What We’re Not Is As Important As What We Are January 22, 2009
Posted by Dan R. Dick in Congregational Life, Religion in the U.S., Spiritual Trends.Tags: church, hypocrisy, Spiritual seekers
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Go to any Christian bookstore and you can find thousands of books promising to turn your church around (whatever that means). These books primarily focus on programs and activities that attract new people to the church, or give leadership ‘secrets’ that guarantee success. (“We did it! You can do it, too!) We look to the leaders of congregations that are growing numerically to find out what we’re not doing as well. This narrowly misses the point. What we’re not doing is less important than who we’re not.
