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Megachurches form the ecclesial context within which a large segment of evangelical Christianity is nurtured. America contains more than 1,000 megachurches, defined as a church with an average weekly attendance of 2,000 or greater, and they also play a substantial role in the evangelical culture of such countries as South Korea. Some of evangelicalism’s most important institutions, such as Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church network, are megachurches. The development of a megachurch culture has, however, produced a significant backlash, with critics often railing against theological superficiality, vapid worship music, and a seeker-sensitive, consumeristic ethos. Church growth strategies that emphasize upward movement in attendance figures over community cohesion and discipleship formation have also come in for criticism.
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Current and former members claim Second Baptist deceptively changed its bylaws so Ed Young’s son could succeed him.
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Bajinder Singh’s fall from prophet to prisoner exposes deeper cracks in Punjab’s fast-growing megachurches.
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Less than a year after resigning over allegations dating back to the 1980s, the former megachurch pastor faces a criminal case in Oklahoma.
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Ed Lapiz, who popularized a more accessible preaching style, is courting controversy by rejecting the God of the Old Testament.
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One leadership failing after another has affected more than 50,000 congregants in North Texas. Will the hurt they’ve experienced lead them out of the church?
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It’s been two years since its former pastor resigned and was arrested, but The Meeting House continues to feel the impact of its past.
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While the Texas megachurch said it “did not have all the facts” about Morris’s earlier misconduct, the woman who spoke out said she had informed its leaders years ago.
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According to the Texas megachurch, founder Robert Morris properly disclosed his misconduct and has had “no other moral failures” since he touched a child in the 1980s.
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The first African American to have both a study Bible and a full Bible commentary bearing his name said he will submit to the “biblical standard of repentance and restoration.”
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One of the founding leaders of Victory megachurch, he never stopped running to share the gospel.