Episode 25: Ministering in a Declining Area

Episode 25: Ministering in a Declining Area

All over the country, smaller communities are dying as more and more people move to cities, and in some cities, even some communities are changing to business centers so that the number of people is diminishing.

1. Is it a factual decline or apparent decline…demographics?
2. Your people might not recognize the reality.
3. Most declining communities are aging communities.
4. Accept that there is a life cycle for churches.
5. Love the people; reach all you can.
6. Consider partnerships.
7. Allow a church to die gracefully.