"I don't see a third Great Awakening happening at the moment, " Thumma said.
NPR: Southern Baptists Expand North With Church Plants
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"Cell phones, e-mail, complex phone systems and the Internet all enhance the way megachurches work, " says Thumma, faculty associate at the Hartford Institute.
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Thumma said it's a clear effort to avoid some of the stereotypes about Southerners, such as negative perceptions of their racial views or reputed "damn-us-all-to-hell" fundamentalism.
NPR: Southern Baptists Expand North With Church Plants