Boomer dependency and honest stewardship
this is such a valuable conversation to be having.
It seems to me that the underlying mission of so many congregations is 'this community has to go on forever and never end.'
as you point out - our own lives have end points, and our church's lives have endpoints. It's not a failure to say 'we're done'.
and it's not just that church's are refusing to talk about closing.
it's that we're not opening new ones.
this is such a valuable conversation to be having.
It seems to me that the underlying mission of so many congregations is 'this community has to go on forever and never end.'
as you point out - our own lives have end points, and our church's lives have endpoints. It's not a failure to say 'we're done'.
and it's not just that church's are refusing to talk about closing.
it's that we're not opening new ones.