Articles for tag: Statistics

April 13, 2018

Christian Standard

The 2017 Charts: Megachurches and Emerging Megachurches

Our annual megachurch listing is one of CHRISTIAN STANDARD’s most popular features. This year scores of churches participated, including 55 megachurches (those with 2,000 or more in weekly attendance during 2017) and 72 emerging megachurches (1,000 to 1,999). Come back next month for articles and charts from large churches (those that averaged 500—999) and medium churches (250—499). In two months, we will post data and have feature articles from small (100—249) and very small churches (less than 100). Click here to view and download the 2017 Charts, or click on them individually. 2017 Megachurches 2017 Emerging Megachurches

April 12, 2018

Michael C. Mack

Church Statistics: A Healthy Approach

By Michael C. Mack How you view the statistics in this and the next two issues depends on the attitude you decide to take. I suppose you could look at the numbers with a competitive spirit, comparing your figures with those of a nearby church or one in your size category, with envy, suspicion, or snobbery. Some of us might do the same with churches of Bible college friends (and foes), churches where we used to work, or those hip, one-word-name churches—you know, like Vibe, Collage, 24|7, and TheUnpretentiousDeliberatelyIntentionalChurchofAuthenticRelevantChristianCommunity (“Unpretentious” for short). I’d like to suggest two healthier ways to

April 19, 2009

Christian Standard

Megachurches: The 2008 List

The annual list of megachurches is one of CHRISTIAN STANDARD’s most popular features. Megachurches average 2,000 or more in weekly attendance and emerging megachurches average 1,000 to 1,999. This chart lists statistics from 2008. Click here to look at this chart of the 2008 Megachurches.

April 9, 2008

Christian Standard

About Megachurches, for Every Church

By Mark A. Taylor There”s much to feel good about in this year”s annual megachurch issue. Read through these reports carefully. Look at all the numbers in the small-print sidebars. The statistics indicate many victories won, many reasons to celebrate what these churches are accomplishing. There”s Hillside Christian Church, Amarillo, Texas, for example, the fastest growing church (62 percent in one year!) reported here. Or Christ”s Church of the Valley in Peoria, Arizona, whose growth rate since 1997 is a whopping 451 percent! With 700 baptisms in 2007, Christ”s Church of the Valley was one of five churches from our

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