Comments on: News item: The Battle For Latino Souls http://tatumweb.com/blog/2005/08/13/news-item-the-battle-for-latino-souls/ Pentecostal Rumination and Review Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:20:05 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Rich http://tatumweb.com/blog/2005/08/13/news-item-the-battle-for-latino-souls/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Rich Mon, 15 Aug 2005 19:11:30 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2005-08-13/34/#comment-16 Ha. Yeah. You're right, the socialization is a plus factor. And that only makes my point that churches providing these kinds of game centers for kids aren't merely doing "savvy marketing" tricks: this is a valuable service that adds value beyond even what your family can do. On the other hand, remember what John LaRue told us when we were over for dinner? They were hoping to build a rec room for their kids so that all their friends would enjoy coming over and hanging out at <i>their</i> house. Not a bad plan, whether it's on a family level or a local church level. If my kids aren't hanging out at our house playing games, let's hope they love hanging out at God's house just as much. Rich. Ha. Yeah. You’re right, the socialization is a plus factor. And that only makes my point that churches providing these kinds of game centers for kids aren’t merely doing “savvy marketing” tricks: this is a valuable service that adds value beyond even what your family can do.

On the other hand, remember what John LaRue told us when we were over for dinner? They were hoping to build a rec room for their kids so that all their friends would enjoy coming over and hanging out at their house.

Not a bad plan, whether it’s on a family level or a local church level. If my kids aren’t hanging out at our house playing games, let’s hope they love hanging out at God’s house just as much.

Rich.

]]> By: Jennifer http://tatumweb.com/blog/2005/08/13/news-item-the-battle-for-latino-souls/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Jennifer Sun, 14 Aug 2005 21:46:50 +0000 http://tatumweb.com/blog/index.php/2005-08-13/34/#comment-15 <blockquote>and a youth center with games and computers (If your family could afford it, wouldn’t you provide that?).</blockquote> Speaking as someone who has a child who loves computer games and as someone who can afford them, maybe I <em>should </em>provide them. But, I <em>don't</em>. If someone else is willing to put the games on computers, then why should I bog down my already overburdened computer with Old Maid? And non-computer games? Socialization for the child if he or she goes to a church-sponsered game event would be wonderful. I can take much fewer hours of Candyland or Hide-n-seek or Chutes and Ladders than a four-year-old. JT

and a youth center with games and computers (If your family could afford it, wouldn’t you provide that?).

Speaking as someone who has a child who loves computer games and as someone who can afford them, maybe I should provide them. But, I don’t. If someone else is willing to put the games on computers, then why should I bog down my already overburdened computer with Old Maid? And non-computer games? Socialization for the child if he or she goes to a church-sponsered game event would be wonderful. I can take much fewer hours of Candyland or Hide-n-seek or Chutes and Ladders than a four-year-old.

JT

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