Multi-Site Churches and Video

Some churches today with multi-sites are utilizing video to show a sermon from a single pastor. This issue seems to have many people for this and many people against it. Most of the time, multi-site churches have a well known pastor and many people feel that by showing his sermon by video at additional site locations it brings more people to Christ.

I recently read an article this week where the video viewing will soon be replaced with a halogram of the pastor at the pulpit and it is suppose to be so real you cannot tell it is not the real person. My opinion is I like have a real pastor at the pulpit regardless if it is the well known pastor, or a different local pastor of the church. What are your thoughts?

Some people have the position using video to provide the sermon at multi-locations is creating a celeberty of the pastor. Others state "how do I invite a friend to church and tell them we are going to be watching a video?"

I am all for growing the church but if we are going to watch a video of a well know pastor, we can do that online and fellowship at another church that has a pastor in the pulpt. I believe technology has a place in the church, but do not think this is it.