Many LCMS churches are being sucked into a death spiral that they are oblivious to and it could collapse the Synod without a pragmatic near term response.
The article would be stronger if the unsubstantiated claim about the cause of decline had either been backed up or left out. Has a survey been done asking people why they have left or chosen not to join? Also, I wonder how well the districts do at leading their pastors to understand and work in the changing conditions of our society. We are no longer the post-WW II world.
I think there are good thoughts here.
Some of this sharing could be done at a district level as well, for example some school personnel.
The Unite Leadership Collective (uniteleadership.org) is certainly aligned in these thoughts! Thanks for the bold thoughts and hopes!
Upward spiral in effect
The article would be stronger if the unsubstantiated claim about the cause of decline had either been backed up or left out. Has a survey been done asking people why they have left or chosen not to join? Also, I wonder how well the districts do at leading their pastors to understand and work in the changing conditions of our society. We are no longer the post-WW II world.