No need to get into the semantics of "mega" guys. I dunno about you guys over there in the land of the free but Asia has the largest population of unchurched people in the world. Thank God for guys like Hudson & Watchman Nee & all them little underground churches that were the darlings of the 80s & 90s. But they don't hold a candle to what's happening in this generation, in Korea, in Singapore, in Indonesia & Taiwan recently. Why the surge? I can tell you from the ground.. it's all about organization, influence and changing/improving the lives of the individuals, families & cities. Wanna preach the gospel? Get an entire village's children educated and provide running water. I guarantee they'll be open to whatever you're preaching. And who's got the resources/manpower/connections to do stuff like this? Megachurches.like it or not.
People don't wanna hear about heaven when they're thinking of how to keep their kids alive on earth.

Ok it works. No one can do it all by himself, not even pastors of megachurches. A real pastor is one who pastors a church and therefore should know the people and the problems they encounter. A church is a family and unfortunately the number of people in the family cannot be thousands. I watch God's channel and love to listen to the great men and women of God. But I have some good friends who lead small congregations and they preach as well, because they are only vessels to carry the word. The teacher is the Holy Spirit.

There was a man, Prem Predham, of Nepal, who poured his life out, winning groups of people to the Lord, planting local churches/ecclessias/fellowship s of believers and revolutionized Napal for the kingdom through great persecution. When we speak of growing 'our' church, whose kingdom are we building? Some seem to confuse public preaching of the good news with the 'church'. That is evangelism. Forms of fellowships function most productively as do a family, in microcosm, in my view. That is precisely why megachurches add cell or home groups.

Rand Clark, you couldn't go "mega" if you tried. From your attitude, it's no wonder you're bitter about lack of growth. Look in Acts 2, who is it that adds to the church? "The Lord". Asking "is bigger better?" is like asking " does God want more or less people to be saved and be discipled?" Humble yourselves small-time pastors. You know that you know that you know how happy you are when your altars are filled up with people wanting to know God instead of being empty. Don't like the way Mega's do things? Then go and bury your talent in the ground.

I don’t subscribe to mega church, its is a form of creating an empire likened to tower of babel, Jesus ideal plan is for church is to move and not isolate, releasing workers to fan into flame the gift of God inside of them, Lets put a halt to this madness, I rather be General overseer of small churches cut across the globe than be a senior pastor of 30,000 worshippers in a single congregation. The question is this, Do this mass followers knows their left from right? and are they heaven candidate