by Starlette Thomas | Sep 12, 2022 | Opinion
“Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.” puts a fictitious Atlanta megachurch, Wander to Greater Paths Baptist Church, front and center per the pastor’s request, and he and his wife look bad from every angle. Written and produced by Adamma Ebo and executive produced by...
by Jeffrey MacDonald | Sep 26, 2011 | News
(RNS) For pastors with ambitions to reach huge audiences, there’s often no better platform than the megachurch, which has given rise to powerhouse media empires from T.D. Jakes to Max Lucado to Joel Osteen and many others. But some high-profile pastors are opting to...
by Greg Garrison | Sep 20, 2011 | News
PELHAM, Ala. (RNS) Five years ago, Living Word Church had dwindled to 40 members, had lost its founding pastor and was unable to pack more than about 80 people into its 280-seat sanctuary and unsure of the future. Now, it’s part of one of the nation’s largest...
by Ircel Harrison | Nov 18, 2010 | Opinion
Recent news reports tell us that Robert Schuller’s Crystal Cathedral in California has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Church leaders disclosed that the church is close to $50 million in debt. Some have seen this as the harbinger of the death of the megachurch....
by Ircel Harrison | Aug 5, 2010 | Opinion
Megachurches have developed several new patterns of cooperation. Writer John Dart in an article in The Christian Century explains: “[M]ost supersized churches want the freedom to customize their programs and avoid bureaucratic delays… . Megachurch leaders find...
