A quick update: Bill "I Kinda Look Like That One Slave-Trader Guy from Gladiator, but in the Best Way" Kinnon had written about this last year, including the "Three Month Tithing Challenge".
Here's the link to learn about what they call a "money back guarantee of sorts."
Bill thinks they misappropriate, entirely and egregiously, the concept of tithing, and the scripture being used here. But Bill's krusty like Eugene Peterson sometimes, perhaps because he kinda looks like that one slave-trader guy from Gladiator, even though it's in the best way.
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They're taking it to the next, and logical, level.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
LifeChurch.tv is a chain church, now nation-wide, and in South Florida. The church promises excellence in church experience. Every time you choose LifeChurch.tv, they assure you: You will get "powerful worship and a life-changing message."
You don't get worship gatherings, or even gas-station-esque "services" -- you get "weekend experiences." These weekend experiences last one hour, precisely. Not a minute more, not a minute less, the site guarantees.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
By employing local managers -- Campus Pastors -- and "LifeGROUPS" you get the "personal interaction of a smaller church," without sacrificing "quality". Smaller churches don't tend to have the quality assurance. Quality is a priority for LifeChurch.tv.
Quality is assured because top-notch musicians are employed, and the message will be brought to you via simulcast satellite from powerful speaker Craig Groeschel. His website says his "creative leadership skills are changing the way church is done worldwide."
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
There are excellent services offered to children. LifeKIDS is staffed by dedicated volunteers at each location, called "Cast Members", a phrase familiar to fans of Disney World.
LifeChurch.tv, spreading across the actual U.S., now has a campus in the pretend realm Second Life.
Not that there's anything virtually wrong with that.
As one attender puts it, "I've been to many churches in real life, and none of them give me the satisfaction of a virtual church."
Perhaps he's like millions. You see, he's quite real, and he's been to many real churches, but none give him the satisfaction of a church that isn't.
