BOOKS

Beyond Megachurch Myths: What We Can Learn from America's Largest Churches co-authored with Dave Travis (J-B Leadership Network Series, 2007)   Buy it now  

Gay Religion co edited with Edward Gray (AltaMira Press, 2004)  
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LECTURES and ARTICLES

A conversation with Scott Thumma
by Lynn McMillion, The Christian Chronicle
An interview with Dr. Thumma's on his megachurch studies.

A lecture on Religion and the Internet
Given at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, this lecture invited Dr. Thumma along with Rev. Charles Henderson and Elena Larsen to discuss how people are using the Internet for religious purposes.  You may also wish to visit the MIT website for a summary, transcript of the discussion, and an audio link to the lecture.

Nondenominational Congregations Study A compilation of information from both the Faith Communities Today project and the Organizing Religious Work project.

Nondenominational Congregations Today  A report from the Faith Communities Today project

What God Makes Free is Free Indeed: Nondenominational Church Identity and its Networks of Support presented at an annual meeting for the Religious Research Association.

Megachurches Today
A Summary of data from the Faith Communities Today Project.

A listing of U.S. Megachurches This is an often-updated searchable database listing of all the megachurches I have been able to locate in the United States.

Exploring the Megachurch Phenomena A section from my dissertation describing what megachurches are, their characteristics, and their resonance with the modern cultural context.

Negotiating a Religious Identity: The Case of the Gay Evangelical an article written for Sociological Analysis

Summary of a Survey of Church Webmasters  Conducted by students from Hartford’s Seminary course on Religion and the Internet surveying webmasters from 63 U.S. congregational web sites.  There are many interesting findings from this glimpse into the process of creating and maintaining a congregational web site.

Walking the Cyber-Labyrinth  A talk on the implications of the web on our spiritual journeys.

"Connectionalism Beyond the Denomination:  Local Religious Ecologies and Beyond"  a paper presented by Scott Thumma

Congregational Observational Guides - a list of guides that highlights the issues of theology and leadership when studying congregations.