{"id":5026,"date":"2013-10-02T19:49:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T00:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/?p=5026"},"modified":"2013-10-02T19:49:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-03T00:49:00","slug":"why-nobody-wants-to-go-to-church-anymore-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/2013\/10\/02\/why-nobody-wants-to-go-to-church-anymore-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">And How 4 Acts of Love Will Make Your Church Irresistible<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2013\/10\/45.png\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[5026]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5023 alignleft\" alt=\"45\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2013\/10\/45.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.group.com\/why-nobody-wants-to-go-to-church-anymore\" target=\"_blank\">book<\/a> that will forever change the way you think about church.<\/p>\n<p>The statistics are clear: The American church is in decline. People are leaving in astounding numbers, with no sign of a turnaround. And despite church leaders\u2019 best efforts to stem the tide, more than 80 percent of people are finding something better to do on Sunday mornings.<\/p>\n<p>Why? Is there hope for the future of the church?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In this groundbreaking new book, Thom and Joani Schultz expose the church practices that are driving people away and thwarting spiritual growth. Yet they also reveal what can bring them back\u2014the four keys to reaching the \u201cunchurched\u201d and the \u201cdechurched.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bad news? Your church is probably missing the mark when it comes to the core of Christianity. The good news? There\u2019s hope. Lots of it. The truth may surprise you\u2026but it can also transform your ministry into something truly irresistible.<\/p>\n<p>Be a catalyst for radical change in the church by bringing this book to your ministry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Join the conversation &amp; learn more about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.group.com\/why-nobody-wants-to-go-to-church-anymore\" target=\"_blank\">4 Acts of Love<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=5026&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore&#8230; And How 4 Acts of Love Will Make Your Church Irresistible &nbsp; The book that will forever change the way you think about church. The statistics are clear: The American church is in decline. 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And [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[204,281],"tags":[308,226,330],"class_list":["post-5026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reflection","category-resources","tag-education","tag-journey","tag-resource"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore - ECC | Youth Worker Update<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/2013\/10\/02\/why-nobody-wants-to-go-to-church-anymore-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore - ECC | Youth Worker Update\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore&#8230; And How 4 Acts of Love Will Make Your Church Irresistible &nbsp; The book that will forever change the way you think about church. 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