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Megachurches Desegregate Worship
February 27, 2007
"Megachurches as a whole are significantly better than other congregations at holding together multiracial, multiethnic congregations," said Scott Thumma, an expert on megachurches and a professor at Hartford Seminary in Connecticut. "It's absolutely clear." A study by Thumma and the Leadership Network, a Dallas group that works with pioneering churches, found that minorities make up 20 percent or more of worshippers in nearly one-third of the nation's 1,200 megachurches. To read this entire article, click here. Do you agree or disagree with their findings?
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Maybe they’re mega because they’re doing everything better, or maybe the factor here is the provision of anonymity. The larger the crowd, the less anyone will stand out, and by extension, the less anyone will feel out of place. I think it would be interesting to know not just whether megachurches are better at maintaining a multiethnic congregation, but whether they are better at fostering close, interracial relationships.
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Comment by Sam - Feb 28, 2007 @ 11:08 PM
One form of segregation I’ve noticed more in mega churches than others, is age segregation. They tend to have separate worship services for children, youth and adults.
Comment by Richard H - Mar 02, 2007 @ 11:19 AM