Members of the City Impact Church West branch now regularly attend Sunday morning and afternoon services at the local Westgate Event Cinemas, in Massey, West Auckland.

And unlike traditional churches, you are allowed to take food inside — with families regularly treating themselves to popcorn and ice creams while listening to the pastor's sermon. Continue reading

"We've had some incredible experiences with fog," the pastor of operations at one church says.

However, some "worship experts" and longtime Christians are concerned about what they see as a danger to sound worship theology.

"I'm convinced that in the Church today, we need less spotlights, fog machines, formulas and simply more humility and dependence on the presence and power of the Holy Spirit," a former pastor says. Read more