The SHOCKING Truth About Dying Churches (And Why They Won't Donate Their Buildings)

truthfully few issues make me more angry truthfully few issues make me more angry or upset than the steady resistance or upset than the steady resistance or upset than the steady resistance dying churches have to funding and dying churches have to funding and dying churches have to funding and fueling the next generation of church fueling the next generation of church fueling the next generation of church leaders so it happened again recently I leaders so it happened again recently I leaders so it happened again recently I was talking to a young Church leader was talking to a young Church leader was talking to a young Church leader whose Church Plant is literally busting whose Church Plant is literally busting whose Church Plant is literally busting at the seams they've gone to four at the seams they've gone to four at the seams they've gone to four Services trying to accommodate a sea of Services trying to accommodate a sea of Services trying to accommodate a sea of young adults and honestly I've seen it young adults and honestly I've seen it young adults and honestly I've seen it for myself the current church building for myself the current church building for myself the current church building does not fit them the parking situation does not fit them the parking situation does not fit them the parking situation is terrible they are desperate for new is terrible they are desperate for new is terrible they are desperate for new facility but they can't seem to open up facility but they can't seem to open up facility but they can't seem to open up enough space to make it all even more enough space to make it all even more enough space to make it all even more interesting they're not even 2 years old interesting they're not even 2 years old interesting they're not even 2 years old yet the opportunity is this they're yet the opportunity is this they're yet the opportunity is this they're surrounded by dozens of existing surrounded by dozens of existing surrounded by dozens of existing churches churches that have been there churches churches that have been there churches churches that have been there for years decades Centuries with huge for years decades Centuries with huge for years decades Centuries with huge buildings excellent parking even acreage buildings excellent parking even acreage buildings excellent parking even acreage and guess what a lot of these churches and guess what a lot of these churches and guess what a lot of these churches have no people and that's the challenge have no people and that's the challenge have no people and that's the challenge for this generation new churches with for this generation new churches with for this generation new churches with people usually have almost no money and people usually have almost no money and people usually have almost no money and no building and dying churches with no building and dying churches with no building and dying churches with money and buildings often have almost no money and buildings often have almost no money and buildings often have almost no people so stated that way the swap seems people so stated that way the swap seems people so stated that way the swap seems pretty obvious shouldn't the churches pretty obvious shouldn't the churches pretty obvious shouldn't the churches with almost no people flip the keys to with almost no people flip the keys to with almost no people flip the keys to their building to the churches with their building to the churches with their building to the churches with people and shouldn't the rich churches people and shouldn't the rich churches people and shouldn't the rich churches share with the poor churches what I want share with the poor churches what I want share with the poor churches what I want to ask in this video is why isn't this to ask in this video is why isn't this to ask in this video is why isn't this happening more and I want to share five happening more and I want to share five happening more and I want to share five likely reasons likely reasons likely reasons [Music] [Music] [Music] why first reason the dying Church isn't why first reason the dying Church isn't why first reason the dying Church isn't thinking missionally now look it's easy

thinking missionally now look it's easy thinking missionally now look it's easy for church leaders and members to forget for church leaders and members to forget for church leaders and members to forget the mission of the church I mean I get the mission of the church I mean I get the mission of the church I mean I get it if you think about it even for those it if you think about it even for those it if you think about it even for those of you who are part of church plants of you who are part of church plants of you who are part of church plants that have been around for a few years I that have been around for a few years I that have been around for a few years I think once a church has existed even for think once a church has existed even for think once a church has existed even for let's say five years the methods can let's say five years the methods can let's say five years the methods can easily become more important than the easily become more important than the easily become more important than the mission now if your church has been mission now if your church has been mission now if your church has been stuck or declining for years it's almost stuck or declining for years it's almost stuck or declining for years it's almost certain that the congregation and its certain that the congregation and its certain that the congregation and its leaders value the methods over the leaders value the methods over the leaders value the methods over the mission what do I mean by that well what mission what do I mean by that well what mission what do I mean by that well what I mean is you like the way you do music I mean is you like the way you do music I mean is you like the way you do music you would like your style of preaching you would like your style of preaching you would like your style of preaching you like the time of the services you like the time of the services you like the time of the services whatever it happens to be but the whatever it happens to be but the whatever it happens to be but the methods have become more important than methods have become more important than methods have become more important than the mission churches enter kind of a the mission churches enter kind of a the mission churches enter kind of a death rattle at this stage that's nearly death rattle at this stage that's nearly death rattle at this stage that's nearly impossible to escape without a