The Rise of Mega-Church Efforts in International Development: A Brief Analysis and Areas for Further Research

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Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies 26 (2):104-117 (2009)
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Evangelical `mega-churches' are awakening to the importance of tackling poverty and social issues even as they continue their focus on evangelism and church planting. As a result, they are moving into carrying out their own development efforts globally, emphasizing direct relationships with churches in the developing world. This is changing their engagement with the `professional' evangelical development organizations, leading the mega-churches to search and experiment with development methods, approaches, and choice of issues, and bringing them up against questions and challenges inherent in development work.

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