Autopsy of a Deceased Church: 12 Ways to Keep Yours Alive (Biblia.com)

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No one wants to see a church die. And yet, far too many churches are dying. For more than twenty-five years, Dr. Thom Rainer has helped churches grow, reverse the trends of decline, and has autopsied those that have died. From this experience, he has discovered twelve consistent themes among those churches that have died. Yet, it’s not gloom and doom because from those twelve themes, lessons on...

no one, at any point, ever mentioned the possibility of a willingness to turn over the leadership of the church to the residents of the community. What may seem like common sense to an outsider was treasonous to the church members. After all, it was their church. The community members had never given a dime to the congregation. Why would they ever consider letting those outsiders take over the church?

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