Billy Graham had a huge “fan ‘ base and a big media corporation to handle the rallies, the huge speeches, his books and videos, etc....AND his donations.
this is a new time, we have to reach out with social media. And the church is WAAAAAY behind on this.
Billy Graham had a huge “fan ‘ base and a big media corporation to handle the rallies, the huge speeches, his books and videos, etc....AND his donations.
Well, ignoring that Billy Graham is hardly a good role model for Catholic priests, I wonder how close he is to what I quoted from that blog. Did Billy Graham talk about his fans and his fan-base? Did he or anyone working for him actually use such language? Or, did he call them Christians or believers or some such thing? When I see a priest's website talking about his fans I see a reason to wonder.
this is a new time, we have to reach out with social media. And the church is WAAAAAY behind on this.
Social media, fine, but superstar priests with fan-bases, no. I won't agree on that. These giant mega-churches with their rock-star preachers are not the way to learn about God or to approach the sacraments. The Church is not behind on this at all. As a matter of fact, we need to constantly remind ourselves that for 2,000 years the Church has offered the best and most reliable way to approach worship. Father Pfleger is certainly a rock-star priest, and he is a good indicator of why cults of personality focused on priests are a very, very, very bad idea. No, I will stick with my reasonably small, personal and more intimate parish family and will avoid anything approaching these kinds of spectacles.
Billy Graham had a huge “fan ‘ base and a big media corporation to handle the rallies, the huge speeches, his books and videos, etc....AND his donations.
Well, ignoring that Billy Graham is hardly a good role model for Catholic priests, I wonder how close he is to what I quoted from that blog. Did Billy Graham talk about his fans and his fan-base? Did he or anyone working for him actually use such language? Or, did he call them Christians or believers or some such thing? When I see a priest's website talking about his fans I see a reason to wonder.
this is a new time, we have to reach out with social media. And the church is WAAAAAY behind on this.
Social media, fine, but superstar priests with fan-bases, no. I won't agree on that. These giant mega-churches with their rock-star preachers are not the way to learn about God or to approach the sacraments. The Church is not behind on this at all. As a matter of fact, we need to constantly remind ourselves that for 2,000 years the Church has offered the best and most reliable way to approach worship. Father Pfleger is certainly a rock-star priest, and he is a good indicator of why cults of personality focused on priests are a very, very, very bad idea. No, I will stick with my reasonably small, personal and more intimate parish family and will avoid anything approaching these kinds of spectacles.
Billy Graham had a huge “fan ‘ base and a big media corporation to handle the rallies, the huge speeches, his books and videos, etc....AND his donations.
Well, ignoring that Billy Graham is hardly a good role model for Catholic priests, I wonder how close he is to what I quoted from that blog. Did Billy Graham talk about his fans and his fan-base? Did he or anyone working for him actually use such language? Or, did he call them Christians or believers or some such thing? When I see a priest's website talking about his fans I see a reason to wonder.
this is a new time, we have to reach out with social media. And the church is WAAAAAY behind on this.
Social media, fine, but superstar priests with fan-bases, no. I won't agree on that. These giant mega-churches with their rock-star preachers are not the way to learn about God or to approach the sacraments. The Church is not behind on this at all. As a matter of fact, we need to constantly remind ourselves that for 2,000 years the Church has offered the best and most reliable way to approach worship. Father Pfleger is certainly a rock-star priest, and he is a good indicator of why cults of personality focused on priests are a very, very, very bad idea. No, I will stick with my reasonably small, personal and more intimate parish family and will avoid anything approaching these kinds of spectacles.