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Grogu? Hans? Wookies? Megachurch Puts On ‘Star Wars’ Themed Church Service
Protestia ^ | July 25, 2024 | staff

Posted on 07/27/2024 12:00:11 PM PDT by Morgana

Life.Church Jenks in Tulsa, Ok, kicked off their At the Movies campaign with a Star Wars-themed church service, showcasing their relevancy by decking out the lobby and sanctuary with characters and props from the films.

It’s not a one-off for the 85,000-member, seeker-sensitive, multi-site-based Oklahoma church that has 40 locations, but rather something they do every year. Led by Craig Groeschel, the pastor and lead visionary who is an awful preacher and habitual scripture- twister, and who recently launched the metaverse for the megachurch, their promo material explains:

At the Movies is an annual summer event at Life.Church. We decorate our lobbies in our favorite movie themes and invite friends and family. During the experience, we show snippets of popular films, and Pastor Craig creates a message based on themes from the film. It’s one of our most popular and fun series, and we look forward to it every year.

Congregants and guests can get their picture taken with Grogu, the Mandalorian, Chewbacca, tie-fighters, lightsabers, and other Star Wars figures and equipment. It’s all so unnecessary, but for seeker-sensitive churches, that’s kind of the point.

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From the pictures on the link the church looks like some convention center and not a house of worship.
1 posted on 07/27/2024 12:00:11 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

Almost certainly not a Spirit-filled Philadelphia Church.

Another Laodicean Church gone off the rails.


2 posted on 07/27/2024 12:02:53 PM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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I’ve posted about this before they do this every summer. Boosting their attendance I guess.


3 posted on 07/27/2024 12:04:42 PM PDT by Morgana ( If Abortion is so good for women why isn't it free? )
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To: Morgana

Mega churches seem to be like that. A stage for a band and theatrics. A rock concert with a sermon thrown in.


4 posted on 07/27/2024 12:09:59 PM PDT by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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To: Wilhelm Tell

And they probably don’t even preach the Good News or the Gospel of Jesus Christ.


5 posted on 07/27/2024 12:19:26 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Morgana
“…the 85,000-member, seeker-sensitive, multi-site-based Oklahoma church that has 40 locations”

Does the church also have its own gas stations in the parking lots like Costco?

6 posted on 07/27/2024 12:21:48 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: Morgana

7 posted on 07/27/2024 12:25:03 PM PDT by PGR88
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“Boosting their attendance I guess.”

It hasn’t worked for Disney.


8 posted on 07/27/2024 12:56:15 PM PDT by alternatives?
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“Does the church also have its own gas stations in the parking lots like Costco?”

Don’t forget to ask about the hot dog combo.


9 posted on 07/27/2024 12:58:00 PM PDT by alternatives?
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To: Morgana

I always liked Hans Solo.


10 posted on 07/27/2024 12:58:26 PM PDT by webheart
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To: Morgana

Hans? Do they worship Franz, too?


11 posted on 07/27/2024 1:00:37 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: Morgana

12 posted on 07/27/2024 2:15:36 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Brandon's pronouns: Xi/Hur)
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To: Morgana
the church looks like some convention center and not a house of worship.

They may be worshiping something but it ain't God.

13 posted on 07/27/2024 2:37:48 PM PDT by BipolarBob (My therapist says I'm obsessed with revenge. . . . I'll show him.)
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To: Morgana

It’s a free country. After all, it’s why we moved to America from England. So we don’t have to be under the King’s church.


14 posted on 07/27/2024 2:39:51 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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Probably a copyright/piracy violation.

To say nothing of “That’s not Church!”


15 posted on 07/27/2024 3:38:46 PM PDT by sonova (No money? You're free to go.)
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To: Morgana

“Star Wars” is most certainly not Christianity. The idea that God is a force that can be manipulated sounds like a shamanistic religion.


16 posted on 07/27/2024 3:54:58 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Morgana
Steve Kozar has a list dedicated to critique of Craig Groeschel and other related preachers.
17 posted on 07/27/2024 4:39:12 PM PDT by Giuseppe Nova (If you absolutely must have an ex-wife in your life, choose wisely.)
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