Christians on reality TV??
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:33 pm
Crazy story! Around Christmas time I was coaxed into submitting a video application to a reality TV of which a friend of a friend was casting for in my area. I can honestly say that my only motive for doing this was to entertain my friends and to simply "see what happens". Low and behold, a few days ago I received a call from the producer of the show telling me that I had been casted and that filming would start in a month. Needless to say, I couldn't believe this was happening. I really didn't know what to think, nor did I really know what I had just gotten myself into. I had only seen clips of the show and have yet to see a full episode. It's not one of the more popular shows on a major network, but needless to say it is on a very recognizeable cable station of which I would be exposed plenty. Of course, as a follower of Christ, this excitement for being casted to something like this was also accompanied by some hearty apprehention. Is this the sort of thing Christians should be involved with? Will the show make me out to be something I'm not? Will this in some way damage my testimony? I definatly don't want to do anything to ruin my reputation or embarrase my friends and family as well.
The news of me getting casted did not recieve a warm welcome by my pastor and my music minister this past Sunday either. I am in the church band and I sing and play every Sunday morning. They fear, as do I, that like most reality TV shows (or any TV shows now a days) that I might be involved with something that may be trying to exploit sexuality among other things that Christians simply don't accept as being holy in the slightest. What if I'm put in a situation that, regardless of my strength in resisting temptation, may look like I'm trapped in some sort of sin? I think their (my pastors) main concern is that the congrigation wont understand why I would want to be apart of something like this that is questionable. My answer to that is to simple be a light in the darkness and that in some way people may see Christ in me and realize that the life I live is not only different, but desireable because of that fact. Anyway, I think you can see my delima without explaining much more. I'd love to hear some feedback as to what others would do in this situation.
Thanks!
Brian
The news of me getting casted did not recieve a warm welcome by my pastor and my music minister this past Sunday either. I am in the church band and I sing and play every Sunday morning. They fear, as do I, that like most reality TV shows (or any TV shows now a days) that I might be involved with something that may be trying to exploit sexuality among other things that Christians simply don't accept as being holy in the slightest. What if I'm put in a situation that, regardless of my strength in resisting temptation, may look like I'm trapped in some sort of sin? I think their (my pastors) main concern is that the congrigation wont understand why I would want to be apart of something like this that is questionable. My answer to that is to simple be a light in the darkness and that in some way people may see Christ in me and realize that the life I live is not only different, but desireable because of that fact. Anyway, I think you can see my delima without explaining much more. I'd love to hear some feedback as to what others would do in this situation.
Thanks!
Brian