The Dissenter

The Dissenter

The Megachurch Model: When Access to the Pastor Feels Like Winning the Lottery

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Jeff
Jun 09, 2026
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In a healthy church, meeting with the pastor shouldn’t feel like winning a raffle. That was my first thought when I heard Josh Howerton describe giving church members a “once in a maybe lifetime opportunity” to sit down and ask their pastor questions.

Read that again. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In fact, just listen to it for yourself.

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