As we navigate the strange ministry terrain of the post-pandemic era - with so many churches having collapsed, a lot of blaming is going on. By blaming, I mean that church leaders are seeking to understand why their churches are dying. The popular culprits: loss of faith within the culture, hedonism, the bad rap that evangelicals are giving to all organized religion, human busyness, changed weekend habits from the 2020-22 experience, selfish church members who will not make changes to welcome new people. On and on the excuses go. Each of these items bears a bit of truth.
