2006-08-29 07:16:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Regardless of whether your church has 30,000 members or 300 you still only truly connect with a small group of people. I have attended all 3 sizes and enjoyed them. The size doesn't matter to me, it's the fit that matters. I attend a medium sized now and it seems perfect to me--I have people to rely on and learn from in a personal way, yet there is no way I know everyone and can be one of many when I feel like it.
2006-08-29 07:30:21 · answer #1 · answered by Missie D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it depends on your definition of the three you listed.
Right now the church I go to has an average attendance of about 250. Last year our boundries were realigned and we went from 450 to the now 250. Four years ago I lived in a different area and our normal church attendance was around 75. To me the 75 was a small sized church. The 250 is an average size, and the 450 is huge.
My boss said she attended a very small church this past Sunday. I asked her about how many were there. She said about 200.
Twice a year we have a conference and while millions watch on satillite tv, the Conference Center holds 21,000+ and is always packed. I would love to go one day, but normally - Sunday in and Sunday out, I prefer a congregation of between 200 - 500.
2006-08-29 14:35:52 · answer #2 · answered by Tonya in TX - Duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I attend a small church, but I enjoy hearing the music in a medium or mega-church. I listen to several mega-church pastors on TV. I usually enjoy them very much. As long as they are preaching the word, I don't really have a problem with any of them.
2006-08-29 14:25:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you mean Mac-small and Mac med? thats too big for me.... to me a small congrigation would be less than 75/100 active members... not counting attendees who are not members... That is a size that allows every one to have some active role in the life of the congrigation... and in the functioning of the physical components like building maintenance and grounds keeping. Driving the sunday school van etc,etc.... small group studies are usualy much less formal or rigid. And individual contributions are needed and apreciated. Participation on a personal level is the life of the congrigation second only to the indweling of The Holy Spirit Himself
2006-08-29 14:30:11 · answer #4 · answered by IdahoMike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All sizes are bad. No religion is the correct one, and all religions have got it wrong.
There are many major religions in the world, such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Judaism, and so on. Within each major religion there can also be many minor religions. For example, within Christianity there is Catholic, Protestant, Anglican and so on. Within Islam there is Shiite, Sunni etc.
In summary there are many hundreds of different religions in the world all with their devoted believers and followers. Talk to any devout religious person and they will almost emphatically insist that their religion is the right one, it’s fact, and any non-believer is doomed.
Commonsense and logic would suggest that if there was any truthful or factual basis to religion, then only one of these religions could be correct, not all of them. However, in my view, it’s highly unlikely that any of these man-made religions bear any resemblance to fact or the truth, and are more likely to be the result of simplistic human intelligence looking for an escape from reality.
2006-08-29 14:19:19 · answer #5 · answered by Brenda's World 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The Catholic Church is one Mega church with many parts.
2006-08-29 14:21:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
which ever god leads you to.Personally,I prefer a medium church.
2006-08-29 14:22:30 · answer #7 · answered by ReliableLogic 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'd rather not go to church
2006-08-29 14:20:29 · answer #8 · answered by kiki 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
small
2006-08-29 14:19:29 · answer #9 · answered by Michael C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