Comments on: Faith and church size http://www.blogpastor.net/2009/08/faith-and-church-size/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:05:13 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Timothy P http://www.blogpastor.net/2009/08/faith-and-church-size/comment-page-1/#comment-567 Timothy P Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:37:02 +0000 http://www.blogpastor.net/?p=250#comment-567 I know of friends who in their youth and young adulthood were drawn to mega-churches (from their previous smaller denominational churches), but later in life, perhaps late-20s to 30s, shifted back to small churches. It is probably safe to assume that the majority of mega-church attendees would be youths and young adults, but what I would be interested to find out, are the statistics and profiles of people leaving megachurches e.g. at what age they joined and left, how long they stayed, and reasons for leaving. I agree about the different dynamics and profile of small (<50), mid-size (100-200), large (500-1000), and megachurches (2000-3000+). Generally, it might also depend on life stage or phase in life e.g. youths, singles, couples, young children, families, seniors, etc. I know of friends who in their youth and young adulthood were drawn to mega-churches (from their previous smaller denominational churches), but later in life, perhaps late-20s to 30s, shifted back to small churches. It is probably safe to assume that the majority of mega-church attendees would be youths and young adults, but what I would be interested to find out, are the statistics and profiles of people leaving megachurches e.g. at what age they joined and left, how long they stayed, and reasons for leaving.

I agree about the different dynamics and profile of small (<50), mid-size (100-200), large (500-1000), and megachurches (2000-3000+). Generally, it might also depend on life stage or phase in life e.g. youths, singles, couples, young children, families, seniors, etc.

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