If you wanted to start a congregation today, a church of like minded individuals with similar beliefs, how hard would it be, and how would you get started?
With social networks and the web today, isn't it just easier and more comfortable to share similàr ideas online? Is a brick and mortar church really necessary anymore?
I think it'd be hard to do with the cynicism toward organized religion today. You'd probably have to be a great salesman and have access to a network of people to pull it off, and probably have roots in a more traditional belief system.
Of course, people are still joining cults, so maybe it isn't that hard.