We could all use a good laugh right now, and Church People is a movie your whole family can LOL to from the comfort of your own home! I shared a review of this movie last March when it was in theaters. Did you get a chance to see it? If not, this is your chance, because it is now on DVD!
It is recurring theme in American churches. Many of us grew up in small churches, sang hymns, sat on wooden pews, read the King James Version, and stood as the ushers brought the plates forward, singing the Doxology. So our reaction - especially those of us who grew up in the 80s, during the coming-of-age of the Christian pop music genre - is to put on a big concert. What can we do to overcome the old traditional ways and bring people in? We have to bring them in and then just give them a morsel of truth while they are here. Bigger is better. More music. More lights. More flashy. Bring in the smoke machines. More, more, more! When does it stop? Forty years later, we are looking at church services becoming rock concerts, and we are wondering, Isn't the Gospel enough?
That's the question youth pastor Guy Sides is asking as PR people rain down beach balls on him on stage and bring a Superman costume for him to try on in the middle of his massive book tour. (The writer in me is wondering how anyone ever got so popular on a book tour!) He is "America's Youth Pastor." And he's ready to give up.
Enter Pastor Skip with his tie-dye t-shirt; Tino with his worship and love songs; Carla, the preacher's missionary daughter, returned home with a heartbreak; Blaise, the overly passionate new convert; the mysterious Mabel; and two Baldwin brothers; and you have a full cast of highly exaggerated church stereotypes who represent real people with real issues who are just trying to share the Good News.
Is the Gospel enough?
Church People is making the list of one of my favorites of the movies I've gotten to review, right up there with Mom's Night Out. If you love good Christian comedy, you will love this movie! It is a great lead-in to the Easter season.
Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/QhROt7kmoLU
Purchase your copy of CHURCH PEOPLE now!
Of course, I have a Giveaway! One lucky winner will receive a DVD of Church People from Momentum Influencers. (Note: This giveaway is limited to US winners only.) To enter, just comment on this post or on my Facebook page by Wednesday, February 16, 2022.
Disclosure: Many thanks to Collide Distribution for providing a sample of the product for this re- view. Opinions are 100% my own and NOT influenced by monetary compensation.
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This looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteChris and Dawn, you are the winners of our giveaway! Please send your full name, mailing address, and email address to me at debrahaagen (at) gmail (dot) com by noon on Sunday, Feb 20. This information will be used ONLY for the purpose of sending you your free DVD, which you will receive from Momentum Influencers. Thank you!
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