impossible to escape without a impossible to escape without a full-fledged change in leadership but a full-fledged change in leadership but a full-fledged change in leadership but a lot of churches don't do that change in lot of churches don't do that change in lot of churches don't do that change in leadership so what is the best way to leadership so what is the best way to leadership so what is the best way to get out of that death spiral that death get out of that death spiral that death get out of that death spiral that death rattle well you could totally reinvent rattle well you could totally reinvent rattle well you could totally reinvent yourself but the writing is on the wall yourself but the writing is on the wall yourself but the writing is on the wall for a lot of churches and probably the for a lot of churches and probably the for a lot of churches and probably the best way is to Simply hand the keys over best way is to Simply hand the keys over best way is to Simply hand the keys over to a growing Church especially a church to a growing Church especially a church to a growing Church especially a church plant like the one that I talked about plant like the one that I talked about plant like the one that I talked about at the beginning now this has been done at the beginning now this has been done at the beginning now this has been done successfully hundreds of times in the US successfully hundreds of times in the US successfully hundreds of times in the US Canada and around the world but it is Canada and around the world but it is Canada and around the world but it is still way too rare So if you're a church still way too rare So if you're a church still way too rare So if you're a church leader sitting on a building maybe leader sitting on a building maybe leader sitting on a building maybe sitting on a bank account and you want sitting on a bank account and you want sitting on a bank account and you want to preserve the mission here's what you to preserve the mission here's what you to preserve the mission here's what you need to do you've got to change the need to do you've got to change the need to do you've got to change the methods and if you want to kill the

methods and if you want to kill the methods and if you want to kill the mission do what you've always done and mission do what you've always done and mission do what you've always done and here's what's going to happen you're here's what's going to happen you're here's what's going to happen you're going to get ever diminishing returns I going to get ever diminishing returns I going to get ever diminishing returns I know that's harsh but it's also true know that's harsh but it's also true know that's harsh but it's also true second reason the dying Church values second reason the dying Church values second reason the dying Church values dollars over disciples so often when dollars over disciples so often when dollars over disciples so often when faced with a few dozen people left in an faced with a few dozen people left in an faced with a few dozen people left in an oversized building and a pretty full oversized building and a pretty full oversized building and a pretty full bank account here's here what dying bank account here's here what dying bank account here's here what dying churches do they start thinking about churches do they start thinking about churches do they start thinking about the dollars that they're going to make the dollars that they're going to make the dollars that they're going to make when they sell their building in other when they sell their building in other when they sell their building in other words you know we could sell this to a words you know we could sell this to a words you know we could sell this to a developer and maybe we could get $8 developer and maybe we could get $8 developer and maybe we could get $8 million well first of all what are you million well first of all what are you million well first of all what are you going to do with that it's not a private going to do with that it's not a private going to do with that it's not a private company okay you can't just put it in company okay you can't just put it in company okay you can't just put it in your own bank account and developers your own bank account and developers your own bank account and developers love old churches because you've seen love old churches because you've seen love old churches because you've seen this all across the landscape right you this all across the landscape right you this all across the landscape right you can turn them into condos pubs coffee can turn them into condos pubs coffee can turn them into condos pubs coffee shops restaurants with a super cool Vibe shops restaurants with a super cool Vibe shops restaurants with a super cool Vibe I've eaten in some of those places and I've eaten in some of those places and I've eaten in some of those places and you know what I always think why you know what I always think why you know what I always think why couldn't have this still been a church couldn't have this still been a church couldn't have this still been a church so yeah you can't pocket the cash but so yeah you can't pocket the cash but so yeah you can't pocket the cash but boards sometimes start thinking well we boards sometimes start thinking well we boards sometimes start thinking well we could give all this money to Mission could give all this money to Mission could give all this money to Mission right we could support some missionaries right we could support some missionaries right we could support some missionaries and Bible translation or whatever and and Bible translation or whatever and and Bible translation or whatever and that is awesome but what you need to that is awesome but what you need to that is awesome but what you need to remember in this moment is the mission remember in this moment is the mission remember in this moment is the mission field has also moved home there's field has also moved home there's field has also moved home there's somebody in your neighborhood who somebody in your neighborhood who somebody in your neighborhood who actually has a growing church and there actually has a growing church and there actually has a growing church and there are hundreds of thousands or millions of are hundreds of thousands or millions of are hundreds of thousands or millions of people to reach within an hour of your people to reach within an hour of your people to reach within an hour of your church and you're probably not going to church and you're probably not going to church and you're probably not going to do it so the question every every dying do it so the question every every dying do it so the question every every dying church has to ask is whether they value church has to ask is whether they value church has to ask is whether they value dollars over disciples having money to dollars over disciples having money to dollars over disciples having money to give away is awesome but what if you

