Activity in church not always indicator of stronger faith
BY THOM S. RAINER , CHRISTIAN POST CONTRIBUTOR
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Perhaps the image many of us have of church dropouts is a person who was only marginally involved at the onset. He or she did not connect with people and ministries in the church, so that person became a dropout – a person who stopped attending church altogether.
But there are a number of persons who have been active in church life for years. They have had key leadership positions. They are considered some of the most faithful members. And then they are gone. Sometimes it’s sudden; on a few occasions it is more gradual…
1. Moral failure…
2. Dropping out of a group….
3. Burnout…
4. Traumatic event…
5. Dropping out of a ministry…
6. Major interpersonal conflict…
7. Gradual withdrawal…(read full article at Christian Post)
