SCOUT· 38%1h 18m·2026-09-08·Relationships90. Youth Camps & Megachurches (Ellie's Story)
Youth camp was Ellie’s happy place. She made memories with friends, had powerful emotional experiences, and led worship. But after getting involved in a megachurch, she began seeing what happened behind the scenes and what happened when she started asking honest questions. Ellie shares her journey from church camps…
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“Ellie's description of the meeting she was called into after New Year's Eve sounds uncomfortably familiar and similar to meetings I experienced working at a megachurch. Let no one disbelieve that megachurch culture is oriented around protec…”
“You simply moved from one echo chamber to another…. Sam Harris, Bart Ehrman, all those guys have argument that are so easily shattered. I really hope you took time to actually look into it yourself and not just jump on the bandwagon of an “…”
“It’s important to remember than less than 1% of churches in America are mega churches. The majority of Christians disagree with the mega church model, it most certainly is not anywhere close to what the Bible lays out for a church gathering…”
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