Starbucks the money when they can come to church and get it and rub elbows with the saints?

Why would anyone try to "trick" people to come to church - - they either want God or they don't.

I don't see anywhere the apostles used merchandise to bring in the masses. There were feast in different homes, but the feast was because of the masses, not the other way around. The church was built on itself, having church. The apostles went to the tabernacle to teach and pray, they went to peoples homes to fellowship and eat.

The question is a valid one, why would anyone want to tempt people to come to church ?

Originally Posted by Michael Phelps

So, what's the difference?

If you have a Starbucks in the foyer of the church, I'm quite sure the church is benefitting financially from its business.

Not sure I understand the difference here - no one is making anyone purchase a cup of coffee from the coffee shop before they can enter the sanctuary, if they don't want one, they don't have to buy one.

By the way, most churhes have "fellowship halls" for the sole purpose of "fellowshipping".

Yes, fellowship halls , that is where fellowship belongs. It does not matter if someone wants coffee or not. Coffee should not be the reason we go to church.