Week 8 - Monday

Our discussion today about myths got me thinking about how our hyper-commercialized culture has impacted the Church. Every day, every where we go we are being bombarded by ads. These ads are all competing for our attention with various messages. However, the connotation of these messages join together in a chorus that sings out, "You are a consumer and your stimulation is the most important thing about you." This connotation leads us into a paradigm of unbiblical values. And the Church, in many ways, has bought into it. The myth has become that if we just figure out the right method or program then the people will come and will be interested. This in turn has put the focus on the method rather than the message.