Petrol Prices and Church
Mark Sayers made the interesting point with the advent of higher petrol prices.
“In the last 30 years, cheap oil and growing cities have created what urban planners call exurbs. Exurbs are basically suburbs on the outer fringe of cities, beyond the established suburbs. They tend to be favoured by people who are happy to drive long distances to work, with the pay off of being able to buy large homes. Exurbs have seen the rise of mega-churches and mutli-campus style churches. In which people are happy to drive large distances to attend these churches.
Mega Churches that are a distance from public transport may feel the pinch. Ouch. Maybe people who attend church will think local! I think that this maybe a welcome development for small churches that are trying to impact their local community. There will be more resources for finances and people making a difference, with people who are really our neighbors. Not people in some far off distant suburb.
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