It Pays To Pray

" You spent -- warmed -- it pays to pray."

" That one Chicago church all you have to do is show up."

" And you have the chance to win hundreds."

" Of Dallas sounds good to meet pastor Dan Willis -- lighthouse church of all nations as -- From Chicago this morning to explain good morning to you pastor Dan. Good morning Peter and Dave thank you for having me grade to grade ahead yeah I understand you brought along props which we always appreciate. Explain to us what the boxes that you have not I believe there onset. And how will fight go to your church I can walk where 500 bucks in my pocket."

" Well you know thanks for asking. This is it was really this was just the simple promotion we were starting to do that. Has now garnered international. Media attention. I'm teaching a series on faith and finances basically the premise being. When your faith is up usually your debt is down. But when you're dead ends up your faith is usually on the floor so I just started trying to teach people how the two were inextricably tied together. And that getting your FaceBook -- debt can go down and given them a blow by blow play by play how to get out of debt which I. Was able to do myself. So in doing this to promote it. I -- this box from the ceiling. And promoted for a couple of weeks which actually the catalyst was when Oprah had a big thing going on here in Chicago a few weeks ago -- that's. Have a box and Macy's window that said what's in the box. And they open it up that was some questions or something so I thought okay I'm gonna I'm gonna do that but we'll we'll put -- up it's gonna be money that comes out of it. And while I'm teaching on this. I've got four kids so I know the when I teach something -- my kids a better way to do this give them some incentive. So I thought I'm not just gonna teach it I'm gonna have like teach this this question -- peoples' debt down pastor we have three services."

" And even the three service is now pastor says when you doled out cash for clunkers so I think you develop the first. -- percent of his program that it in the world up to anybody object."

" In the church about your your money giveaway and has it had a positive effect in terms of changing people's lives."

" You know what it's just basically help a -- give to people so. Nine there has not been. Hasn't been that much about it because of the in the teaching people how to get out of debt we're just blessing people we pull. Our seats are numbered we've pulled a number seat and whatever is in the box you know that's what we've been giving away so we've given away thousands of dollars. Already and today we're continuing we have three services today and it's just been a fun thing it's. Tied up traffic. The church out got people to church that normally wouldn't go and so it's been it's taken us all by surprise wolf from the get pictures they're -- up. Go -- Well this is I mean that we just -- attended the same thing that that -- would do without okay well that worked for her to promote let's promote it. And let's put something in the box."

" We've got a pastor Dan look like some happy parishioners there are those pictures we appreciate it to look it up at the I phase of the -- president every."