The Power Team

 "The Power Team: Muscular Christianity and the Spectacle of Conversation" by Sharon Mazer was a story of how these power teams work at getting new audiences in different parts of the country. They use the spectacle of their muscles to put on great shows of pure muscle by smashing bricks with their heads and breaking out of handcuffs with nothing but their muscles. They even share their own fears and feelings to create the illusion that they are "real" men that can overcome anything with the power of Jesus Christ, and only "real" men have the strength to accept him. The team will also use the art of conversation to capture the audiences attention to what they are saying about the Gospel. They even go as far as pulling their own children up on stage to appeal to the audience more to get more donations from them.

  To me this whole reading seemed to expose a scam that used theatrics and the word of God to fulfill their own greedy needs. They appealed to peoples interests of a good show. It seemed like a travelling circus to me that's just interested in showing off their amazing strength and speech just to make a quick buck from innocent people. I really don't think that these power teams are interested in just spreading the good word to people that are willing to take the time to listen to them. I mean, they were even selling souvenirs in the lobbies  outside of the arenas that they were working at.