Rainer on Leadership Do Dying Churches Really Know They Are Dying?
Feb 3, 2025
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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.
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- 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:
- “Where Have All the Church Members Gone?” by Thom S. Rainer (affiliate link)
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