Jul 2, 2026 · 16 min · 10 segments
Has the church become too entertaining?In this episode of In the Loop with Tom Durrance, I discuss the growing tension between ministry and performance, relevance and compromise, production and…
Tom DurranceHost
Nolan GrahamHost
You see, it's a conversation happening across churches in America, whether people are saying it out loud or not.
Where's the line between church and entertainment? As a Pentecostal pastor for years, I believe we have the responsibility to reach our generation.
Yet in many places today, there seems to be a lot of pressure for churches to compete with the world, the world of entertainment, the world of glitz and glamor, the world of concerts, the world of productions, the world of celebrities, I'll say the Las Vegas of the world, which attracts people.
And sometimes the church, if we're not careful, sometimes we feel like we need to keep up.
You see, it's a conversation happening across churches in America, whether people are saying it out loud or not.
Where's the line between church and entertainment? As a Pentecostal pastor for years, I believe we have the responsibility to reach our generation.
Yet in many places today, there seems to be a lot of pressure for churches to compete with the world, the world of entertainment, the world of glitz and glamor, the world of concerts, the world of productions, the world of celebrities, I'll say the Las Vegas of the world, which attracts people.
And sometimes the church, if we're not careful, sometimes we feel like we need to keep up.
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