May 19, 2015

I’m a fan of Small Churches. But I like big churches, too.

In fact, I really like them. There’s something very inspiring about hundreds, even thousands of people gathering to lift up their voices and hands in praise to Jesus and to receive discipleship through the preaching and teaching of God’s Word.

Every size of church has something to add to this amazing organism we know as the body of Christ.

But, as I pointed out in a previous post, 5 Bad Reasons To Go To a Big Church, not everyone who goes to a big church, goes for the right reasons. (Also, as I pointed out in 5 Bad Reasons To Go To a Small Church, people don’t always go to a Small Church for the right reasons either.)

But there are some great reasons to go to a big church. Here are just five of them.

1. Because It Helps Me Know I Belong to Something Much Bigger than Me

Depending on where you live, it’s possible to go through an entire week of school or work and not meet one other person who shares your faith.

For many people, going to a big church allows them to see that they not alone in their faith. The size of the crowd helps encourage them in the realization that they serve a God who is much bigger than them, and they are part of a spiritual family that is vast and wonderful.

2. Because the Multiple Service Times Fit My Atypical Schedule