I got an interesting email from Tom Doyle with Regal Cinemas today.
It’s an article about the multi-site strategy of Second Baptist Church in Houston. What’s cool is that I talked with one the pastors (Greg Ligon) who is spearheading their multi-site effort a few months ago. He asked me lots of questions about meeting in movie theaters. Looks like they are moving full-steam ahead. Love their vision!
There are currently about 125 churches meeting in movie theaters across the country. One of my personal dreams is seeing 1,000 theater churches across the country. I honestly think there should be a church meeting in every theater in the country 
There seems to be a growing fascination with churches meeting in theaters. Leadership Journal is doing a feature on theater churches in their Fall issue that will spotlight Theaterchurch.com. I’ll post it once it’s online.
FYI–we’ll do a half-day forum for theater churches as an add-on for the Buzz Conference, May 4-6, 2006.
Here’s the article Tom Doyle sent to me. It’s off the AP wire:
Church plans to lease theater for expansion
(10/19/05 – HOUSTON) – Second Baptist Church plans an $86.7 million expansion that includes leasing theaters for church services and buying a shopping center.
Church members plan to vote this month on a plan that includes $5 million to develop four theater spaces to establish congregations in Cypress, Willowbrook, Pearland and the Richmond/Rosenberg area early next year.
The church is considering leasing seven more theater spaces in Fort Worth, San Francisco, Louisville, Ky., and Raleigh, N.C.
The theater plan is part of the church’s national outreach program, Senior Associate Pastor Gary Moore said Tuesday.
Moore said theaters are courting groups to lease space. “They are looking for multi-use opportunities,” he said. The plan also includes $25 million to buy a 6.1 acre shopping center for Bible study classes and $9 million to develop an HDTV broadcasting system.
(Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
