10 Temptations of Church

Why Churches Decline and What To Do About It

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Church, Pastoral Ministry
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Author: John Flowers, Karen Vannoy ISBN: 9781426756009
Publisher: Abingdon Press Publication: April 1, 2012
Imprint: Abingdon Press Language: English
Author: John Flowers, Karen Vannoy
ISBN: 9781426756009
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Publication: April 1, 2012
Imprint: Abingdon Press
Language: English

Church after church faces eventual death while helplessly lamenting its fate.  What perversity is at work that causes those who sincerely love the church to become obstacles to growth? Like the apostle Paul, churches don’t always do the things they want, but instead they do the very thing they hate. Why? While the theological answer is sin at work in us, the organizational answer may just be that members of dying churches unconsciously find a payoff in the church’s decline.  They are tempted by church. 

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Church after church faces eventual death while helplessly lamenting its fate.  What perversity is at work that causes those who sincerely love the church to become obstacles to growth? Like the apostle Paul, churches don’t always do the things they want, but instead they do the very thing they hate. Why? While the theological answer is sin at work in us, the organizational answer may just be that members of dying churches unconsciously find a payoff in the church’s decline.  They are tempted by church. 

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