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  • A Place Worth Contending For

    Brian Martinez|Sep 26, 2024

    Researchers estimate that 100,000 churches will close in the next few decades1. Another source estimates that at least 1,000,000 are attending churches that are declining or plateaued2. The question that needs to be asked by you is “Am I currently attending a church at risk of closing, or a plateaued church?” If the answer is yes, there’s something you can do. The early church described in Acts 2 in the Bible serves as the best model. It was a growing church, a serving church, a connected church, a worshiping church and a church going out to sp...