There also needs to be a way to talk about the non-local "congregation" of the modern megachurch.

People have been attending churches via TV for many years (e.g. Robert Schuller's Hour of Power started in 1970) - some people who have never been within a thousand miles of the building consider themselves members of those churches.

I know of people who regularly drive from San Diego to Orange County (1 1/4 hour drive each way on a good day) to attend Saddleback Church pastored by Rick Warren (The Purpose Driven Life). It has 7 different venues with different music styles but a live video feed of the lesson from the "main" site.

Last edited by Myridon; 05/02/2008 10:40 PM.