tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post7822228392374718124..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: The perfectly sized parish. . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-15499281522463196102013-07-09T09:07:40.929-05:002013-07-09T09:07:40.929-05:00The small churches of the Evangelicals are dying b...The small churches of the Evangelicals are dying because the people are migrating to the mega churches. Mobility, the death of small communities (no Wal-Mart), and the fact many young people leave their home church for employment elsewhere all factor in..<br /><br />As for wanting small congregations to "grow up": Even the big churches (all but the biggest with the big budgets) are aping the culture (not exactly preaching repentance and the forgiveness of sins). And I do mean aping in the sense that some chimpanzees could do better. Most of what passes for a rock band should have stayed in the garage. Pagans can go to concerts elsewhere; the churched people who migrate from one place to another don't get it, I guess.<br /><br />Entertainment is not Word and Sacrament; it isn't even Evangelicalism.Janis Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947508427040251166noreply@blogger.com