Lin

“I’d heard that Rick Warren is also pretty authoritarian and requires that a covenant be signed stating that people won’t challenge the elders or question the pastor.  Does anyone know if this is an urban myth or not, or where I would have heard this?”

They used to have a membership type of covenant. I do not know if they have one now. Probably had to do with new member orientation. Most mega’s have those and have a list of things about being a member. What it said was more subtle. It talked about not critisizing the church or the leadership or saying negative things about them. It is done in a more Rah, Rah manner. Like school spirit for churches

I have been away from megaland for a few years now and understand some things are changing. People are leaving faster than they are coming. Never believe the numbers. They don’t even know them for sure.