A Prediction About this TV advertising

[tbpew]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

There will NOT be masses of sinners coming into churches advertsing on television but rather saints from smaller works will be sucked into large churches and the Pastor will be claiming revival in the name of television.

maybe it will stir up an understanding that everyone needs to put their hand to one net rather than every body have their own net.

Maybe TV will actually unite geographically similar ministries with a new basis and common purpose for cooperation.

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Oh but wait, that would mean somebody who currently has the rule will loose part, or all of it....


oh well, forget everything I just said....it's fantasy.

[Carpenter]

Originally Posted by tbpew

maybe it will stir up an understanding that everyone needs to put their hand to one net rather than every body have their own net.

Maybe TV will actually unite geographically similar ministries with a new basis and common purpose for cooperation.

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Oh but wait, that would mean somebody who currently has the rule will loose part, or all of it....


oh well, forget everything I just said....it's fantasy.

I'll say, there is more of a chance of a white rabbit popping out of the front of your pulpit during church looking at his watch running out of the church fretting that he is late...before this happens in the UNITED pentecostal church at a local level.

Can you imagine a large and a small pastor (of any stripe really) getting together saying, "Brother, with this advertising on TV approved, what do you say we combine our efforts to promote our church and movement together."

"...Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!'

[tbpew]

Originally Posted by Carpenter

I'll say, there is more of a chance of a white rabbit popping out of the front of your pulpit during church looking at his watch running out of the church fretting that he is late...before this happens in the UNITED pentecostal church at a local level.

Can you imagine a large and a small pastor (of any stripe really) getting together saying, "Brother, with this advertising on TV approved, what do you say we combine our efforts to promote our church and movement together."

"...Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!'

carp,
you are aware that the only way to enter into the place where rabbits race around checking the time is ......

you have to get small.

In the original artists drawing of the tale, I think a catepillar was sucking on a bong pipe to provide the portal.

so,
what may be actually be needed for my fantasy and your white rabbits to be realized is.....

[ogatt]

im thinking about doing one of those tv commercials for 2 reasons
1. so i can tell all the lazy couch potatoes to stay away from my church
b. so if any of my heathern saints say they saw it some heads are gonna roll

[George]

Originally Posted by Neckstadt

The answer to your conundrum would be to go on TV and have Revivial.

Sounds good, but it would take a lot of peanut brittle to pay for the ad.

[TRFrance]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

There will NOT be masses of sinners coming into churches advertsing on television but rather saints from smaller works will be sucked into large churches and the Pastor will be claiming revival in the name of television.

Well, if the people in these smaller churches are not apostolic, and these TV ads lead them to apostolic truth, that will be revival in its own way.

Besides, the ads could bring in backsliders and people who just "read the bible at home". It doesn't have to bring "masses of sinners" to be successful.

Originally Posted by NLYP

Its not just advertising Bro...we passed Tv ministry too.

That's what I thought.
Even better!
... people seeing church services on TV will expose many to apostolic preaching they may have never heard before. I don't necessarily think TV ads or TV ministry is a magic bullet" that will be key to a massive revival, but I believe God will bless it and bring souls in.

[OP_Carl]

Originally Posted by tv1a

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Many of the small churches should close down. It is ridiculous to have a bunch of little churches in one area. Many of those little churches were founded on less than pure motives.

Goodness gracious what a well-travelled and knowledgeable person you must be! It's even more amazing that you were able to become intimate with so many founding pastors of small churches! We're all so fortunate that you deign to bless us with your abundance of wisdom and insight. Now that we know we should gather in the town square with our torches and pitchforks to assemble demolition crews, I'm sure there won't be much traffic on AFF tonight. Most of the members will be out scrapping small pentecostal churches. Solemnly, of course.

[TRFrance]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

It is true there should only be one Church per town. Maybe someday.

Why should there be one church per town?

Atlanta, where I now live, has 4.5 million people spread over multiple counties. New York City, where I lived before, has 8 million people in 5 counties. One church per town just isn't practical in big cities and towns.

One church per neighborhood? Probably.
But one church per town? Doesn't make sense to me.

[OP_Carl]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

It is true there should only be one Church per town. Maybe someday.

You've got it all wrong. The unwritten rule of thumb is only one church per family

Those small towns have to start a new church whenever a new family moves to town. They build them in close proximity so they can spy out potential mates from the other tribes to inject some variety into the gene pool.

[RandyWayne]

So what should the equation be? One church per 10,000? One church per 100,000?
Actually there probably IS a place for making such calculations. But I think distance between buildings is probably good as well, if not better -with 30 minutes drive being a good start in my view.