10 Dangers of Denial in Dying Churches

10 Dangers of Denial in Dying Churches

The problems will only worsen.
Future generations are forsaken.
Leaders will have regrets.
Churches will miss opportunities for solutions.
There is no urgency for change.
Maintenance ministries engender frustration and conflict.
Churches in denial are usually disobedient.
Many of these churches will tolerate open and flagrant sin.
The church will lose its best members.
Comfort becomes an idol.

Some highlights from today’s Rainer Report:

If you don’t deal with the present, you won’t be a force for the future.
The way to move forward in a church is to be proactive, not reactive.
Successful change requires you to admit something is wrong and needs to be addressed.
A church in denial of dying is often disobedient to the Great Commission because they don’t see the need for living it out.