The Church at a Crossroads - Flexibility to Change

The church has six problem areas adapting to the future:

• Isolation: Many churches and denominations are isolated from the realities of their community and the larger culture.


• Fragmentation: Many churches are so fragmented and activity driven that they have little opportunity to develop strong relational bonds.


• Lack of identity: Community and corporate identity are not the same as being purpose-driven or having a mission statement.


• Lack of innovation: Many churches do not tolerate fringe or eccentric elements...


• Central leadership: The primary bottleneck to innovation. Innovation is sitting in the congregation and remains largely untapped.


• No margin for error: Many churches confuse running lean with being fiscally conservative.

You can find the rest of the story on pages Xi-Xiii in The Millennium Matrix.