The Power Team

The Power Team was an interesting read about evangelical Christianity. They seemed to mix the traditional revival with a sideshow. The power team used their muscle and power to attract new audiences to hear their version of the gospel. With that power they mixed it with sharing their fears and emotions with the audience to prove that they were men and the only way they could overcome their fears is through the word of God and the of power of Jesus Christ.

Along with the power and muscle they used conversation to spark interest in what they were saying. They appealed to the emotional state of the people there to here them. They even used their children to inspire the feeling of needing to donate money to their cause and travels. It seemed to me that they were just a traveling circus and sideshow that used interesting and appealing ways to coax money and false inspiration from the working class people that believed in every word that they said. I'm not so sure that this is a legitimate church service to serve the beliefs of the devout, but an elaborate scheme to generate money from religious hard working people.