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<blockquote data-quote="Gordon Wright" data-source="post: 74659262" data-attributes="member: 376333"><p><a href="https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/01/21/struggling-cottage-grove-church-asks-older-members-to-go-away/" target="_blank">Struggling Cottage Grove Church Asks Older Members To Go Away</a></p><p></p><p>Churches die for reasons. This one is Methodist, but it's a pattern I've observed independent of denomination.</p><p></p><p>My position: an aging church membership is a symptom of a failure to fulfill the Great Commission, and a declining membership is another symptom. But failing to fulfill the Great Commission is itself a symptom of a deeper spiritual illness. This church lost its way a long time ago. And this latest cynical move is yet another manifestation of the sickness.</p><p></p><p>Jesus welcomed the humble from all walks of life and of all ages. But the Church he founded - the Church described in the New Testament- does it even exist anymore?</p><p></p><p>If the church were led by the Holy Spirit, things never even would have gotten to this point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gordon Wright, post: 74659262, member: 376333"] [URL="https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/01/21/struggling-cottage-grove-church-asks-older-members-to-go-away/"]Struggling Cottage Grove Church Asks Older Members To Go Away[/URL] Churches die for reasons. This one is Methodist, but it's a pattern I've observed independent of denomination. My position: an aging church membership is a symptom of a failure to fulfill the Great Commission, and a declining membership is another symptom. But failing to fulfill the Great Commission is itself a symptom of a deeper spiritual illness. This church lost its way a long time ago. And this latest cynical move is yet another manifestation of the sickness. Jesus welcomed the humble from all walks of life and of all ages. But the Church he founded - the Church described in the New Testament- does it even exist anymore? If the church were led by the Holy Spirit, things never even would have gotten to this point. [/QUOTE]
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