If We Can't Reach the Dechurched, Can We Really Reach the Unchurched?
Or another way to ask this might be: Are the keys to being effective at reaching the Unchurched to be found in the Dechurched? George Barna states that recently Dechurched Christians represent the largest growth rate of any segment they monitor. Few churches in America are unaffected by this growing trend. This may be old news to you, but my question is this: Could thoughtful dialog with this group provide insights to not only open our front door, but close our backdoor as well? If our campaigns to reach the Unchurched have been weak or unfruitful, is it possible we could be ignoring a group that represents a more immediate potential for cityreaching and community transformation and a key to reaching every other group?
If you think so, and if you have a heart for the Dechurched, I have some thoughts and ideas I'd like you to consider:
THOUGHTS:
1. Would it make more sense to first become the kind of church that is highly effective in reaching the Dechurched?
2. What we can learn from the Dechurched, may be more important than what they can learn from us.
3. Collaboration, rather than assimilation, may be a more appropriate goal to set with regard to the Dechurched.
4. This collaboration, done right, could produce the most transformational impact on your ministry and your community of any program presently in place.
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