televangelism
TV ministry outreach
Televangelism is religious ministry conducted through television broadcasting.
The term blends television with evangelism, describing preachers who build followings through TV programs rather than traditional churches.
Televangelists often solicit donations from viewers: The televangelism scandals of the 1980s exposed financial and sexual misconduct.
The word frequently carries connotations of showmanship and commercialized faith.
Clergy's worship address
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- scriptureSacred religious writings
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
doctrine · exegesis · parable · revelation · altar · pulpit · benediction · ministry
Gifts to organizations
- tithesReligious tenth-part contributions
- offeringsThings presented or given
- pledgesFormal promises given
- toll-freeWithout connection charges
telethon · appeal · contribution · partner
Orbiting celestial body
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- networkInterconnected system
- channelPassage for transmission
- airtimeScheduled transmission period
programming · studio · primetime · ratings · viewership · streaming · live · broadcast
Intentional criminal trickery
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- downfallSudden loss of power
controversy · investigation · accountability · hypocrisy · excess · lavish · mansion · megachurch
Force between poles
- charmAttractive personal quality
- presenceState of being somewhere
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
personality · appeal · dynamism · flair · oratory · theatrics · persuasion · fervor
Animals gathered together
- followersPeople who support someone
- viewersPeople who watch
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- believersThose having faith
donors · audience · membership · parish · devotees · supporters · converts · seekers
Zealous advocate or preacher
- preacherReligious sermon deliverer
- pastorChristian congregation leader
- faith-healerOne who prays illness away
- ministerReligious leader or serve
sermon
Clergy's worship address
redemption · doctrine · exegesis · parable · revelation · altar · pulpit · benediction · ministry · ordination
donations
Gifts to organizations
- tithesReligious tenth-part contributions
- offeringsThings presented or given
- pledgesFormal promises given
toll-free · telethon · appeal · contribution · partner
satellite
Orbiting celestial body
airtime · programming · studio · primetime · ratings · viewership · streaming · live · broadcast · production
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
downfall · controversy · investigation · accountability · hypocrisy · excess · lavish · mansion · megachurch
magnetism
Force between poles
showmanship · personality · appeal · dynamism · flair · oratory · theatrics · persuasion · fervor · passion
flock
Animals gathered together
believers · donors · audience · membership · parish · devotees · supporters · converts · seekers · community
evangelist
Zealous advocate or preacher
- preacherReligious sermon deliverer
- pastorChristian congregation leader
- faith-healerOne who prays illness away
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- tele- wordstelephone, TV, telegram, telegraph, telescope
- American ChristianityBaptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Episcopalians
- church historychurch history, apostles, Protestant Reformation, Christian history, baptism
- ProtestantismLutheran, Protestantism, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian
- American ProtestantismBaptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Episcopalian
televangelismhouse church
Congregation meeting in residence
door-to-door evangelism · local church · storefront church · monastery · hermitage
televangelismmonasticism
Cloistered religious living
asceticism · vow of poverty · servant leadership · desert fathers · Quaker meeting