Subject: When did the catholic church go wrong? |
Bible Note: Joe The 95 percent figure came from an article entitled 'In Praise of the 7-11 Congregations' published in Enrichment magazine Winter 2002. It was making the comparison between 7-11 stores (small churches) and big super markets (mega churches). Very interesting article, very interesting analogy. In the article the statement is made that children of baby boomers are less impressed with bigness and eloquence (normally associated with large “successful” churches) and are more concerned with sincerity, integrity, authenticity and interaction found in the smaller “less successful churches”. They are born into a ‘Star Trek’ world but carry ‘Leave it to Beaver’ ideals. The small church is just around the corner, convenient and accessible, offering personal service while the Mega church is across town, harder to reach and has less personal service. EdB |