Tag Archives: mission

Living in the Midst of Dying

Posted on August 15, 2019 by smaxreisert

It’s a hard time to be a traditional Mainline church. It feels harder still to be a traditional church in a part of the world that often feels not only indifferent to organized Christianity, but sometimes even hostile. Such is … Continue reading →

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Can I Ban Remember When?

Posted on June 19, 2018 by smaxreisert

Like any church with a lot of long-time members, and certainly like any church that is the midst of the Mainline decline, it’s a fairly common occurrence to hear the construction “remember when” at the start of a sentence or … Continue reading →

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