On Still Loving A Shrinking Church

I wrote a blog post for The Christian Century on the Pew Forum’s Religious Landscape Survey, which shows further declining numbers for mainline churches like The Episcopal Church.

I feel pretty conflicted about all of this. First, I think, “Who cares about numbers? Jesus didn’t care about numbers.” 

Then I think, “At least the people left in mainline churches really want to be there. Folks don’t just come to sit in the pews or to see and be seen. They’re searching for God. They’re living their questions!”

Then I think, “But their children are all going to leave. ‘God loves you!’ is apparently the most boring message ever. My Sunday school teachers are working their butts off, and it won’t even matter.”

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