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Agreed. When I moved into a new area and was "church hunting", one of my stops was the largest church in the area, with multiple satellite campuses. I realized
by mysterydip 8y ago
Agreed. When I moved into a new area and was "church hunting", one of my stops was the largest church in the area, with multiple satellite campuses. I realized why it was so popular: every Sunday was a big production. People were going to be entertained, not engaged.
There's definitely a continuum, though. There are small churches doing the traditional thing just as there's megachurches doing God, Inc. The church I attend now has a definite focus on the fundamentals you listed above.
- Balgair 8y agoSemi-related: How are the scout troops out of those two types of churches? Is there a big difference between the mega and the regular church sponsored scout troops? We're starting to look for a good one and would love to know what to look out for, if anything.
- mysterydip 8y agoWith the larger churches you can get more people showing up so that can be good, but it depends how it's run. There are some that break down every non-Sunday-sermon level thing into a "small group" level of organization, and the quality varies by who leads. They also could have more budget to do better trips or activities. Smaller venues trade population for intimacy. More one on one time to invest. When you get down to it, my (albeit limited) experience has been the size doesn't matter as much as the people involved. Hopefully that helps!
- Balgair 8y agoIt does! Thank you!
- gscott 8y agoBig churches that are charismatic and feel like concert venues (The Rock Church here in San Diego for instance) I don't feel are necessarily bad. If that is the door into religion then one could find their way to another congregation like the Methodists who truly focus on good works (help for those recently out of prisons, etc).
- specialist 8y agoAudiences vs congregations. I've been attending a Rock & Roll Jesus church. Partially out of curiousity. It's been weird.