Do We Need Adventist Megachurches?

[CGMedley]

The topic of megachurches has buzzed through Evangelical circles for the last few years. Now an Adventist scholar has chimed in on the discussion. Read "Super-sized" churches in this week's Adventist Review. Here's the link.

http://www.adventistreview.org/issue.php?issue=2011-1502&page=16

[LynnDel]

The article has interesting points. On the member level, church size is an individual preference. A large church can fulfill the needs of certain types of personalities. My choice, when there is a choice (often there isn't) has been to join a church where my humble talents are needed, though in smaller churches you may sacrifice some of the activities that a large church offers. A very large church doesn't need me because they have a group of super-talented people that made it big to start with. For me, it is nice that a church be of a size that when I am absent, someone notices, and and when I visit, the greeters know I am a visitor.

LD

[Gail]

One person I've known who belongs to a large church told me that whenever a new arrival comes in, the church assigns him/her to a small group first for fellowship and support, before they even begin to take part in the large church services.

There might be something to that!

[Gerr]

Megachurches? NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

[doug yowell]

Interesting article.I noticed that the author stopped short of recommending the dissemination of the Loma Linda University Church (membership 4000+).How many other SDA megachurches do we have (2000 per week attendence)?