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What Does the Average Megachurch Look Like?

by Ed Stetzer
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What Does the Average Megachurch Look Like?
Ed Stetzer: "The staggering statistic in this graphic is that megachurches are overwhelmingly in the evangelical tradition."

Ed Stetzer

I spent the last two days with Vineyard megachurch pastors and preached at First Baptist Atlanta on Sunday-- so I have megachurch on the brain, I guess.

What does the average megachurch look like? I came across this infographic that draws info from Forbes, Christian Post, and Leadership Network.

I found it interesting that megachurches continue to be growing churches. Sometimes, the stereotype projected on the megachurches is that they are filled with people that do not serve, but rather are bloated, inwardly focused social clubs. This data gives a different view than that perspective.

The staggering statistic in this graphic is that megachurches are overwhelmingly in the evangelical tradition-- evangelicals are already the "new mainline," but when it comes to megachurches, they dominate.

[This has a lot of data, so you will want to click on the image to enlarge]

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Ed Stetzer is President of LifeWay Research and LifeWay’s Missiologist in Residence. He has trained pastors and church planters on five continents, holds two masters degrees and two doctorates, and has written dozens of articles and books. Ed is a contributing editor for Christianity Today, a columnist for Outreach Magazine and Catalyst Monthly, serves on the advisory council of Sermon Central and Christianity Today's Building Church Leaders, and is frequently cited or interviewed in news outlets such as USAToday and CNN.

More from Ed Stetzer or visit Ed at www.edstetzer.com/

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