Abstract
1) Motivation/problem statement: Churches across America are in decline. This article points out ten possible reasons a person’s church may be soon closing its doors and offers possible solutions. 2) Methods/procedure/approach: I used my experience and several recent research surveys by Barna Research, Faith Communities Today 2005 Survey, and the Leavell Church Growth Center to present a variety of church door slammers. 3) Results/Findings/product: If churches will take note of these door slammers and use the suggested solutions listed, they can address each and turn their church around. 4) Conclusion/implications: If churches want to be healthy in the truest sense of the word, they must avoid closing their doors and implement turnaround solutions.
Recommended Citation
Von Kanel, D. R. (2012). Closing Our Doors: Ten Reasons to Consider Why Your Church May Be in Trouble . . . and What To Do. Great Commission Research Journal, 4(1), 34-42. Retrieved from https://place.asburyseminary.edu/gcrj/vol4/iss1/4
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