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# The Entertainment Driven Church
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/2008128the-entertainment-driven-church-html/
- Published: 2008-01-28T21:46:24.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-15T15:32:08.000Z
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Blog, Dying Church, #DashHouseCom, #wp

*This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church”*

C. Michael Patton visits a popular non-denominational Evangelical associated church [and reflects on the experience](http://www.reclaimingthemind.org/blog/2008/01/26/the-entertainment-driven-church/?ref=dashhouse.com):

> I could go on but this experience has confirmed to me the desperate shape that the modern church is in and the need that we have for theological renewal. When things get tough (and they will), who will people turn to when the entrainment, laughter, and fun will serve no purpose. May God grant us a mindset to give people their true needs, not their felt needs.

> Truth first, mission second, fellowship third, and if there is any room, throw in some entertainment.

[more](http://www.reclaimingthemind.org/blog/2008/01/26/the-entertainment-driven-church/?ref=dashhouse.com)