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The shrinking church

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The shrinking church

ELCA congregations are following the national trend of decreasing attendance and cash flow. The reasons are complex, but it’s pushing Lutherans to search for new ways to stay relevant and reach the people who most need the light of Christ and are least likely to come to church to find it: the unchurched, the fallen-away and the young.

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