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\nOn this week's episode, Thom and Sam discuss why the typical church must replace a third of its congregation every year to maintain the same number of attendees. Most pastors feel this problem, but the Church Answers team has data on the issue.
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\nThe dilemma: A typical church will lose a third of its attendance every year. What if you are a church of 100?
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\n \tDeath: 1 person
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\n \tMoving: 9 people
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\n \tTransfer: 7 people
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\n \tFrequency: 15 people
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\nResources
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\n \t* \u201cThe Night Is Normal: A Guide through Spiritual Pain\u201d by Dr. Alicia Britt Chole
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\n \t* Tyndale House Publishers
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\n \tCalifornia Baptist University Pre-College Credit
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\n \tThe One Big Reason Church Attendance Is Declining (and Most Church Leaders Are Unaware) by Thom S. Rainer
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\n \t* Get your FREE tool! Attendance Growth Projector
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\nIt\u2019s unnerving, isn\u2019t it? When our faith feels ungrounded, untethered . . . unreal. When our certainty is adrift, as though an undercurrent has pulled us away from shore into the deep, into the darkness.
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\n This is disillusionment.
\n This is spiritual pain.
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\n This is losing hope.
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\n And if this is you\u2014if you\u2019re in a dark night of the soul\u2014please know that you are not alone. (And you are not as far away from safety as you may feel or fear.) Though faith shines best in full sun, it grows depth in the dark.
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\n The night is not your enemy.
\n In fact, the night is necessary.
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\n In The Night Is Normal, revered author, speaker, and mentor Dr. Alicia Britt Chole offers a groundbreaking perspective that reveals spiritual disillusionment as an unexpected friend. Within these sacred pages, you\u2019ll explore how:
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\n \tThe roots\u2014and fruits\u2014of spiritual pain are actually an invitation to deep love
\n \tMistaking emotions for devotion and viewing abundance as proof of obedience create an unsustainable model for Christianity
\n \tA strong night-faith can lead you into something far more satisfying than understanding and far more powerful than peace
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\nOur reality is broken, but God has not changed. Whether you\u2019re disillusioned with God, yourself, or others, Alicia offers practical and soul-full tools to help you navigate the night and find your way to a livable and love-saturated hope.
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\nYour night will not last forever.
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\nWithin it, there is priceless treasure
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\nthat\u2019s simply too weighty to be sourced in sunshine.
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\nEligible high schoolers can earn college credit online, the first class is free (not including books and course materials), and they get a significant discount ($166 per credit vs.