4.23.2004

Tomorrow we will be going to Denver for a couple of days. I haven't had to put gas in my car since March 9! This small town living has its advantages!

The Executive Presbyter came out last week and met with me. We had a good visit. Yet it was discouraging in some ways. Our Presbyterian Church has 58 active members. We aren't experiencing many new faces either. Apparently, statistics show that churches like this will decline by 40% every decade.

My math is horrible but I think that means that in 10 years the membership will be down to 35 and in 20 years the membership will be down to 21! Ouch!

Maybe we aren't doing something right. Maybe our culture is changing. Maybe it's both!

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