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Being the Church in the Age of the Dispirited

Being the Church in the Age of the Dispirited. Scott Thumma Hartford Institute for Religion Research. Lutheran’s in New England. Not Quite Dying… But Changing. Getting Older…. Less Appealing To The Young?. But more competition for their time. And Ours. And we wanted them as

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Being the Church in the Age of the Dispirited

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  1. Being the Church in the Age of the Dispirited Scott Thumma Hartford Institute for Religion Research

  2. Lutheran’s in New England

  3. Not Quite Dying… But Changing

  4. Getting Older…

  5. Less Appealing To The Young?

  6. But more competition for their time

  7. And Ours

  8. And we wanted them as Married Couples With Children!

  9. Getting Larger… and smaller…

  10. Megachurch Proliferation

  11. A weakening of denominational labels and affiliation within churches

  12. Less Vital…?

  13. The Challenge: Change or die a slow death…

  14. And/or/both Innovative…

  15. The first step in Transformative Change is: “Establish a sense of urgency” (John Kotter)

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