How megachurches grew and how they operate

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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