I have been to a few large influential Churches now. Some larger than others, some not so large. I think the smallest Church I have attended for any length of time was about 20 people. The largest is far and above that.

There are a few challenges I have noticed with having a large Church with Global influence.

Dear Followers & Disciples of our Lord Jesus!
In His grace I live in Sri Lanka. Actually I am perched on top of the Island at 6,500 feet above sea level. To most visitors from the UK, they tend to take back fond memories by calling the place 'Little England'.

Since 2007 July I have been here serving His will amidst some of the poorest people of our Nation. Inspite of it's obvious beauty, Nuwara Eliya has the highest suicide rate and the most unemployed plus under employed Sri Lankans.

I have just read an interesting article in Christianity, June Edition. It talks of the plight of Christians needing help and not receiving it due to misconceptions around the need for 'proper' counseling and psychological support.
It seems there are still people in the world who believe that needing anything more than prayers and a cup of tea is going to far. Until you have been to the edge of any emotional, psychological struggles you will not appreciate the need for 'professional' help in various areas.

There are four general therapies in Christian Counseling.

For some reason I watched the last 30 minutes of the Chelsea and Manchester United soccer (football) game last night. This is something I never do. I don't watch football. I came away feeling like I had just experienced something similar to a mega church experience. On more thought I considered whether this was healthy. The football of the world has changed.

2 pastors from England share their perspective on the Lakeland events

Arete (Greek: ἀρετή; pronounced /ˈærəteɪ/ in English) in its basic sense means "goodness", "excellence" or "virtue" of any kind.

We had a meeting with a small group this week and the topic of Success came up. So many churches preaching that you can be a success. The result of such preaching was express by the group with interesting feedback.