Church

Not died. Dying. The Great Commission was a command, not a suggestion. The market-captured megachurch model replaced proclamation with performance. We diluted the message until it became just another lifestyle option.

Pew's spring report on church attendance shows another quiet year of decline. The numbers are smaller this year than last. The deeper story is what the people who stayed are doing.

Across denominations and across regions, ordinary congregations are reporting a pattern of adult conversions that is not appearing in the headline religious-affiliation surveys. The pattern is small. The pattern is real. The pattern is the work.

The crowd that waved palms on Sunday called for crucifixion by Friday. The lesson for the church isn't about popularity, it's about faithfulness when the crowd turns.

America doesn't need another policy. It needs repentance. And that starts not in Washington, but in the pew.

Declining attendance isn't a demand problem. It's a supply problem, of courage, conviction, and willingness to preach the whole Word without apology.