A New Decade of Megachurches

Sponsored by Leadership Network
Tags: Church Growth, Church Profiles, Worship
Type: White Paper
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The Leadership Network surveyed this group of very large churches and made some fascinating discoveries. The following list highlights some of the most important findings. Here are just a few:

• These churches are wired.
While 88% say their church/pastoral leadership uses Facebook or other social media on a regular basis, nearly three-fourths do podcasts and 56% blog.

• Multisite interest has grown dramatically.
Half are multisite with another 20% thinking about it.

• Growth is steady.
Despite occasional news reports that large churches are a Boomer phenomenon or are now in decline, a steady growth pattern remains evident, with these churches averaging 8% growth per year for last five years. Thus the stated average attendance for these churches grew from 2,604 in 2005 to 3,597 in 2010.