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21 Signs Your Church Needs to Change

15. You are talking about the same issues in meeting after meeting.

You’re stuck, and progress will become increasingly difficult until you tackle this.

 

16. Your growth curve has slowed or stopped.

I know. This is obvious. But you’d be amazed at how many organizations and churches have stopped growing but aren’t responding to it.

The change probably should have started a year or two ago. Analyze and act now.

 

17. Your community wouldn’t notice if you disappeared.

This one hurts, but does your community notice you?

Churches that only serve themselves miss their mission.

 

18. Your passion level is average to low.

Declining organizations always lack passion.

If you want to get your church passionate about your mission, read this.

 

19. You don’t look like your community.

Churches that have become a subculture look like themselves, not like their community.

 

20. Talk doesn’t translate to action.

Most of your decisions result in nothing significant. You talk a great game, but you do nothing about it.

Jesus didn’t call us to make decisions, he called us to make disciples. Act.

 

21. You’re still breathing.

This one’s just fun. Keep changing.

Change is a constant. The day we stop changing is the day we begin to die.

Those are 21 signs I’ve identified.

I don’t think there are any exceptions, we all need to change.

What would you add to this list?