I never knew how big this one was until I was in a church that was already in decline and I had come to restart it. There are some of the people which I thought were the most dedicated actually were not. That hurt the congregation. If a declining church wants to be successful in renewal, there must be a strong, committed core of people who are in it for the long-haul, regardless of the setbacks and disappointments, which will naturally come.
There has to be a strong commited ore who will persevere thru the long haul
