Lesson’s from Rocketown: 5 ways churches can fill the pews
Rocketown has caused some controversy with their upcoming Oct. 27th lineup featuring anti-Christian bands who sing about destroying Christ and killing the Pope.
Rocketown’s mission from its website states:
“Rocketown shares Christ’s love with youth through creative programs and mentoring relationships that are culturally relevant and eternally significant.”
Promoting Satan’s message to attract a youth crowd is an interesting way to achieve that, but it got me thinking. If they are right, then why don’t churches do the same thing?
Here are a few ideas for churches who want to replicate the success of Rocketown’s ministry and fill the pews.
- Minister to child predators: invite the cast of Toddlers & Tiaras to model swimsuits at church.
- Minister to gays and lesbians: host mock weddings and “Pride week” at church.
- Minister to adulterers: put a stripper pole in the pulpit and invite your friends, neighbors, and coworkers to any regular service.
- Minister to gamblers: pass out lottery tickets and hold cake walks and bingo night at church.
- Minister to drug addicts: host medicinal pot parties at church.
Categories: Morning Browser, faith, ideas
This sounds like a set-up to me — like when the Washington Generals play the Harlem Globetrotters. Are these the Washington Generals of satanic heavy metal bands who get converted every night?
Only The Washington Generals can play a crowd like that over and over in this day and age. These bands are what they are. I guess I don’t understand how Rocketown thinks these particular bands serve their mission anymore than a church putting a stripper pole in the pulpit would serve their mission to reach adulterers. There are plenty of death metal bands out there that are not Satanic. And it’s not like Rocketown has a brief intermission where the mosh pit becomes a Baptismal. The kids come, worship Satan and leave.