Most American
denominations are now in free-fall. We have tried everything we know to
encourage and help local churches adapt to a new world - and we have
produced several excellent resources and processes which are bringing
real renewal and hope to hundreds of congregations. And yet the death
tsunami seems to swallow all our anecdotal victories in a collective
plot-line of ecclesial annihilation. This thing is so far beyond
"adaptive leadership" that I am apt to throw something the next time I
hear that term benignly tossed about as a solution to our present
situation.
