ITEMS OF INTEREST July 24, 2006 Issue

ITEMS OF INTEREST

with contributions from Sherri Day, Sandi Dolbee, Bill Leigh

"If the rev. charlie martin seems a bit busy, it's because he's got places to go. On a typical Sunday, Martin ... worships at 8 a.m., preaches at the 9 a.m. service, and then slips into a car and hurries toward Pasco County [Florida].

"Forty-five minutes later, he's on again. ... His second congregation is only eight months old, but Martin already contemplates a third in the southern part of St. Petersburg. ...

"His multicampus vision mirrors a national trend, as churches around the country franchise themselves and open multiple branded locations. Established churches are using the concept to grow by getting smaller, avoiding the impersonal nature associated with some megachurches. They also sidestep the high cost of constructing large buildings to hold growing flocks. ...

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