Poverty » Nathan Creitz http://blog.compassion.com Releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:27:31 +0000 en hourly 1 Emotional Appeals for Sponsorship: Right or Wrong? http://blog.compassion.com/emotional-appeals-for-sponsorship-right-or-wrong/ http://blog.compassion.com/emotional-appeals-for-sponsorship-right-or-wrong/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:46:59 +0000 Web Team http://blog.compassion.com/?p=7948 My Account l Sponsor a Child l Help Babies and Moms l Crisis Updates

]]> Emotional appeals When you watch the Catalyst 2009 do you feel it was manipulative? Is it all right to ask people to give, or act, in the middle of experiencing an emotional moment?

Nathan Creitz, author of ChurchEthos: “a blog that encourages thinking Christianly about the habits and customs of the Church and about our reputation with the unchurched,” says:

This video is worth watching for two reasons:

  1. To see God’s love at work through His people and to see the powerful story of Jimmy and Mark.
  2. To see how NOT to use such a moment to advance an agenda.

What do you think? Do you agree?

Let us know after you read Nathan’s entire blog post at ChurchEthos to get the context for his opinion.

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