Reblogged from Huffington Post

By Steve McSwain

As I see it, there are “7” changing trends impacting church-going in America. In this first of two articles, I’ll address the “7” trends impacting church-going. In the second part, I’ll offer several best practices that, as I see it, might reverse the trends contributing to the decline.

Trends Impacting Church Decline:

1. The demographic remapping of America.

2. Technology.

3. Leadership Crisis

4. Competition

5. Religious Pluralism

6. The “Contemporary” Worship Experience

7. Phony Advertising

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