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The church in America will continue to decline until elders, preachers, and church leaders realize that the “consumer model” does not work–and is not what God intended.<\/div>\n

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\nIt is not about what programs a church can offer a visiting family. It is about being a real church family that desperately wants to care for one another and reach out to the lost.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\nRather than worrying about the “numbers” (which we proudly display in bulletins and on attendance boards) and “programs,” congregations need to focus on the spiritual health of their members and reaching out to the lost.
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\nWe need to invest time and energy into building stronger Christian families who are equipped for spiritual battle.
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\nWe have a bunch of “big” congregations that are spiritually sick or dying–but as long as the calendar is full and the numbers are there, no changes are made.
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\nAnd the decline continues…<\/p><\/div>\n

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The church in America will continue to decline until elders, preachers, and church leaders realize that the “consumer model” does not work–and is not what God intended. &nbsp It is not about what programs a church can offer a visiting family. It is about being a real church family that desperately wants to care for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":316,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

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The church in America will continue to decline until elders, preachers, and church leaders realize that the \"consumer model\" does not work--and is not what God intended.<\/div>\r\n
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It is not about what programs a church can offer a visiting family. It is about being a real church family that desperately wants to care for one another and reach out to the lost.<\/div>\r\n
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Rather than worrying about the \"numbers\" (which we proudly display in bulletins and on attendance boards) and \"programs,\" congregations need to focus on the spiritual health of their members and reaching out to the lost. <\/span>We need to invest time and energy into building stronger Christian families who are equipped for spiritual battle. <\/span><\/div>\r\n
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We have a bunch of \"big\" congregations that are spiritually sick or dying--but as long as the calendar is full and the numbers are there, no changes are made.<\/span><\/div>\r\n
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