give away is awesome but what if you give away is awesome but what if you started to think about okay we're going started to think about okay we're going started to think about okay we're going to invest this directly in a church that to invest this directly in a church that to invest this directly in a church that will make the next generation of will make the next generation of will make the next generation of disciples right here at home you know disciples right here at home you know disciples right here at home you know from my vote I think that's a better from my vote I think that's a better from my vote I think that's a better investment third Factor at play here is investment third Factor at play here is investment third Factor at play here is the dying Church doesn't like the style the dying Church doesn't like the style the dying Church doesn't like the style of the nextg church I want to get really of the nextg church I want to get really of the nextg church I want to get really granular with these last few reasons granular with these last few reasons granular with these last few reasons this is because methods become more this is because methods become more this is because methods become more important than the mission and what important than the mission and what important than the mission and what happens often in in a small dying Church happens often in in a small dying Church happens often in in a small dying Church where people are older and they've done where people are older and they've done where people are older and they've done things the same way for years it's easy things the same way for years it's easy things the same way for years it's easy for members to deliver a strong dislike for members to deliver a strong dislike for members to deliver a strong dislike from methodologies and styles right from methodologies and styles right from methodologies and styles right dying churches are often dying because dying churches are often dying because dying churches are often dying because they're very attached to the way they do they're very attached to the way they do they're very attached to the way they do things I remember when I started at some things I remember when I started at some things I remember when I started at some dying churches when I was finishing up dying churches when I was finishing up dying churches when I was finishing up Seminary they said well we love the way Seminary they said well we love the way Seminary they said well we love the way we do church and I'm like look around we do church and I'm like look around we do church and I'm like look around guys there's six of us okay six people guys there's six of us okay six people guys there's six of us okay six people who like it the way it is there's tens who like it the way it is there's tens who like it the way it is there's tens of thousands who don't like we got to we of thousands who don't like we got to we of thousands who don't like we got to we got to take this seriously and sometimes got to take this seriously and sometimes got to take this seriously and sometimes you know they they did it they they they you know they they did it they they they you know they they did it they they they took that challenge and they changed took that challenge and they changed took that challenge and they changed their ways and I'm so grateful that their ways and I'm so grateful that their ways and I'm so grateful that church would go on to become Conexus church would go on to become Conexus church would go on to become Conexus Church we're still part of that church Church we're still part of that church Church we're still part of that church today it's amazing but more dying today it's amazing but more dying today it's amazing but more dying churches generally just say ah no I churches generally just say ah no I churches generally just say ah no I really like the way we do things so when really like the way we do things so when really like the way we do things so when a NextGen Church shows up and maybe a NextGen Church shows up and maybe a NextGen Church shows up and maybe someone from that dying Church shows up someone from that dying Church shows up someone from that dying Church shows up and they go to the next gen church what and they go to the next gen church what and they go to the next gen church what do they notice they notice lights they do they notice they notice lights they do they notice they notice lights they notice music they don't like they notice notice music they don't like they notice notice music they don't like they notice a casual dress code maybe somebody's got a casual dress code maybe somebody's got a casual dress code maybe somebody's got a tattoo maybe they don't like the

a tattoo maybe they don't like the a tattoo maybe they don't like the hairstyles and they notice a totally hairstyles and they notice a totally hairstyles and they notice a totally different approach and it's easy for the different approach and it's easy for the different approach and it's easy for the dying church members to develop a dying church members to develop a dying church members to develop a critical spirit now what I try to remind critical spirit now what I try to remind critical spirit now what I try to remind myself especially every year as I get myself especially every year as I get myself especially every year as I get older is it's very easy to criticize older is it's very easy to criticize older is it's very easy to criticize what you don't understand and you kind what you don't understand and you kind what you don't understand and you kind of have a choice right rather than be a of have a choice right rather than be a of have a choice right rather than be a Critic you can say I'm just going to Critic you can say I'm just going to Critic you can say I'm just going to criticize all these people and the eight criticize all these people and the eight criticize all these people and the eight of us who like it this way we're going of us who like it this way we're going of us who like it this way we're going to go to our grave protesting or you can to go to our grave protesting or you can to go to our grave protesting or you can be a student rather than fight it what be a student rather than fight it what be a student rather than fight it what if you decided to fund it and to fuel it if you decided to fund it and to fuel it if you decided to fund it and