Question of the day ??
Mega-church or small church? And why?
posted by Greg Hazelrig @ 7:36 AM
4 comments
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4 Comments:
Small church. I have 2 reasons, one of which is stupid, 1) I have always gone to a small church and feel uncomfortable in a large one & 2) you get to know your church family better and have a better relationship outside of church.
Yeah, I've always been at a small church too. I think there can be advantages to both. But there can also be problems with both if they're not careful.
inbetween?
Seriously, what is small and what is large?
100,1000,10000?
Good question stephen. In seminary I was told that churches with an average attendence of 250 and under were considered small. Coming from a church that averaged 50 or less, I thought 250 was rather large.
I go by average attendence and not membership roll because there could be tons of folks there that are not attending, have moved or even dead. So I like to think of under 150 as being small. Mega-churches would probably be closer to 1,000 and well above.
Small churches can hold on to tradition too much and become social clubs if they're not careful. And Mega-churches can become a place where there's no closeness if not careful.
Small churches can be close knit, with folks that care about and take care of each other as the body of Christ. And Mega-churches can require to be in smaller groups where you get more discipline than smaller churhes and maybe even the same closeness.
There are advantages and disadvantages to both. But I never would say that only one will work.
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