Why the Mainline Becomes the Sidelined
Bill Muehlenberg
November 5, 2008
It has often been said of the more liberal Christian denominations that in their attempt to become trendy and relevant – at the expense of biblical truth – they have ceased being mainline denominations and have in fact become sidelined. They have so compromised truth and the Gospel that they are no longer making any impact at all, and are slowly declining.
This has been true for some time now in places such as the US. The major Protestant mainline denominations have been deteriorating big time, with declining memberships and decreasing impact. Ironically, as they seek to become more and more relevant, they in fact become more and more irrelevant.
A recent article in First Things has highlighted this fact. Joseph Bottum had a piece entitled “The Death of Protestant America: A Political Theory of the Protestant Mainline”. In it he documents the decline of liberal Protestant churches. Of course he is not the first to do this. Many in the past have noted the growth of conservative churches and the decline of liberal churches. the rest (h/t Anglican Mainstream)
posted by Pat Dague @ 9:16 AM
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They haven't been declining because their members have left for conservative churches; they've declined for two reasons: 1. They don't have enough children to replace themselves-and the children they do have 2 Drifing away from religion entirely. They just don't care enough to show up every week.
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