HMD, Coon & DKB recognize past failures

[Charnock]

Originally Posted by DAII

That sounds like a fair analysis but the reports are of explosive growth and revival. Bernard sugar-coated the mass exodus of the last two-three years as a "little bump" in the road.

I think the stats and admission of 3rd, 4th, 5th generation UPCers are leaving .... is the most alarming stat. The remedy to channel energies in 1st generation converts in this post-modern society seems to be a tall order.

Again, we have not grown AT ALL over the past ten years. We have almost the exact same amount of churches now as we did then. We have grown our ministerial roster a bit.