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The Quiet Crisis of the 100–200 Attendance Church
This crisis is real and pervasive in American churches. Jess and Thom discuss why it is “quiet.” The church is often too large to operate relationally like a small church but too small to operate like a larger church.
The pastor can no longer carry the ministry personally.
The key transition is from a pastor-does-ministry church to a church-does-ministry church.
Volunteer systems become essential, yet many churches never develop them.
Informal communication begins to break down.
Longtime members may resist the changes necessary for continued growth.
Facilities, children’s space…
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