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To: Vigilanteman
Pretty much all over the country, overall Christianity is holding steady. But as megachurches grow, smaller churches shrink.

Some church planting is going on, but it seems the real growth from these planted churches is to "satelite" churches of the megachurches.

Now where I think REAL growth is happening, but is undocumented, and more just my opinion, but is in home churches. I know some people are really getting tired of the megachurch scene, and want family like fellowship. Families, similar to the Duggars, that home school and want to control the environment that their family is raised in, are growing.

13 posted on 06/14/2012 9:14:03 AM PDT by mountn man (Happiness is not a destination, its a way of life.)
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To: mountn man
Now where I think REAL growth is happening, but is undocumented, and more just my opinion, but is in home churches. I know some people are really getting tired of the megachurch scene, and want family like fellowship.

I appreciate the observation. My eyes and ears are telling me most churches are social clubs. Wife and I decided to stop going to the club for awhile and get back to basics on our own.
32 posted on 06/14/2012 10:20:25 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple ( (Lord, save me from some conservatives, they don't understand history any better than liberals.))
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