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\nSome churches have the uncanny ability to prolong infighting for decades. Other congregations get to a point where the fighting creates collective exhaustion. Thom and Sam discuss what happens when a church stops fighting because everyone is tired.
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\n \tWhen the fighting stops, the church is not necessarily starting to get healthy again.
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\n \tTwo groups form: those who decide to leave defeated and those who stay and become apathetic.
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\n \tIn most cases, the church takes a reputation hit in the community.
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\n \tPastor churn and staff church begin because few in the church want to volunteer or have any responsibilities.
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\n \tA new pastor can get permission to lead change, but change does not happen because too few people will do what is requested.
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\n \tThe way out is through a renewed outward focus in six-month increments. Most exhausted churches can do only one thing at a time.
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\nResources
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\n \t* California Baptist University Pre-College Credit
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\n \t* \u201cExtraordinary Hearing: Preparing Your Soul to Hear from God\u201d by Greg Pruett
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\n \t* Tyndale House Publishers
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\n \t* The Hope Initiative
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\n \t* The Complete Membership Class Toolkit
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\n \t* Get your FREE tool! Attendance Growth Projector
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\n \t* Check out the Church Answers Christian bookstore! Shop curated, trusted resources for Christian life and ministry.
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