107. Megachurches
The Economics of Everyday Things
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September 22, 202523m 42sFull
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Episode: 107. Megachurches
Pub date: 2025-09-22
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Episode: 107. Megachurches
Pub date: 2025-09-22
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They have thousands of congregants and millions of dollars in income. Zachary Crockett passes the collection plate.
- SOURCES:
- Julie Roys, founder of the Roys Report.
- Scott Thumma, professor of sociology of religion at Hartford International University, director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research.
- RESOURCES:
- "The faithful see both crisis and opportunity as churches close across the country," by Scott Neuman (NPR, 2023).
- "Million Dollar Homes Become Status Symbols of Televangelists and Pastors," by Barry Bowen (Trinity Foundation, 2022).
- "Megachurch 2020," by Scott Thumma and Warren Bird (Hartford Institute for Religion Research, 2020).
- Beyond Megachurch Myths: What We Can Learn from America's Largest Churches, by Scott Thumma and Dave Travis (2007).
- "Ministers' Compensation & Housing Allowance," (IRS).
- MinistryWatch.
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