Almost no commentary necessary (HT: Pulpit Pimps):

Bryant said he realizes that in making this move he would be opening up himself to accusations of dynasty-building but that this move fits into Jesus’ last mandate to his disciples. “I expect it; the last people to ever catch on unfortunately is the church,” Bryant said. “Who was mad at McDonald’s when they decided to move beyond a drive-through? If we don’t mind franchising french fries, why can’t we franchise the kingdom of God?”

Words from the good Reverend Dr. Jamal Harrison-Bryant of Empowerment Temple A.M.E. in Baltimore, MD. Read the whole article here (now cached on Google).

Started in 2000 with about 9 folks and is now around 11,000 or so.

Church swell at it’s finest.

One person on Pulpit Pimps commented that folk at ETAME are probably leftovers from Frank Reid III’s Bethel A.M.E. that wanted to follow a younger, more dynamic preacher. Reid, of course, isn’t anywhere near the bastion of orthodoxy himself… so after training up a generation of folk who just follow ‘the next big thing’ and don’t care much about sound doctrine, it’s no surprise (if it’s true), that they’d jump ship and bounce around.

Tight church website, though. Very ingenious use of flash.

And he’s one heck of a salesman. Listen to the over-the-top promises on this site….. of course, my ‘question’ remains…. why’s everybody trying to ‘redo’ the church ?

Anyway….

When you’re done, you can go here and get more.

(disclaimer: click on the links above and give this huckster your money at your own 2 Tim. 4:3 risk. End up in hell for followin’ false doctrine and a false teacher, it’s your own dumb fault. Don’t say I ain’t warn ya.)