I received correspondence a few days ago addressing this very notion. A few more "live" slots/opportunities opened up for an upcoming event. You paid the event fee to allow you to attend the ministry event in person with a caveat, there was no guarantee of a seat for you with the possibility that you would have to stand or sit on the floor. Is that not absurd? Who would pay full entrance fee to stand or sit on a floor(I think of germs in that respect of everyone walking on the floor and you are now sitting on that same floor)? I am 62 years old and would not choose either choice. This causes me to wonder if that would then put the ministry and the attendees at risk for being over the Fire Marshall codes allowed for this venue/church.
I tend to think abstract at times but I cannot help thinking to myself, Is there no one out there that speaks with this ministry to sort of reel them in at times? They just do whatever they want. Surely there are seasoned minsters in the region that can reach out to this ministry and ask them what the heck they are doing/thinking. Maybe I am thinking in the wrong direction but I see this as taking advantage of the people of God. Jesus did things in excellence did He not? I don't think He charged an entrance fee when people attended the Sermon on the Mount did He? If I am not mistaken He blessed them in the crowd (they were probably not sitting in chairs either) and fed them all with taking 5 loaves and 2 fish and turned it into more than enough to feed the people. An abstract thought that just came to me.
In the correspondence it addressed that married couple discounts did not apply for the extra space that was available for the event. What is up with married couple discounts anyway? I am single and if I have to pay a certain entrance fee to a ministry event then why not married couples? Are there not 2 people attending the same event as opposed to 1 person that is single attending the same event? Does it cost less money to host an event if a married couple discount is given? No, the ministry still has the same expenses to host an event so I propose a reverse discount on occasion be given to singles. Why? A single only has possibly one income. It is quite possible a married couple today has the income of 2 people coming into a household so why can they not afford to pay full price like singles are required to pay. Hey, I told you I tend to think abstract do you too?
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