{"product_id":"9780787994679","title":"Beyond Megachurch Myths What We Can Learn from America's Largest Churches","description":"\u003ch3\u003eJossey-Bass Leadership Network Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBeyond Megachurch Myths\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat We Can Learn from America's Largest Churches\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eScott Thumma | Dave Travis | Rick Warren\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Christian Living \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDrawing on extensive, broad-based, and well-designed research, as well as stories and anecdotes, \u003ci\u003eBeyond Megachurch Myths\u003c\/i\u003e dispels popluar myths about megachurches while highlighting the diversity within the megachurch phenomenon. Defining a megachurch as a Protestant church that averages at least 2000 total attendees in their weekend services, Scott Thumma and Dave Travis reveal what these churches are and are not, why they are thriving, what their members say about their experiences, and why they have many valuable lessons to teach smaller churches.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eDr. Scott Thumma\u003c\/b\u003e is a researcher in the Hartford Institute for Religion Research and a faculty member of Hartford Seminary.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDave Travis\u003c\/b\u003e is the executive vice president of Leadership Network, the premier church networking organization for innovative churches. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Box: Innovative Churches That Work\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 August 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780787994679\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379036254348,"sku":"9780787994679","price":21.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780787994679_ebe3bb22-72ae-4c02-a10f-f69cf948e77f.jpg?v=1780140674","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780787994679","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}