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Is Change a Church Killer?

March 22, 2019 by Bil Aulenbach

The contrast between the church I grew up in and the church of today is like black and white. The church of my youth was alive and vital. Today’s church has rigor mortis. What happened? I think I know. Change happened. The church was strong and growing when I was ordained in 1960. Then came … Read more

Question: Why Can’t—or Won’t—the Church Change? Answer: THEISM

April 30, 2017March 10, 2017 by Bil Aulenbach

I don’t think it’s any secret that the institutional church, especially in developed countries, is dying. The worst part: the leaders don’t seem to know how to revitalize it. What are your feelings? From my vantage point, I don’t see how a church can survive if church leaders insist that a god lives up there, … Read more