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	Megachurch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There is sometimes an element of a cult of personality within some of these megachurches, which can lead to divisions and organisational difficulties when the founder retires, dies, or in some cases resigns under clouds of suspicion.
		Megachurches appeal to baby boomers and others who enjoy the polished showmanship of the worship services, and who find the size of the organisation and the upbeat style of these churches appealing.
		Joel Osteen, the Megachurch, and the Mini-Gospel by Justin Taylor
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Megachurch (1443 words)

	Exploring the Megachurch Phenomena by Scott Thumma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The percentage of such persons in megachurches may be greater than it is in smaller churches precisely because of the anonymity of size and the fact that these large churches often intentionally "cast their nets" upon an "unchurched" constituency (Schaller 1992).
		They find the megachurch to be "home." They are willing to drive past dozens of other congregations, fight to find a parking space, follow the signs to get to the nursery, and worship in a communal setting with five thousand other relatively anonymous persons, just like they do every day of their lives.
		Megachurches also address another characteristic of the modern religious life, that is the desire for quality, entertaining, and expressive worship combined with relevant, practical and biblical preaching (Schaller 1992).
	hirr.hartsem.edu /bookshelf/thumma_article2.html (11383 words)

	Largest Religious Communities: Megachurches
		Megachurches are congregations with very large regular attendance, typically created by a successful, charismatic preacher.
		Megachurches are either completely independent, semi-independent or part of a larger denomination.
		One of the largest chains of megachurches is the controversial Calvary Chapel.
	www.adherents.com /largecom/com_mega.html (456 words)

	lowercase: megachurch myths...
		This growth in megachurches is due to the culturally relevant model, according to Scott Thumma, professor of sociology of religion at Hartford Seminary and primary architect of the survey.
		MYTH #6: All megachurches are pawns of or powerbrokers to George Bush and the Republican Party.
		MYTH #11: The megachurch phenomenon is on the decline.
	www.markobrien.com.au /2006/02/megachurch_myths.html (1034 words)

	The Land of Ozz » Blog Archive » MegaChurch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Not all megachurch services are filled with the Holy Spirit all of the time as with many church services, but there does seem to be a much more powerful presence of God when you get a thousand plus people joined in prayer, praise, and worship.
		The pastor of Seacoast Church points to a critic of the megachurch movement in his posing titled You can’t please everybody… The critic takes issue with the 10 most innovative churches in America which Seacoast is one of.
		Small groups in a megachurch could be compared to small groups in small churches much like a large high school 4-A football team can be compared to the football team of a small academic magnet school.
	www.hoei.com /blog/archive/2005/12/30/155 (1365 words)

	Articles Detail
		But the almost universal tendency, within megachurch culture, is to build a local base, to draw people into the emphasis of one particular church, and then promote a particular brand of evangelistic success.
		Even when megachurches expand beyond their local base they often do so by planting satellite churches, often connected by real satellite connections, and through a network of completely like-minded churches.
		Megachurch leaders understand this well and are correct to point this out to their critics.
	www.act3online.com /ArticlesDetail.asp?id=56 (2006 words)

	A Place for Truth Essays
		Proponents of the megachurch phenomenon will invariably appeal to Acts 2, and maintain that when Peter preached, a megachurch sprang up: “Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day” (Acts
		How inimical this can be to the sustaining of a megachurch was driven home to me by an experience I had a few months ago.
		The second reason is entertainment and “opportunities.” Megachurches can have programs and pageants going on that rival those of the Parks and Recreation departments of the counties they are housed in.
	www.aplacefortruth.org /megachurch.phenomenon (1058 words)

	Unions' grip on political relevance slips - 05/29/05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		WASHINGTON -- Divided and desperate, union leaders are looking everywhere -- from Ivy League classrooms to the "megachurch" pulpits of far-flung suburbia -- for ways to reverse a 50-year decline in membership that is tipping the balance of power in politics.
		Labor's woes are a threat to the Democratic Party, because unions are the single-greatest organizing tool on the left side of the political spectrum.
		"Megachurches have done an incredible job of helping people find a sense of community," Stern said.
	www.detnews.com /2005/autosinsider/0505/29/E03-196519.htm (846 words)

	The age of the megachurch. By Witold Rybczynski
		In these modern megacathedrals (or, in some cases, dihedrals, since some of them look as swept as jet wings), where are the arcades, the columns, the clerestory windows, the pendentives holding up the dome, all the fine details that furnish you with eye candy.
		What these megachurches do preserve of the cathedral tradition is the notion of class hierarchy.
		It's hard to see how the rear seats of the new megachurches are any different from the old-fashioned nave, except that there's probably less livestock (on second thought, you probably can't even make that statement with any certainty if you're more than a hundred rows away).
	www.slate.com /id/2127615 (540 words)

	Megachurches, Megabusinesses - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Welcome to the megabusiness of megachurches, where pastors often act as chief executives and use business tactics to grow their congregations.
		This entrepreneurial approach has contributed to the explosive growth of megachurches--defined as non-Catholic churches with at least 2,000 members--in the U.S. Indeed, Lakewood, New Birth, The Potter's House and World Changers, four of the biggest, have all experienced membership gains of late.
		The average net income of megachurches was estimated at $4.8 million by that same survey.
	www.forbes.com /2003/09/17/cz_lk_0917megachurch.html (1506 words)

	The Megachurch Blog
		Walking in late to the megachurch service is nothing like walking in late to a Wilco concert—the guitar solos, fog machines, swirling lights, and dense crowds notwithstanding.
		Yesterday, having safely deposited our daughter in the nursery, where she (as she later reported) “ate snacks and went to the bouncy room,” Michaela and I stepped into the auditorium a song or two into the worship service.
		The megachurch means every decibel and every waft of fog and every swirl of light.
	megachurch.wordpress.com (837 words)

