Personman - Latest Comments on Passion movie had limited impact http://personman.com/?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 jaeroplane [Visitor] in response to: Passion movie had limited impact Tue, 20 Jul 2004 13:46:55 +0000 jaeroplane [Visitor] c796@http://personman.com/ <p>True, in and of itself, it (at least thus far; the future is still before us) may not have been the key tool for leading people to Christ. However, if everyone was tranformed in faith by one single solitary event, we&#8217;d live in a completely Christian world. To use the well-worn analogy, planting a seed doesn&#8217;t guarantee that the plant will grow. There is always the next step. For many people, Christians and non, the movie could serve as the seed being entered into the soil. Now it&#8217;s time for us to grab the watering can.</p> True, in and of itself, it (at least thus far; the future is still before us) may not have been the key tool for leading people to Christ. However, if everyone was tranformed in faith by one single solitary event, we’d live in a completely Christian world. To use the well-worn analogy, planting a seed doesn’t guarantee that the plant will grow. There is always the next step. For many people, Christians and non, the movie could serve as the seed being entered into the soil. Now it’s time for us to grab the watering can.

]]> http://personman.com/passion_movie_had_limited_impact#c796 danny [Visitor] in response to: Passion movie had limited impact Mon, 19 Jul 2004 02:55:17 +0000 danny [Visitor] c795@http://personman.com/ <p>I didn&#8217;t mean to be unfair. I&#8217;ve said all along that the movie is cool and does have a real impact on people.</p> I didn’t mean to be unfair. I’ve said all along that the movie is cool and does have a real impact on people.

]]> http://personman.com/passion_movie_had_limited_impact#c795 Nate [Visitor] in response to: Passion movie had limited impact Mon, 19 Jul 2004 02:19:00 +0000 Nate [Visitor] c794@http://personman.com/ <p>The article also says this: &#8220;[The lack of a lasting evangelical impact] does not negate the power of the movie or the value of the message it sent, but it does remind us that a single effort that is not adequately reinforced is not likely to make a lasting impression&#8221;</p> <p>This study does refute the idea that &#8220;The Passion&#8221; is a quick ticket to easy evangelism. But we should also note that many Churches and pastors who were very enthusiastic about the movie recognized that the movie in and of itself was not evangelism, and worked hard to extend the exposure to the movies themes by holding discussion groups, inviting people to church, etc. This study certainly allows for the theory that &#8220;The Passion&#8221; was a opportunity in evangelism that needed to be acted on.</p> <p>I&#8217;m not sure I think the movie was really all that great of a tool for starting dialog with non-Christians&#8230;but let&#8217;s be fair about what the study says.</p> The article also says this: “[The lack of a lasting evangelical impact] does not negate the power of the movie or the value of the message it sent, but it does remind us that a single effort that is not adequately reinforced is not likely to make a lasting impression”

This study does refute the idea that “The Passion” is a quick ticket to easy evangelism. But we should also note that many Churches and pastors who were very enthusiastic about the movie recognized that the movie in and of itself was not evangelism, and worked hard to extend the exposure to the movies themes by holding discussion groups, inviting people to church, etc. This study certainly allows for the theory that “The Passion” was a opportunity in evangelism that needed to be acted on.

I’m not sure I think the movie was really all that great of a tool for starting dialog with non-Christians…but let’s be fair about what the study says.

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