http://stephenbarkley.com/2009/03/06/free-church-consumerism-miroslav-volf/ Reader, Writer, Pastor, Paddler Tue, 01 May 2012 19:47:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://stephenbarkley.com/2009/03/06/free-church-consumerism-miroslav-volf/comment-page-1/#comment-558 Bruce Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:38:49 +0000 http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=1096#comment-558 Many parallels can be seen in 'the church' and the culture in which it exists. As we have seen in the present global economic market, things that use to work are no longer working. In the consumer based market in the west, we rely on the consumer to keep buying whatever we have to sell, if they are not willing or cannot afford to buy the system falls apart. What are we trying to sell, is the product not good enough that it can't sell itself? We just have to get the word out that the product exists and is free for all and stop trying to promote the store. I often wonder what kind of promotion am i? If Jesus is in me, would anybody else want what i have? Many parallels can be seen in ‘the church’ and the culture in which it exists. As we have seen in the present global economic market, things that use to work are no longer working. In the consumer based market in the west, we rely on the consumer to keep buying whatever we have to sell, if they are not willing or cannot afford to buy the system falls apart. What are we trying to sell, is the product not good enough that it can’t sell itself? We just have to get the word out that the product exists and is free for all and stop trying to promote the store. I often wonder what kind of promotion am i? If Jesus is in me, would anybody else want what i have?

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