I was working with a Presbyterian church in the Midwest. It’s an inner-city church that conducts some ministries with an Anglican church (that has left the Episcopal Church) about eight blocks away. Both churches are declining rapidly. Both churches suffer from seriously deteriorating buildings that they couldn’t possibly afford to restore. I recommended […]

“We need more accountability.” This is a comment I am hearing more and more as I work with churches. In follow-up I ask, “How so?” Almost always the response is directed at holding the pastor more accountable.
Interestingly, when I ask the people I interview if there is a need for more accountability of church members, […]