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# Entertained to Death
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/2004623entertained-to-death-html/
- Published: 2004-06-23T20:25:01.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-15T15:35:44.000Z
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Blog, Church, #DashHouseCom, #wp

This was supposed to be a lighter week, but two deaths – both rather tragic, but not unexpected – have changed that. I hope to come up with more posts than just these links soon, but for now, here’s [a good article on why entertainment in youth ministry](http://youthspecialties.com/articles/topics/recreation/entertained%5Fto%5Fdeath.php?ref=dashhouse.com) (and, by extension, the church) is a bad idea:

> Basing your group on entertainment is a very rocky road to travel in youth ministry. In my experience, it’s deeply flawed, quite possibly anti-Christian, and, in the end, nonproductive. Why have I completely rejected using entertainment to reach the non-Christian? Here are a few reasons…

[Link](http://youthspecialties.com/articles/topics/recreation/entertained%5Fto%5Fdeath.php?ref=dashhouse.com)