1.0Sharefaith Magazinehttps://www.sharefaith.com/blogDaniel Threlfallhttps://www.sharefaith.com/blog/author/daniel/Does Your Church Need to Die? - Sharefaith Magazinerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="cIiUcJAZE4"><a href="https://www.sharefaith.com/blog/2010/10/church-die/">Does Your Church Need to Die?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.sharefaith.com/blog/2010/10/church-die/embed/#?secret=cIiUcJAZE4" width="600" height="338" title="“Does Your Church Need to Die?” — Sharefaith Magazine" data-secret="cIiUcJAZE4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Churches are dying. Today, at least ten churches will die. Today, fifty pastors will resign or retire. As a whole, the church appears to be on the decline. Fifty years ago, so the aged saints intone, churches were exploding with growth. People were heading down the aisles in droves to get saved; crowds would stand […]https://sharefaithblog.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/churchdeath.jpg