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Study: Relationship building good, more discipleship needed

By Filings on Fri, 05/10/19
Church & Ministry
Lifeway Research
Discipleship
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“Fewer than half of churchgoers (48 percent) agree with the statement, ‘I intentionally spend time with other believers to help them grow in their faith.’ This includes 19 percent who strongly agree. The same number (19 percent) disagree.” - BP News

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Bert Perry

NewWhy churches die

Fri, 05/10/19

Look at these numbers. Now even if we ignore the reality of people doing discipleship poorly, it looks bleak. Good companion piece for the one about the death of an American Church.

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.

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TylerR

NewNot sure

Sun, 06/23/19

MF wrote:

Now, persuasion depends on two things, the right message (theology) and the right messenger (ministry). Considering the enormity of the problem, we probably need to change both.

What do you mean by that?

Tyler is a pastor in Olympia, WA and works in State government.

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