This continues my examination of American Evangelicals’ organization of their churches, both lay and clergy.
One of the big things in the Evangelical world, a real “game changer” they say, is the multisite church. You’ll hear them say things like “twenty years ago, the Holy Spirit was moving and doing a big thing. And people listening to Him said, ‘It’s time to develop a multi-site churc…
Megachurch service. Note vid screens and extensive stage with large band. Photo by ori/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0This starts my new thing on Evangelical church organization. If you’re not interested in American Evangelicals, you may be lost.
Megachurches are most highly liturgical of any church. Those with televised satellite churches are even more so.
Confused? Thought that megachurches eschewed…
The church growth industry has led to the highly effective Mega-church model in the United States but has embraced the (actually) new model of Strong Pastor which has led to absolutist authoritarian leadership within the evangelical church growth movement. An examination by focusing on the Christian Base Communities in the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America. Part of a series on Church Organizational Structure and Democracy.