Originally posted by tabibito
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My second reaction based on my experience in churches is treating a church as a mission field will result in a church split. As people changed from pew warmers to active believers, they will have different expectations from the community. Eventually this will cause conflict with the maintain the status quo crowd. Someday the church won't be big enough for both and the split occurs. Sometime later, the remnant in the church throw in the towel and close it. Except for the closed part, I lived through this one.
I would only try this if I was the senior pastor of that church or I had a really clear message from God that is what He wants.
Question though: if a church is really that fallen away, is the pain of trying to revive it better than letting it peacefully die? Seeing the sentence makes me realize the answer is yes. Maybe I need to deal with my pain aversion.
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