The Pros And Cons Of Televangelism

Televangelism refers to the use of the television for preachers and ministers to communicate their religious views to the masses. Using this method, the televangelists can reach not only their local congregation of worshipers, but all who have access to the network in which the sermons are shown.
In the history of the Christian faith, ministers have always wished to reach an audience on a grander level. However, televisions haven’t always been available. Now, with televisions, computers and cell phones easily accessible from anywhere in the world, ministers can reach higher levels of congregants who share the same religious beliefs. With televangelists preaching the faith, they have grown to use megachurches as home bases to dispense their beliefs. Not only that, but these ministers have become rich in the process, leading us to ask whether …show more content…
Televangelism places preachers in high positions which allow them to achieve massive wealth, popularity and the ability to preach to greater groups of people who practice Christianity. Another negative aspect of Christianity through televangelism is that when donations are solicited, those who are more likely to donate money are poorer people. They are often furnished with the hope that their monetary donations will be returned to them in some form while the rich churches grow even richer. While it may seem like a good use of technology to reach millions of people every day, it seems that the church and the ministers are both benefiting from the arrangement. When preachers like Joel Osteen come to the determination that God wants them to be wealthy, then it places him on a pedestal and creates a divide between him and his congregants. Some view Osteen as a crook, devoid of a moral compass, while others blindly follow his teachings and donate when they