Sunday, July 11, 2004

Channel 4's
WHO KILLED SATURDAY NIGHT TV? last night was an excellent piece of media nostalgia!
But more than that - it had implications for church.
The programme charted the changes in Saturday evening viewing and "family entertainment" over recent decades.
Amazing how things and tastes change.
The programme concluded that now we can't expect all the family to watch the same thing. Coupled with the change in life patterns, greater entertainment options, economic factors etc., the "golden age" of Saturday TV (peak viewing figures in millions, whole families round the box) is probably gone forever. I would say that has impact on church -the same factors impact the notion of an all in Sunday morning "service". Fragmentation and cultural change surely raise huge issues for our church "meetings".
I have had a range of opinions on "niche" church the last few years - from against to for to the middle.
Last nights show highlighted again that "things aint what they used to be"! Sure God never changes but our life patterns and culture continues to move apace.

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