The nation's largest congregation, Lakewood Church, has moved into the former arena for the NBA Houston Rockets.
Notice the text, "Need Content".
I humbly suggest that a church with over 30,000 people attending its weekly worship services should have more "content" when it comes to mission ministries.
They have a cool video (scroll to bottom of page) showing construction and renovations of their new building, but I can find very little on their site about what's happening outside the building.
I would be more impressed with a video about "building a new church" with images of people helping meet the needs of the less fortunate in their community.
Lakewood's Pastor, Joel Osteen, talks about "Discovering the Champion in You", but I think Jesus would be more interested in what's happening outside the walls of the church, rather than spending millions of dollars on what's happening inside.
Thousands Gather to Celebrate Megachurch
Personally, I am not a big fan of "megachurches", and this story makes me uncomfortable. Especially, when I went to Lakewood's website, clicked on their missions page, and found this...Notice the text, "Need Content".
I humbly suggest that a church with over 30,000 people attending its weekly worship services should have more "content" when it comes to mission ministries.
They have a cool video (scroll to bottom of page) showing construction and renovations of their new building, but I can find very little on their site about what's happening outside the building.
I would be more impressed with a video about "building a new church" with images of people helping meet the needs of the less fortunate in their community.
Lakewood's Pastor, Joel Osteen, talks about "Discovering the Champion in You", but I think Jesus would be more interested in what's happening outside the walls of the church, rather than spending millions of dollars on what's happening inside.
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