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Some megachurches closing on Christmas

December 8, 2005 Adam Walker Cleaveland

Megachurches are closing on Christmas (Mark’s blog entry here; CNN article here). A few of the churches that will not be holding Christmas morning services are Willow Creek and North Point. My favorite quote is below:

Cally Parkinson, a spokeswoman for Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, said church leaders decided that organizing services on a Christmas Sunday would not be the most effective use of staff and volunteer resources.

Huh. Not to bag on megachurches (although, maybe we could get Andy Stanley back on this blog to explain how his church came to this decision), but…since when did scheduling our worship of God become contingent on whether or not it was an “effective use of staff and volunteer resources.” Very interesting…

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Filed Under: Ministry Tagged With: Christmas, Megachurches

Adam is an artist, entrepreneur, pastor, husband and father. He lives in Skokie, Illinois with his wife Sarah (who is also a pastor), their son Caleb, and their dog, Sadie. Read More…

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