I go to First Christian Church in Tarpon Springs, FL. As you said, it is a large non-denominational church but I wouldn't say that our preacher is like a televangelist. You can visit the church web site at: Click HereOriginally Posted by Franklin
We had talked about the idea of paying some of the band, etc. but turned it down for just the reasons you are getting at - we want the people leading the worship to have their hearts in the right place and NOT just a "hired gun". Our music minister makes it very clear that in our roles we are to be an example to others. Of course, every church has some paid positions: Minister, Music Minister, etc. but the majority of people on stage during a service are actually church member volunteers. They do pay the sound and lighting guys a little bit because of the long hours they put in (but what they pay isn't really that much considering the amount of work these guys do... they end up volunteering a lot of time on top of it).
Our church has about 1200-1300 members and our current sanctuary seats approx. 850. We run 3 services each Sunday: 1 traditional early service (we have a very nice pipe organ) but the 2nd and 3rd services are pretty rocking! We're in the process of building a larger facility as we've outgrown this one and with the way FL and this area are growing population wise, we are expecting big things in the years to come. Good luck in finding a church home where you fit in.