Podcast Episode Details

Do Dying Churches Really Know They Are Dying?

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Typically, the first step in making necessary changes is acceptance of the current reality. A church cannot change unless its members and leaders know that the status quo will lead to death. Sam and Thom review five situations where dying churches get stuck and, as a consequence, continue on the path toward death.

• • The strange oxymoron of the “recognized denial”: intellectual acceptance and emotional denial
  • The silver bullet is on the way
  • As long as they can pay the bills
  • Not changing because they think they are standing firm
  • As long as I get my preferences met

Resources:

• Filament Bible Collection

• Tyndale House Publishers

• Upward Sports

• Brown Church Development Group

• “Autopsy of a Deceased Church: 12 Ways to Keep Yours Alive” by Thom S. Rainer (affiliate link)

• “Where Have All the Church Members Gone?” by Thom S. Rainer (affiliate link)

• FREE Research Report! New Surprising Insights

• Church Answers Central

• The Hope Initiative

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Published on 10 months, 1 week ago