Comments on: Are You a Mega Church Drop Out? http://onthebema.com/2009/09/21/are-you-a-mega-church-drop-out/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:43:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Alan Rudnick http://onthebema.com/2009/09/21/are-you-a-mega-church-drop-out/#comment-288 Alan Rudnick Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:07:29 +0000 http://onthebema.com/?p=871#comment-288 Marcus, The goal behind the post is to show that the mega church is not the end all - be all... that people are starting to leave the mega church experience and it is being traced, marked, and commentated. In the book of Acts, the scriptures state that the number of "believers" increased, not to a particular church, but to the body of Christ... the People of the Way, as Acts calls this band of new believers. So, your argument concerning the size of a church based on scripture is not very strong. In any church size, there will be limitations... big or small. Marcus,

The goal behind the post is to show that the mega church is not the end all – be all… that people are starting to leave the mega church experience and it is being traced, marked, and commentated.

In the book of Acts, the scriptures state that the number of “believers” increased, not to a particular church, but to the body of Christ… the People of the Way, as Acts calls this band of new believers. So, your argument concerning the size of a church based on scripture is not very strong.

In any church size, there will be limitations… big or small.

]]> By: Marcus http://onthebema.com/2009/09/21/are-you-a-mega-church-drop-out/#comment-287 Marcus Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:56:11 +0000 http://onthebema.com/?p=871#comment-287 Having said what I did say, I left a mega church to assist in church launch. Actually I will be returning to the original church i left to attend school and obtain more training in church administration and church growth. Let me clarify that before people pick at it. The New Testament church today are people, if we grow people we grow the church. The Body of Christ is one big giant Mega Church. Having said what I did say, I left a mega church to assist in church launch. Actually I will be returning to the original church i left to attend school and obtain more training in church administration and church growth. Let me clarify that before people pick at it. The New Testament church today are people, if we grow people we grow the church. The Body of Christ is one big giant Mega Church.

]]> By: Marcus http://onthebema.com/2009/09/21/are-you-a-mega-church-drop-out/#comment-286 Marcus Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:51:19 +0000 http://onthebema.com/?p=871#comment-286 I recently stopped attending a mega church. I read this article , but i don't think this true in EVERY mega church case. Also i don't think the problem that the surveys are finding are because of the churches being big. If so we would have start telling pastors grow but don;t effect too many people and don't reach too many lives. Also even in the bible in book of acts we see churches grow faster than any church we have ever recorded. 3000 in a day and one church even grew to over 8,000. My point being that the big numbers or mega status is not the problem. The problem is in how people minister and in leadership. The Apostle Paul never said or opposed to churches growing to a mega size. I think it is HOW we grow. I recently stopped attending a mega church. I read this article , but i don’t think this true in EVERY mega church case. Also i don’t think the problem that the surveys are finding are because of the churches being big. If so we would have start telling pastors grow but don;t effect too many people and don’t reach too many lives. Also even in the bible in book of acts we see churches grow faster than any church we have ever recorded. 3000 in a day and one church even grew to over 8,000. My point being that the big numbers or mega status is not the problem. The problem is in how people minister and in leadership. The Apostle Paul never said or opposed to churches growing to a mega size. I think it is HOW we grow.

]]> By: Jeff http://onthebema.com/2009/09/21/are-you-a-mega-church-drop-out/#comment-209 Jeff Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:06:22 +0000 http://onthebema.com/?p=871#comment-209 We left our church of roughly 1000 attendees about 4 1/2 years ago when the building campaign and ensuing fundraising efforts overshadowed everything else. Each week a there was a new 'plug' for the Capital Campaign. And as the lines were drawn and everyone took sides, it simply became too difficult to actually worship. We now attend a small church of 150, or so. We don't have a building...we meet at a banquet hall (after the school we were in decided not to renew our contract after 6 years--but I digress) I am challenged. My faith has grown. Jesus is real again, or, better yet, I am pursuing Him and His plan for me. God is working mightily in our little church. We are sponsoring missionaries, building churches in Mexico, and reaching out to the lost in our community. We believe we have been called by God to be a rescue station one foot from the very gates of hell. I am not sure how a 'mega' church can possibly take new believers and bring them to a point where they realize that the same grace that God has shown them needs to be shared with those around them. I think that the mega church model by its very nature promotes the idea that one must cherish their salvation and keep it for themselves." I'm glad I found your blog. Thanks We left our church of roughly 1000 attendees about 4 1/2 years ago when the building campaign and ensuing fundraising efforts overshadowed everything else. Each week a there was a new ‘plug’ for the Capital Campaign. And as the lines were drawn and everyone took sides, it simply became too difficult to actually worship.

We now attend a small church of 150, or so. We don’t have a building…we meet at a banquet hall (after the school we were in decided not to renew our contract after 6 years–but I digress)

I am challenged. My faith has grown. Jesus is real again, or, better yet, I am pursuing Him and His plan for me. God is working mightily in our little church. We are sponsoring missionaries, building churches in Mexico, and reaching out to the lost in our community. We believe we have been called by God to be a rescue station one foot from the very gates of hell.

I am not sure how a ‘mega’ church can possibly take new believers and bring them to a point where they realize that the same grace that God has shown them needs to be shared with those around them. I think that the mega church model by its very nature promotes the idea that one must cherish their salvation and keep it for themselves.”

I’m glad I found your blog. Thanks

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