by revnick | Apr 4, 2013 | Words to the Church
Over the last few weeks… months… years… (decades?)… there have been people writing articles saying that the church is dead or dying. Nothing new here. We’ve heard it before, we’ll keep hearing it over and over again. But...
by revnick | Jan 11, 2013 | Words to the Church
A new year has begun and already I’m getting bogged down in talk about churches struggling with finances, membership and viability. We have a number of churches who are seriously considering their short and long-term future in this part of the country right now....
by revnick | Sep 21, 2012 | Words to the Church
So much fear. Churches are feeling the crunch. Finances are tight, or in some places even critical. For some denominational structures they are approaching critical status and could face collapse within a few years. Things are going to be changing. And fast!...
by revnick | Apr 27, 2012 | Words to the Church
It’s no question to many, many people that the way the church functions today as an institution needs to change. I hear it from the people who sit in the pews, I hear it from clergy, I even hear it from people on the street. Of course this doesn’t apply to...
by revnick | Oct 20, 2011 | Church
Statistics are helpful tools. They show us trends, we learn from them, they help us plan. They also show us the realities in which we live. For the church, the statistics are grim. Aging and rapidly declining membership, no new families, dwindling finances in the face...
