Dr. Richard J. Krejcir, a church consultant, in his "Why Churches Fail -Part 1" article says that in his study of over 1,000 churches for more than 10 years, he found that people who leave a church other than to move out of the area do so because of:
- Conflict or gossip in the church
- Hypocrisy and judgemental attitudes and actions of the leadership
- A lack of hospitality or concern
- Unwillingness to deal with sin.
People need a place to feel at home and to grow in their faith; a place that helps them cope with the sins of the world -- their sins.
Krejcir says that we should be stressing:
- Prayer
- Bible literacy and it relevance
- Discipleship
We should avoid trying to add "consumers" of Christianity to the pews instead of participants and disciples. He says we go for what's glitzy, what's popular, what the most "mod". We concentrate on dumbing down worship to the pew-sitters instead of encouraging the congregation to worship God. We put the focus on ourselves instead of God, he says.
- Why Churches Fail - Part II
Are you willing to take a hard look at why people are not attending your church?
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