In this day and age of “anything goes” church marketing (like these church advertisements), offering free gas to get people into church no longer surprises me . . .
. . . because for some reason hirelings think that they can somehow manipulate conversions . . .
. . . even if they have to use potty humor to advertise . . .
. . . because after all, the end [false conversions] now justify the means [anything that appeals to the lust of the eyes and the lust of the flesh]. Welcome to Laodicea!
If it’s true that what you draw them with is what you keep them with, it looks like things could get pretty expensive at over 4 dollars a gallon.
“If you’re preaching to consumers rather than disciples you got to keep their attention and that requires constant innovation. They have to have something new and different every time you get together or you’re going to lose them.” – Kim Riddlebarger
It’s bribery, plain & simple.
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In this part of the world, gas actually means the “sweet-smelling” fumes from one’s back end. Those tee-shirts with “Bridge Church Gave Me Gas” have a new meaning now, don’t they?
Must be the indigestion from swallowing the bad messages…
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Proverbs 24v21-22, ‘My son, fear the Lord and the king. Do not associate with those given to change,
vs22, ‘For their calamity will rise suddenly, and who knows the ruin those two can bring?’
Enough said.
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Bad marketing + bribery = Bridge Church
Here are some ideas for their marketing team:
I almost got filled @ Bridge Church
Bridge Church: Fuel for Souls
Bridge Church: We Get Over 200 Souls Per Gallon
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