How About Having a Storefront Pastor On ‘Preachers Of LA’?

Cast members on “The Preachers of L.A.^[1]” have been criticized for being flashy and having big, rock star personas. So would the show be better, more realistic, if you threw a storefront preacher into the mix? Roland Martin^[2] and Rahiel Tesfamariam^[3], founder of Urban Cusp^[4] explored that scenario on “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin. As Tesfamariam noted, a typical church has a congregation of about 70 people^[5]. Not that the makers of the Oxygen show are out to reflect reality, she adds. “When you put a show like that on that network,” Tesfamariam said, “I feel we already know what this is going to be about… They’re filling a quota.” Do you agree? Listen to the full exchange below, and tune in to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin weekdays at 10am EST.

References

1. ^{^}Bishop T.D. Jakes Slams ‘Preachers Of L.A.’ (newsone.com)
2. ^{^}Roland Martin (newsone.com)
3. ^{^}Rahiel Tesfamariam (twitter.com)
4. ^{^}Urban Cusp (www.urbancusp.com)
5. ^{^}Average U.S. church size (hirr.hartsem.edu)