	Megachurch Megatech (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		There are perhaps 1,800 megachurches in the U.S., including a subset of truly gargantuan institutions whose attendance can approach 20,000, or more.
		In that sense, the megachurches are following tradition, but in many particulars they are changing the way millions of Americans worship, donate and interact with their churches and with each other.
		Megachurches reflect a culture that is comfortable with enormous institutions, from suburban high schools and universities to retail outlets and banking companies.
	www.cioinsight.com /article2/0,1540,1888980,00.asp (1512 words)

	The rise of the American megachurch \| csmonitor.com
		While Texas has three of the largest megachurches in the US, the institutions have spread across the country, largely in the suburbs of big cities.
		In 1970, there were 10 megachurches nationwide (defined as non-Catholic churches with at least 2,000 weekly attendants).
		In addition, megachurches are good at reaching young people raised in an entertainment-saturated culture.
	www.csmonitor.com /2003/1230/p01s04-ussc.html (1012 words)

	TallSkinnyKiwi: More on Megachurch
		It has become fashionable to beat up on the megachurches, especially those that are no longer growing numerically (a failure by their own measurement, not ours) but still teaching others.
		I think the difficulty comes not in how the "emerging" (whatever the heck that means) church defines the megachurch, but how leaders in the megachurches have defined church in general.
		I'm still not about megachurches, but God is a big God and even he can work through the CEO model of pastor (though lots of normal peoplepastors get burnt trying to emulate).
	tallskinnykiwi.typepad.com /tallskinnykiwi/2004/01/more_on_megachu.html (1800 words)

	Mega-Progress At A Megachurch - CBS News
		Megachurches that are in the South; 25% are in the West, 20% are in the North Central area; 6% are in the Northeast.
		This nondenominational megachurch, which has passed through challenging stages itself, is now flourishing, along with hundreds of other megachurches that are reshaping the religious landscape in the United States.
		Ramirez's preaching style, however, while strong on love, is "a little in your face," says Jim Hashem, a former businessman who sold his high-tech firm and volunteers as chief of staff.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/02/10/national/main1304642.shtml (1223 words)

	Earthly Empires
		California megachurch pastor Rick Warren's 2002 book, The Purpose-Driven Life, has become the fastest-selling nonfiction book of all time, with more than 23 million copies sold, in part through a novel "pyro marketing" strategy.
		The average megachurch pulls in $4.8 million, according to a 1999 study by the Hartford Seminary, one of the few surveys on the topic.
		Megachurch business ventures sometimes grow beyond the bounds of the church itself.
	www.businessweek.com /magazine/content/05_21/b3934001_mz001.htm (2876 words)

	» 11 MegaChurch MythsSteve Addison’s blog » World Changers
		Megachurches are just spectator worship and are not serious about Christianity.
		All megachurches are major political players and pawns or powerbrokers to conservative politicians.
		The megachurch phenomenon is over and on the decline because it was just a Baby Boomer phenomenon.
	www.steveaddison.net /2006/02/22/11-myths-of-the-megachurch.html (271 words)

	Amazon.com: Dining With the Devil: The Megachurch Movement Flirts With Modernity (Hourglass Books): Books: Os Guinness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The book is subtitled "The Megachurch Movement Flirts with Modernity." We hear much more about postmodernity today than modernity, but this does not seem to detract from the book.
		Guinness warns that the Megachurch movement, which gained prominence in the eighties and nineties and continues to gain steam today, may be borrowing as much from the devil as from the Lord.
		And as Peter Berger warns, "He who sups with the devil had better have a long spoon." Guinness assesses the movement and warns that much of the foundation for the Megachurch Movement, which can be understood to be synonymous with the Church Growth Movement, is incompatible with Scripture.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0801038553?v=glance (1603 words)

	Amazon.com: Branded Nation : The Marketing of Megachurch, College Inc., and Museumworld: Books: James B. Twitchell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		In _Branded Nation: The Marketing of Megachurch, College Inc., and Museumworld_ (Simon & Schuster) Twitchell has written a funny and scary evaluation of the pervasiveness of marketing in American life beyond the grocery shelves.
		I found the megachurch section to be only so-so.
		Perhaps because I am very familiar with megachurches I found many of his points to be pretty boring.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743243463?v=glance (2489 words)

	Database of Megachurches in the US (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		>> Database of Megachurches in the U.S. Database of Megachurches in the U.S. This database contains information on all the megachurches we have been able to locate in the United States.
		If you are interested in what a megachurch is, read our megachurch definition or more recent research.
		You may also want to read the description on how we collected this information.
	hirr.hartsem.edu /org/faith_megachurches_database.html#sort (529 words)

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	Megachurch Madness - CBS News
		History warns us that when large religious groups start imagining themselves to be oppressed by a pernicious and cunning minority, bad things can happen.
		So it was with a growing sourness in my stomach that I watched the luminaries of the Christian right take the stage at a Tennessee "megachurch" Sunday evening for "Justice Sunday II."
		The ostensible purpose of the gathering (which I watched via webcast) was to muster support for the Bush administration's judicial appointees — especially, but not exclusively, Supreme Court nominee John Roberts.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/08/16/opinion/main781039.shtml (511 words)

	Mega-progress at a megachurch \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		SONGS OF PRAISE: Led by a Worship Team (singers and a band, off-camera), attendees sing during a service at Kingdom Life in Milford, Conn.
		Going from a rented room in a hotel to a 2,300-member congregation 15 years later, Kingdom Life Christian Church's story is a study in how a megachurch succeeds.
		Megachurches' way of worship is on the rise
	www.csmonitor.com /2006/0209/p13s02-lire.html (1156 words)

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