Early
in their lives, some children and some young churches get labeled as
failures. Once so labeled, there is almost no chance of their fulfilling
the dreams that once surrounded them. In the world of new churches,
once we label them as failed, we may quickly pull all resources and
close a project, effectively saying to the people gathered, "Thank you
for your time. Don't call us we'll call you. Here is a list of other xyz
churches in your county. Have a nice life." Many of these folks were
taking intentional personal risk to trust anything related to organized
religion. By our actions, we are then insuring that they will never go
near any church again in their lives.
