Members MountainChristian Posted June 6, 2014 Members Share Posted June 6, 2014 HUNTERSVILLE, NC (CBS Charlotte) – A hip-hop church opened Saturday night in Huntersville, N.C. Pastor Quinn Rodgers of Generation One says his church is targeting a younger audience. “We’re trying to reach the un-churched, the de-churched, the folks who have given up on church and are looking for something different, “Rodgers told WBTV. Traditional religions hymns will not be sung, instead the congregation will hear a DJ scratching hip-hop beats. “We’ve taken the hip-hop culture and we’ve extracted all the negative connotations out of it and we’ve deposited solid Christian doctrine in there,” Rodgers told WBTV. Americans between 18 and 29 are less religious than the older generation, according to a study by the Pew Research. Some parishioners who worshiped at Generation One on Saturday said they showed up a little skeptic but left feeling refreshed. Generation One meets every Saturday evening at 5. http://charlotte.cbslocal.com/2014/06/03/hip-hop-church-opens-in-north-carolina/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members robmac68 Posted June 6, 2014 Members Share Posted June 6, 2014 HUNTERSVILLE, NC (CBS Charlotte) – A hip-hop church opened Saturday night in Huntersville, N.C. Pastor Quinn Rodgers of Generation One says his church is targeting a younger audience. “We’re trying to reach the un-churched, the de-churched, the folks who have given up on church and are looking for something different, “Rodgers told WBTV. Traditional religions hymns will not be sung, instead the congregation will hear a DJ scratching hip-hop beats. “We’ve taken the hip-hop culture and we’ve extracted all the negative connotations out of it and we’ve deposited solid Christian doctrine in there,” Rodgers told WBTV. Americans between 18 and 29 are less religious than the older generation, according to a study by the Pew Research. Some parishioners who worshiped at Generation One on Saturday said they showed up a little skeptic but left feeling refreshed. Generation One meets every Saturday evening at 5. http://charlotte.cbslocal.com/2014/06/03/hip-hop-church-opens-in-north-carolina/ Saturday at 5. Perfect! go to church get their groove on and get all freshin' up and head straight to the clubs afterwards. Man, this guy gottit goin' on, don't he?? what a cool dude! ...and I thought my church had issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted June 6, 2014 Members Share Posted June 6, 2014 This is an example of worldly marketing methods. They see a niche in the market and then create a means of drawing that niche in by appealing to what the niche wants. Sure, this can attract an audience, bring in some money, garner publicity, but it's not the way of Christ to tickle ears and entertain. No doubt many today are not religious-minded. There are indeed many unchurched and dechurched out there. The biblical means to reach these folks is through the Gospel. These folks need to hear the Gospel, repent and be born again. Then they need to be directed to a church that preaches the Word of God, calling men to holiness, a life set apart for Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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