I was talking about mega churches in general.
i am certainly no fan of mega churches. In the small city that i live in which is about 30 miles North of Pittsburgh, there are several churches. None could be classified as mega churches, but until the mid 1970's many of those churches had memberships of 1,200-1,500. Many of the larger denominational churches (and to this day many Catholic parishes in the Diocese of Pittsburgh) had memberships that would classify them as Mega churches by today's standards.
i think that it is more of an attitude that congregations such as Saddleback, or Willow Creek project than it is their raw numbers. Frankly, we don't need the pastor of some "successful" congregation telling me how i can increase my membership, and that i should increase the membership for (fill in the blank) reason. They need to remember that it is God who gives the increase, and some gardens are bigger than others.
The minister's job is to plant, weed, and water.