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10 Megachurch Myths

9. Large churches have a back door the size of Alabama.

If there wasn’t some serious relational “Velcro” in play at large churches, they would never have become big. Most large churches do a very good job at connecting people to community through such things as small groups and serving teams.

In fact, they are keenly aware that if someone doesn’t connect with four or five others within six months or so, they will start to drift. That’s why they work so hard at getting people involved in small groups or serving teams. The real lesson of large churches is how quick and easy they have made it to get involved.

10. The motivation of large churches is pure ego and hubris.

Most large churches did not set out to get large. They simply had a vision to be a biblically functioning community, a passion to fulfill the Great Commission, and a heart for the least and the lost.

Some may have succumbed to ego along the way, but that wasn’t the genesis of their efforts. Make no mistake — a large vision matters. But the vision of most large churches was, and is, to reach as many people for Christ as possible, not a personal pedestal.

There are 10 learnings from large churches tucked away behind 10 of the more common criticisms.

Without a doubt, each of the criticisms can be true of some large churches. But the greater truth may be how few of these criticisms actually stick, and how much they might actually reveal about what can be learned.