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Beyond Megachurch Myths: What We Can Learn from America's Largest Churches
in Leadership Books
Drawing on extensive, broad-based, and well-designed research, as well as stories and anecdotes, Beyond Megachurch Myths dispels popluar myths about megachurches while highlighting the diversity within the megachurch phenomenon. Defining a megachurch as a Protestant church that averages at least 2000 total attendees in their weekend services, Scott Thumma and Dave Travis reveal what these churches are and are not, why they are thriving, what their members say about their experiences, and why they have many valuable lessons to teach smaller churches.
Table of Content
1. The Scale and Scope of Megachurches in America.
2. "All Megachurches Are Alike."
3. "That Church Is Just Too Big!"
4. "Megachurches Are Cults of Personality."
5. "These Churches Are Only Concerned About Themselves and the Needs of Their Attendees."
6. "Megachurches Water Down the Faith."
7. "These Churches Are Bad for Other Churches."
8. "These Churches Are Full of People of the Same Race, Class, and Political Preferences."
9. "Megachurches Grow Because of the Show."
10. "The Megachurch Movement Is Dying—Young People Hate These Churches."
11. What Might the Future Hold?
About the Authors:
Dave Travis is the executive vice president of Leadership Network, the premier church networking organization for innovative churches. He is the author of Beyond the Box: Innovative Churches That Work.
Reviews
“In this groundbreaking book, Scott Thumma and Dave Travis share their keen insight and unique understanding of the mega church phenomena in one accessible volume. This book is a significant addition to the literature and knowledge of megachurch studies.”
—Ed Stetzer, Ph.D., Sr. director and missiologist, Center for Missional Research, North American Mission Board
“Megachurches are here to stay and will attract continuing interest.... Thumma and Travis have done us all a great service by setting the record straight.”
—Robert Wuthnow, Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor of Social Sciences and director, Center for the Study of Religion, Princeton University
“This is the most thorough, insightful, and helpful book ever written on megachurches.”
—Mark Driscoll, pastor, Mars Hill Church, Seattle, Washington
"Packed with myth-defying information from two long-time observers of megachurches, this book offers an important assessment for anyone who is curious or concerned."
—Nancy T. Ammerman
Boston University
"This is the best available overview of the megachurch phenomenon. Thumma and Travis use several types of evidence to assess the conventional wisdom about megachurches, qualifying that wisdom when appropriate and challenging it when necessary. In the end, megachurches emerge as more diverse than many assume them to be. Anyone who wants to understand the nature of that diversity should read this book."
—Mark Chaves, Professor. Department of Sociology. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Drawing on extensive, broad-based, and well-designed research, as well as telling stories and anecdotes, Beyond Megachurch Myths focuses on the diversity of churches within and dispels popular myths about the megachurch phenomenon. Defining a megachurch as a Protestant church that averages at least 2000 total attendees in their weekend services, Scott Thumma and Dave Travis reveal what these churches are and are not, why they are thriving, what their members say about their experiences, and why they have many valuable lessons to teach smaller churches.
Beyond Megachurch Myths is filled with practical insights and suggestions for pastors and leaders of other church organizations that can be applied to their own organizations and ministries no matter what their size.
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