“The imminent demise of the church has been predicted since the middle of the 18th century. This is the regular secular mantra if churchgoing declines. I could take you to plenty of churches that are full to bursting and new churches being built.” IfsHas BeensChurchMiddleCenturyBuiltPlentyDeclineSecularMantrasDemiseBursting18th Century Author:N. T. Wright
“Put simply, the church finds itself in a post-Christendom era, and it had better do some serious reflection or face increasing decline and eventual irrelevance.” FacesChurchSeriousReflectionErasPostsDeclineChristendomIrrelevance Author:Alan Hirsch