“I like the idea of small churches. But if they’re so great, why do I see so many more unhealthy small churches than unhealthy big churches?”
A small church pastor asked me that question recently. Not from cynicism or unkindness. It was out of genuine concern for a reality he saw.
The truth is that while the vast majority of unhealthy churches are small, the vast majority of small churches are not unhealthy.
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When you have an open market, not
just in finance, but in religion, the size of the crowd brings an air of credibility.
We debate what Jesus would say or do if he was walking the earth today. But no honest reader of the Bible can doubt he would be with people.
Celebrity is dangerous. But it’s also very appealing. This is the toxic combination that Katelyn Beaty addresses so well.
