Because we are so busy doing the activities and programs and ministries of our churches, we often are not aware of this major hidden issue: a lack of biblical understanding.
Deferred maintenance crises in churches are hindering church adoption. Simply stated, many potential church adoptions have been delayed or dropped because the adopting church cannot afford to upgrade the facilities of the declining church seeking adoption, impacting post-pandemic church trends.
Is your church struggling with attendance? Recent data shows churches must replace 32 out of every 100 attendees annually. Discover the 5 principles healthy congregations use to move from decline to growth.
If other church members contact you about the post, let them know that you support the pastor, and they should as well regarding criticism about your pastor. It only takes one or two strong and supportive church members to bring the discussion to a needed ending.
In a church with 100 in attendance, an additional 32 attendees would have to be added to stay even, and they would have to attend every Sunday. If they attend every other Sunday, the church would need an additional 64 attendees.
Here are reasons there's a supply and demand crisis in pastoral searches for megachurches.
We believe in the smaller churches. We will partner with local churches to focus on resourcing smaller churches. We believe in the leaders of smaller churches.
I will not talk about my prayer life to make me look more spiritual. My prayer life has a long way to go. If I hint in any way that I am some super saint with an unmatched prayer life, I am lying.
The churches kept waiting for the silver bullet. The most common silver bullet was a new pastor who would turn things around. The second most common silver bullet was a new youth or children’s minister who would do all the work to reach young people.
Let’s stop trying to get people to come to church, and instead go to them.
