Shame on them for using their Christian Platform like this
OK - so mixed emotions here. Yes, they advertise that they are a faith based, for-profit, entity. So, yes, you expect to be marketed to for products and/or services. Their services mainly involve getting people involved with trading or real-estate. Neither are bad by themselves, but to use a Christian format and venue to push these speculative endeavors where the people are taking the risk, but there is no risk to yourselves is NOT biblical or Christ-like. Let me explain. Regarding the trading platform, I've been involved with trading for over 10 years. It takes a LOT of effort, discipline and time to even start to become profitable. It is a documented fact that after 5-years only 7% of traders are still active and only around 1-2% maintain consistent profitability. What does LifeSurge get? They get monthly subscription fees to their online trading services. Folks, please remember that when you trade, it MUST match your lifestyle and personality and risk tolerance. Their strategy is eerily like the Online Trading Academy (OTA) style which will only fit small percentage of the folks taking the classes and is questionable as well as to how profitable it really is. A LARGE percentage of the attendees will lose money and be out in a couple of years, but LifeSurge will have the subscription fees. The old saying is that the only people who really made money in the gold rush were the folks who provided the pick axes and shovels - not necessarily the miners! The real-estate side is difficult too. It is very possible to make a lot in real-estate, however, LifeSurge puts pressure on you to subscribe to a high dollar mentorship program. If you don't have that, your percentage of success goes down even more. Yes, they are for-profit, so they can say they are honest, but SHAME on them for using the name of Jesus and a high energy worship event to peddle their wares. I'm VERY disappointed in those high profile worship leaders who I used to admire. Yes, Craig Groeschel and Tim Tebow at our event (with others) - I'm SO DISAPPOINTED in you!!! Your platform and gifts are meant to be for the glory of God and bringing others to Christ, not to make a profit for yourself!!!!! (sounds a lot like folks from the past - Jim Baker) Yes, I messed up and signed up for the real-estate classes, but came to my senses after reading the review on them too. I sent my form in for a full refund an have called multiple times and left multiple messages. However, I have yet to see my refund nor have I received a call back. We did enjoy seeing Matthew West. I'm sure they paid him to come and sing and provide the worship time. That was GREAT. I'll exclude him from the negative side of this because I genuinely believe he was a paid performer here and only did worship. He didn't do or say anything to help push the products or services. Only for him am I giving this a 2-star rating. Otherwise it would be a 1-star max.