Scrappy Church
by Thom S. Rainer
2020-12-29 17:21:29
How many times have we heard these statements⦠âWe canât compete with the megachurch in our town!â âA new church was started two blocks from us. Weâve got plenty of churches without them!â âThe church brought a...
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How many times have we heard these statements⦠âWe canât compete with the megachurch in our town!â âA new church was started two blocks from us. Weâve got plenty of churches without them!â âThe church brought another one of their campuses near us. Itâs totally unethical what they are doing.â âWe canât reach young families. They all go to the big church that has all the childrenâs and student stuff.â âWe donât have the money or the people the other churches have.â Bestselling author Thom S. Rainer (I Am a Church Member, Autopsy of a Deceased Church) has heard comments like these hundreds, if not thousands, of times. They are statements of hopelessness. They are statements of despair. They are statements of defeat. Church leaders donât want to feel this way. They desire to break out of the mediocrity of the same, lame, and tame existence of their churches. They want their churches to make a difference. There is hope. Godâs hope. Godâs possibilities. What does a scrappy church look like? Letâs take a look together.
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