4. Megachurches engage the media.
Like it or not, we live in a media-driven culture. Yet most small churches don’t have the resources, know-how or interest in using media to impact their community.
Larger churches have the financial resources, talent and expertise to use media effectively. Their websites, video presentations, printed material and social media campaigns are far more effective and well-executed.
Most do an excellent job of sharing the message of the gospel through media channels which reach enormous numbers of people.
5. Megachurches are making a global impact.
Most leaders of large churches I know are remarkably innovative when it comes to effective mission outreaches. Plus, they send enormous amounts of money to fund missionaries in countries around the world.
6. Finally—megachurches plant other churches.
Megachurches are motivated and aggressive about planting new churches. Throughout inner cities, suburbs, remote locations and more—megachurches are raising up new congregations in amazing numbers.
For these and other reasons, I think it’s time to remember we’re all on the same team.
After all, what pastor in his right mind is going to turn away potential worshippers? If people want to attend a particular church, let them. Besides, what’s the right number of members anyway? If you want to worship in a small community, great. But give the same freedom to others who want to worship in a large community.
I recognize that some people may just have an irrational beef with large churches, so I probably won’t change their minds. But problems are problems, and being a preacher’s kid and spending my life inside churches, I can report that many large congregations are doing some amazing things. And by the way, if you’re interested, here’s a good look at the state of megachurches in the U.S. at the end of 2013.
So I say it’s time to celebrate and support churches of all sizes, because the most important thing to remember is that the church is the hope of the world.
Whatever size a particular church happens to be …
