We’ve got a Problem!
Yesterday my sons and I poured a concrete pad in front of the shed. We got the shed a couple months ago and we knew the reasons we needed the improvements:
The area gets very muddy.
We have vines, weeds and poison ivy growing everywhere.
There's a big step up to the shed...
Step 4 to Church Failure: The Scramble Begins
As we read last time, Step 3 is when the "turn" really happens. People start to leave, offerings suffer, staff start to withdraw, and visitors no longer "hear about great things" from your church. The local church is in serious trouble.
Then, the Senior Pastor or Board of Deacons, reach for...