[SATIRE] Mega-church downsizes, [SATIRE] cuts non-essential members [SATIRE]

Lark News.com ^ | September 2006

[Alex Murphy]

I assume the pastor's name is Rod?

[Sloth]

I assume the pastor's name is Rod?

Spare me.

Prov. 13:24

[Larry Lucido]

All right, knock off the satire.

Besides, Rod was let go because he only had one talent and kept hiding it.

Matthew 25:14-30

[VOA]

What you wrote is satire...and truth.

In Los Angeles, one of the biggest churches of the African-American community
basically has a membership contract establishing the minimal activities
a person will expect do in order to be a member in good standing.

As sociologists like Rodney Stark have pointed out...growing and
vibrant churches are usually those that actually demand/expect
something of the people in the pews.

[Larry Lucido]

Not bad. :-)

[A.J.Armitage]

I don't like this letter idea. Haven't they read Matthew 18? Not as bad as that story about mascots in worship, but still.

[zot]

Our little congregation isn't a mega-church, by any means, but the participation is way higher than 15 percent. I don't know precisely what it is, but I would guess closer to 80 percent.

[norge]

Our church is probably a "mid-mega" church, and it has planted a church that has superceded it in size and effect, and it certainaly has a higher percentage of participation than 15 per cent.

The 15 per cent figure is a generalization of any and all organizations.

[zot]

The 15 per cent figure is a generalization of any and all organizations.

Oh, Okay. I didn't know about that generalization. Thanks for the clarification.