[xzins]

I think the “bigger” idea is partly a result of the culture. The culture is so bad that ‘family Christians’ truly are wanting their church to provide an entire culture in which to raise their kids. They want education, activities, experiences, worship, music, devotion....you name it.

To get all that you need “staff” and “cash.”

To get that you need a large body of believers.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

The way around the problem of churches being so huge that the result is a centralized power at its core is simply to seed new and smaller churches.

It worked for the early church. It's a good and Godly pattern.

[Marysecretary]

We have a relatively small church, in comparison to the mega-churches, but we had a vision for a Christian School and it’s now in its 25th year. Nothing wrong with wanting a good church to provide the things listed. Better than what’s being offered in the world today.

[Marysecretary]

We have a relatively small church, in comparison to the mega-churches, but we had a vision for a Christian School and it’s now in its 25th year. Nothing wrong with wanting a good church to provide the things listed. Better than what’s being offered in the world today.