A lot has been written on the validity of mega-churches.
Many will say they water down the message.
Many say they build it with marketing principles and not God.
A couple of weeks ago we had three great articles in our local paper. It was very interesting that the media was so favorable and yet in the comments on line it was Christians who were so negative.
Having been in on staff at four different churches of various sizes from 300 to over 5,000 it is totally amazing to even think of the journey I have been on. On top of that the privilege I have of starting and leading a campus for Bay Area Fellowship.
I'm not even gonna spend time focusing on the critics. Actually John wrote a great post on it. If you ever want to know the heart of a mega-church Pastor...watch the video posted {here} at Buddy Cremeans blog.
My take is that if Pastor's and Christians would spend more time focusing on reaching people rather than ripping mega-churches we might just reach this country.
I wonder which side of the fence they would sit on if God gave them the honor of their church growing to mega size....
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- Jason Curlee
- Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
- My blogs are about creating content that ministry leaders can find practical and inspirational. They are about sharing the ministry principles and experiences we have accumulated since 1995. It’s about being innovative, unique, and creating content that can help you make a difference. Whether you are a pastor, ministry leader, volunteer, friend or family, these blogs are written for you. With ministry experience in three churches since 1995, I have a passion for helping ministry leaders excel in what they do. With youth ministry success in two churches and working on staff for a 4,000 member church, it is my desire to give back to the ministry community as a whole. I am a Church Planter and Campus Pastor for Bay Area Fellowship in Corpus Christi, Texas. I am about influencing and developing others to make a difference in their world. This blog contains the random inner workings of his mind and in no way reflects the thoughts or opinions of Bay Area Fellowship, the BAF staff or the people who attend BAF.
4 comments:
Thank you for this blog post. This truly need to be said!
Shrop
thanks Shrop...much appreciated
I know of mega-churches in which the message is not watered down at all. So then “mega-church” does not necessarily equal “watered down message.” However, it can be demonstrated more often than not that this is exactly what happens, but enough about that.
So about criticism… criticism can be extremely draining, but especially criticism that has no basis. As little and insignificant (in the yes of the world) my ministry is I will at times still receive unjust criticism. I don’t have much of a problem with criticism per se especially if it is constructive, but criticism with no basis just takes the life right out of you. I am very patient, but sometimes I just hit the delete button.
Correction..meant to type(in the "eyes" of the world)
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