The Shark Tank Theology: How the Tank Mirrors Life's Journey

Millions of people watch ABC?s hit showShark Tank, in which hopeful entrepreneur-contestants give their all to convince blue-blood billionaires and millionaires to invest in their dreams and turn them into reality.   From producer Mark Burnett, a Christian known for his TV seriesThe Bible andA.D.,Shark Tank also includes compelling themes about life?s nonmaterial attainments, such as grace and salvation, penalty and punishment.  The Shark TankTheology extracts these and other themes from the show to give you an excellent collection of talking points for introducing Christ to people. Pastors or youth leaders can use the book imaginatively to create evangelism series, adding clips from the program as visuals that drive home major points.   If you enjoyShark Tank, you will surely enjoy applyingThe Shark TankTheology to help people make an eternal connection between real-life TV and real life in Jesus. About the Author William Keith Hatfield is the pastor of Charity Baptist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he has served for thirty-six years. After he moved Charity from its traditional building into a nine-apartment project, it now ministers to many broken and poor people. William and his wife, Sharon, have six children and thirteen grandchildren.