A Christian Band With Secular Business Practices

The Christian Diarist ^ | June 8, 2013 | JP

[beandog]

I guess it’s a good thing for him that everybody sitting behind him didn’t think the same thing about everybody sitting in front of them, or he might not be a “self-made mutimillionaire”.

Seems rather arrongant and snotty.

[AskNotReceiveNot]

“Those two words “I’d Imagine”, are the rub.
We don’t know. Nor do I care - if they are playing the music as entertainers and not as “worship leaders”. Last I heard, it is bad form to pay people for the privilege of attending their worship service. I think Jesus tossed some tables over it.”

There’s a fine line between “Christian contemporary artist” and “worship leader” and apparently you have a pretty severe opinion if someone dares cross it.

What you may not had seen is all of the comps that were given to local churches, families, etc. This is standard practice for many Christian artists. Not to mention, often times a portion of the gate goes towards a missions project (WorldVision, clean water projects, etc.).

I would just suggest look deeper into it before throwing any stones.

[lewislynn]

Seems rather arrongant and snotty.

Arrongant[sic], snotty and successful.

[Colonel_Flagg]

I live to serve. :)

[rabidralph]

Amen!

[cuban leaf]

...and apparently you have a pretty severe opinion if someone dares cross it.

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Naw. It just seems that way on the internet. If we were to sit down and discuss the subject over coffee you’d pick up the nuances of my opinion on the subject.

I was REALLY disappointed in my band, though, for leaving their home church just because they would have a bigger crowd. I can see individual members leaving a church for whatever reason. But the whole band? Weird.

[discostu]

I don’t see why they should charge less because of their religion. Are they being charged less because of it? Did the Bowl give them a discount? Are the roadies cheaper? Are the hotels cheaper? Gas for the bus less? The fact is tours are incredibly expensive affairs, a lot of the inflated cost is paying for what it takes to put the show on. And yes there’s some profit taking from the captive audience, but it’s not like anybody is forced to buy these things, they can stay home and listen to the albums, they can go to the show and not buy shirts. It’s silly to say “well you guys are religious you should charge less”, they’re still a business and need to run that way.