Why is My Church Dying (Introduction)

“America has thousands of churches! There are some in Cathedrals, Small Chapels, Storefronts, Private Homes and Warehouses. Some of these churches are denominational and some are not, some are traditional and some are very unique, and finally some are growing and unfortunately MANY are DYING! There are a lot of churches, ministries, and Christian Centers that are on life support spiritually. Why? I believe the question is on the hearts and minds of many Pastors and church members, and the answer is available…BUT can we handle the TRUTH? The truth is something most Christians avoid like the plague! Why? I think we (Christians) would rather blame the devil for things that are really our fault and responsibility. Is the devil our enemy? Of course he is! But WE reap what WE sow. The church preaches a lot about sowing and reaping, especially when it comes to money and wealth. If you read the verses in Malachi about tithes, read carefully! It wasn’t the people God was rebuking, IT WAS THE PRIEST! But many churches lay this on the members and yet they don’t practice what they preach. Local churches are supposed to make an impact on the communities they are in by GIVING back, (Matt. 5:14-16) Sinners should have to even confess and admit that the Church makes a difference in this neighborhood! I want to give you ten answers to the QUESTION! “Why is my church dying!” Hold on to your hat’s the answers may shake up your traditional thinking…and make you THINK!”

Chaplain Mark H. Stevens

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Comment by Mark H. Stevens, Th.D on July 30, 2009 at 8:11pm: AMEN

Comment by Micah RaSun-Vann on July 30, 2009 at 7:38pm: It is my belief that the church is dying there is outright "Junk" being preached from the pulpits on Sundays. If we look in the scriptures when Jesus when to the synagogue he preached from the scriptures, the pharisees and teachers preached from the scriptures. People were fed Life. Today the pulpit has become a "Soapbox" for everything but the scripture. You tell me how to get rich, throw off, cross the line on topics God never ordained you to speak about, subjects better suited for a conference or bible study, but rarely speak with passion about Jesus and the love of the Father. Yes it's dying.