mediocre evangelism

Just read a girl from the State's blog and she was going on about how christians are lame compared to MTV, how we always manage to make productions that are... well, 'lame'! I replied:

"...just wanted to say that it was nicely said about being as agressive as MTV! I've thought about the very same thing and discussed it with numerous people (as late as this evening) being irritated that christian productions are always lame (yes, I'd be unashamed saying that) compared to secular productions. My reasoning is that it's because we as christians have become allergic to money. Yes, the camel and the needles eye etc. but without money, it's impossible to amaze people with show biz!! There are two roads to go:

1) 'Anti-money' mindset (give ALL finances far away from our own easily-corrupted hearts) = evangelism ministry being dependant on God's power alone! The show-biz element is purely miraculous healings, signs and wonders. Includes the complete discard of any attempts at competing with secular show-biz standards. First apostles' method.

2) 'Money=opportunities' mindset (let's have a healthy focus on money, because money gives us opportunities) = evangelism ministry being show-biz to attract the crowd -> the Spirit catching their hearts. The show-biz element is to attract people and to communicate the Message in a culturally relevant way. "...Jew to the Jew and Greek to the Greek." [Paul, the Apostle]

Either way must be whole-hearted because at the moment we're scared of having too much money 'cos "what'll people think if I arrive to church in a sweet BMW7?!" or "...my heart will be corrupted!" -the second of which is fair dinkum but the first of which... The only decent, new Christian movie is The Passion and that was freaking expensive. But it was freaking hot as well!

I choose option #2: "Money=opportunities". Let's get rich, people! "Love the Lord..." and let's produce something that'll show people that christians aren't half-hearted and REGRETTABLY GREY [feel it!] but let's be wild for once! Let's be the one's to attack Satan instead of fending off his attacks with conservative rituals!

As far as I see it, christianity has never been the safe choice. It's not supposed to be comfortable! The pleasures of the Lord are not for this life! Let's give it all we've got for a couple of decades and after that we can sit in comfy chairs, with comfy hearts, appeasing our emotions. Risk it all, friggit! Let's be zealous for our dearest like God is zealous for them!"