Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church, T.D. Jakes’ Potter’s House and Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church have topped Newsmax’s list of “Top 50 Megachurches in America.”
The list, released Wednesday, was compiled by The Christian Post’s contributing editor Johnnie Moore, who wrote that the rankings were not based on church size but rather on the notoriety of the church’s leaders, the ratings of their television and radio programs, and the reach of their books, public opinion and overall influence.
“Megachurches are the spiritual phenomenon of the 21st century; there are more churches with 5,000 people attending weekly services than at any other time in history,” Moore, a former senior vice president at Liberty University, wrote. “So much for those who claim ad nauseam that faith is declining in our country.”