Podcast Episode #348
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In churches who are dying, you often hear statements like the ones we cover today. Today we explain how to identify the personalities of sick churches.
Some highlights from today’s episode include:
- Too many church leaders are not willing to admit their church is sick.
- A church cannot get healthy until she first realizes she is sick.
- Decline of more than 20% after a pastor or staff member leaves should signal a major alarm in a church.
- Often, the good ole days, in reality, weren’t really that good.
- We have churches who fight so much that they’re completely distracted from their mission.
- Churches often close not for lack of people but for lack of obedience.
The seven personalities we discuss are:
- The Denier.
- The Deflector.
- The Cool Kid.
- The Nostalgic.
- The Street Fighter.
- The Autopilot.
- The Living Dead.
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The Voice must have really busted up his arm. Get well, brother!
Is it possible for all of these personalities to be present? If so, would they lead to the final personality of living death? I am looking forward to future posts or videos about dealing with each personality. I would also be interested in hearing how to deal with a multiple-personality disorder … Blessings!
Imagine if we really did have a funeral for each dying church. Maybe that would help wake us up to this silent epidemic of sick and dying churches.
We’ve ordered Autopsy of a Deceased Church for our vacation bible school adult study. I just read it and all I can say is “wow”. I hope we make it til Aug 14 so that my church can make changes