I was blessed to be in worship today. So good to have Jake and Britton preaching. I am taking some time to plan the messages around the special called session of General Conferene coming in February as well as a series for Lent where we will be thinking about the idea, “Is God to Blame?”
This afternoon we had a church conference and talked about our vision for reaching the unreached in the Northland over the coming years.
I shared an insight I read from a church consultant. The context is how Church attendance is in a time of decline in the USA. The fastesr growing demographic on church participation surveys are the “nones”. These are people with no religious affiliation.
So, the insight is...Mainline churches see decline as the new norm. Growing, evangelical churches see decline as the next challenge to be met.
Which attitude do you claim? As for me, I choose not to settle for decline being viewed as normal. The Gospel of Jesus Christ has been changing lives and the world for centuries. Jesus is still alive. The Holy Spirit continues to move. May God empower us to meet the new challenge of our time.
It’s been a good day. I hope you’ve had a good day too.
Steve
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