Megachurches Essays

The Scarlet Letter is focalized on the consequences of adultery for a female in Puritan society. A young woman, Hester Prynne, is punished for adultery that resulted in her daughter Pearl. Hawthorne describes the emotional impact of the punishment and how the Puritan society treats Hester afterwards. Hester Prynne is forced to stand on a scaffold in public and wear the letter “A” on her chest as a reminder of her sin. As seen in her punishment, the Puritan justice system is vastly unique from today’s

The Idea of Change: How it Can Shape the World In relationships, there is potential for significant change. Charles Duhigg, author of “From Civil Rights to Megachurches,” shows how change has transpired over the years using elements that powered both the Montgomery bus boycott and the explosive growth of Saddleback Church. In particular, he “explores the power of relationships and social habits in creating large-scale change” (Duhigg 85). Other ideas from Kwame Anthony Appiah’s “Making Conversation”

Limitations of the Business Model The limitations of churches operating as businesses will be discussed together with the case study of City Harvest Church. Case Study: City Harvest Church The central issue of the case was whether the monies channeled through the Building Fund and into the Crossover Project constituted a criminal breach of trust. Some details on the Crossover Project are presented below: The Crossover Project’s chief purposes were that of evangelising the “unchurched”, and encouraging

Corporate Identity Religion and Corporate Identity was not a common thing in the beginning of religious institutions, but as our culture moves into an industry that values money higher than faith, religion had to follow too. No longer is being a part of a religious institution just giving your soul, you now must reach deep inside your pocket. No matter what religion you are in, you will feel obligated to give money. Not only is religion more money focuses, it has also bled it’s values into businesses

Christianity has approximately two billion followers today across the globe, and of these two billion more than one-quarter identify as Charismatic or Pentecostal (Western Traditions 210). Pentecostal/ Charismatic Christian tradition is a way of taking something old and making it new and exciting, while still holding on to traditional values and morals. Pentecostal/ Charismatic Christian tradition is quite interesting because in recent times, the number of people attached to religious movements is

Bill McKibben in his essay “The Christian Paradox. How a faithful nation gets Jesus wrong.” unmasks the paradox underlying Americans' Christianity. The ambiguity lies in the fact that the US is the most allegedly Christian among all developed nations and yet Americans remain the least Christian in their behavior. The author exposes American Christians for who they genuinely are providing numerous examples to validate his thesis, which states that the notion of being a good and dutiful Christian perceived

In Baptist historian Bill Leonard’s “The Challenge of Being Baptist: Owning a Scandalous Past and an Uncertain Future,” Leonard “examines elements of the Baptist past as a way of informing current ecclesial dilemmas and future prospects for a Baptist future.” Placing the current Baptist Movement struggles into a larger context, Leonard sets out to identify areas that need attention for future generations but ultimately argues that despite the struggles, being Baptist is still worth the effort.

The Freedmen's savings and trust Company was created by United States congress officials. The Freedmen's saving and trust company were formed into a legal corporation on March 3, 1865, and was then referred to as the Freedmen's Bank. The Freedman's saving and Trust Company was a private corporation that was run by the U.S government to encourage and guide the economic development of newly freed African American communities. The Corporation was created after a nationwide conspiracy. During the Civil

church, and ended his career as the beloved minister of upwards of fifteen-thousand congregants.5 After his John passed away in 1999, Joel was able to build off of the momentum that his father’s success laid out for him to create one of the largest megachurches in America, boasting an average of thirty-thousand attendees each week, not including the millions of televisual attendees who watch or listen from home. The congregation’s growth, generated by Joel’s succession of his father’s role as head pastor

place, Lewis showed how Christianity could appeal to those earnestly seeking answers to the great questions of life" (David A. Theroux, Why C.S. Lewis Is as Influential as Ever). Evangelistic events like modern revivals, church camps, and even megachurches are designed to stir up these intense emotions. While these feelings can be beneficial for conviction, they are not to be used as a foundation for a person’s

The Black Church Dating back to slavery, black people have always tended to fall back on the Bible and Christianity to keep their hopes up and spirit alive. The church gave people a sense of security when it seemed like the entire world was against them. Post civil war, the church, and religion became the number two priority after family. Many political leaders, singers, poets, musicians, etc. all got their start from the black church. As once stated by Rev. Eugene Rivers “ the church was the black