megachurches
Sheriff says suspect ‘is down’ after shooting at Joel Osteen’s Texas megachurch
By Juan A. Lozano — February 11, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) — Lakewood Church had earlier posted on social media there was an ‘active situation involving shots fired’ at one of the largest megachurches in the U.S. during its typically busy Sunday services.
Report: Giving to larger churches dropped last year, even as charitable donations rose
By Bob Smietana — December 1, 2022
(RNS) — Churches with budgets under $2 million saw giving go down by 8%, while those with budgets of more than $20 million saw giving go down by 2.5%.
Report: Megachurches continue to grow and diversify, steer clear of politics
By Bob Smietana — October 29, 2020
(RNS) — A look at megachurches over the past five years finds that most have grown larger and more diverse and become less likely to call themselves evangelical.
Megachurches may be particularly threatened by COVID-19 closures
By Mark Mulder and Gerardo Martí — April 10, 2020
(RNS) — The demise of Robert Schuller’s Crystal Cathedral, and his seemingly indestructible model for church growth, may be a portent for megachurch pastors in this crisis.
Why churches should not measure their growth against the economic boom
By Arthur E. Farnsley II — February 28, 2019
(RNS) — At a time when the Facebooks and Googles of the world are a model for how to grow an organization, it's tempting to tell our churches and other faith groups that they need to 'scale.'
Wounded by a pastor’s fall, The Journey megachurch gets back on its path
By Eric Berger — January 17, 2019
ST. LOUIS (RNS) — Since elders fired the founder, Darrin Patrick, the church has improved accountability and promoted more women, but its salvation may have been its faith in a down-to-earth approach to building community.
How California’s megachurches changed Christian culture
By Richard Flory — January 10, 2018
(The Conversation) — California megachurches have played a significant role in how millions of people – Christian or not – understand Christianity.
Eugene Peterson on Donald Trump and the state of American Christianity
By Jonathan Merritt — July 11, 2017
The 84-year-old bestselling author says, "Donald Trump is the enemy" and "megachurches are not churches."
The megachurch boom rolls on, but big concerns are rising too
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 2, 2015
(RNS) Attendance is still high but individuals worship less often and Gen-Xers are drifting away, according to a new study of 2,000-member-plus congregations.
Crystal Cathedral founder’s memorial covered by crowdfunding campaign
By Kimberly Winston — April 21, 2015
(RNS) The Rev. Robert H. Schuller, founder of the multi-million dollar Crystal Cathedral Ministries, will be commemorated with funds from a crowd-sourcing campaign.
Big churches, big bucks: Southern senior pastors take top salaries
By Adelle M. Banks — September 9, 2014
(RNS) Warren Bird, research director at Leadership Network, said pastors have long held a lofty place of authority in the South, and that may be why they are paid more in that region.
Pastors’ letter on Mark Driscoll: Step down from all aspects of ministry and leadership
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — August 28, 2014
(RNS) "This is without a doubt, the most abusive, coercive ministry culture I’ve ever been involved with,” former Mars Hill pastor Paul Tripp said.
Slow church movement fights the ‘McDonaldization’ of church
By Bob Smietana — March 27, 2014
(RNS) The book’s authors are part of a loose network of writers, friends, theologians and pastors who apply the lessons of the slow food movement to congregational life.
Report: Megachurches thriving in tough economic times
By Adelle M. Banks — February 19, 2013
(RNS) Despite the tough economy, many of the nation’s largest churches are thriving, with increased offerings and plans to hire more staff, a new survey shows.
Report shows 5,000+ multisite churches
By Adelle M. Banks — August 21, 2012
(RNS) Multisite churches -- congregations meeting at more than one physical location -- have grown to more than 5,000 in the last decade, outpacing the advance of megachurches, new research shows. By Adelle M. Banks.
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