to fuel it so there are some real style differences so there are some real style differences so there are some real style differences I totally get it but NextGen churches I totally get it but NextGen churches I totally get it but NextGen churches are often anxious to get the wisdom of are often anxious to get the wisdom of are often anxious to get the wisdom of older Generations I've been at NextGen older Generations I've been at NextGen older Generations I've been at NextGen churches who are like we're dying for churches who are like we're dying for churches who are like we're dying for somebody over 30 here I'd love it if somebody over 30 here I'd love it if somebody over 30 here I'd love it if somebody your age came to our church somebody your age came to our church somebody your age came to our church Church they're crying out for mentors Church they're crying out for mentors Church they're crying out for mentors for role models for parent and for role models for parent and for role models for parent and grandparent figures in their life so how grandparent figures in their life so how grandparent figures in their life so how about this what if one generation about this what if one generation about this what if one generation started to Mentor the other what if the started to Mentor the other what if the started to Mentor the other what if the people in that dying Church said we can people in that dying Church said we can people in that dying Church said we can come alongside people in the growing come alongside people in the growing come alongside people in the growing church and you know what I've I've church and you know what I've I've church and you know what I've I've discovered too and I've seen this in our discovered too and I've seen this in our discovered too and I've seen this in our own church if you cast The Vision in a own church if you cast The Vision in a own church if you cast The Vision in a compelling way there are a lot of older compelling way there are a lot of older compelling way there are a lot of older adults who will put up with music they adults who will put up with music they adults who will put up with music they don't like and styles they don't like don't like and styles they don't like don't like and styles they don't like and even dress codes they don't like if and even dress codes they don't like if and even dress codes they don't like if they see a Next Generation coming to they see a Next Generation coming to they see a Next Generation coming to Faith if they understand that somehow Faith if they understand that somehow Faith if they understand that somehow they're contributing in a way to they're contributing in a way to they're contributing in a way to creating a church that their kids and creating a church that their kids and creating a church that their kids and grandkids would love that's cool with

grandkids would love that's cool with grandkids would love that's cool with them okay fourth reason the lead Pastor them okay fourth reason the lead Pastor them okay fourth reason the lead Pastor needs to work longer now sometimes the needs to work longer now sometimes the needs to work longer now sometimes the resistance isn't about we don't like the resistance isn't about we don't like the resistance isn't about we don't like the music we don't like the style uh music we don't like the style uh music we don't like the style uh sometimes it's not about dollars you sometimes it's not about dollars you sometimes it's not about dollars you know what it is the lead Pastor is know what it is the lead Pastor is know what it is the lead Pastor is sitting there going I need to work a few sitting there going I need to work a few sitting there going I need to work a few more years I can't hand it over to these more years I can't hand it over to these more years I can't hand it over to these guys because I need the job and guys because I need the job and guys because I need the job and sometimes that lead Pastor is well into sometimes that lead Pastor is well into sometimes that lead Pastor is well into his or her 60s or 70s but and and I feel his or her 60s or 70s but and and I feel his or her 60s or 70s but and and I feel some compassion for that okay a lot of some compassion for that okay a lot of some compassion for that okay a lot of Pastors in this generation opted out of Pastors in this generation opted out of Pastors in this generation opted out of Social Security they've had a low salary Social Security they've had a low salary Social Security they've had a low salary you know the headlines about Mega Church you know the headlines about Mega Church you know the headlines about Mega Church Pastor owns private jet that's not true Pastor owns private jet that's not true Pastor owns private jet that's not true for 99.9% of pastors okay they've had a for 99.9% of pastors okay they've had a for 99.9% of pastors okay they've had a low salary and maybe they need to work low salary and maybe they need to work low salary and maybe they need to work well into their 70s or late 60s to to well into their 70s or late 60s to to well into their 70s or late 60s to to even be able to live after they no even be able to live after they no even be able to live after they no longer do ministry but here's what I longer do ministry but here's what I longer do ministry but here's what I would say and I've said this to those would say and I've said this to those would say and I've said this to those leaders is a financial issue doesn't leaders is a financial issue doesn't leaders is a financial issue doesn't have to become a 10e issue the fact that have to become a 10e issue the fact that have to become a 10e issue the fact that you can't afford to retire doesn't mean you can't afford to retire doesn't mean you can't afford to retire doesn't mean that you shouldn't retire because often that you shouldn't retire because often that you shouldn't retire because often if pastors are hanging on for financial if pastors are hanging on for financial if pastors are hanging on for financial reasons the passion for their job has reasons the passion for their job has reasons the passion for their job has already diminished in other words yeah I already diminished in other words yeah I already diminished in other words yeah I wish I could have tapped out five years wish I could have tapped out five years wish I could have tapped out five years ago but you know what I just can't we ago but you know what I just can't we ago but you know what I just can't we got to eat right we got to live indoors got to eat right we got to live indoors got to eat right we got to live indoors so that's a challenge now here's a so that's a challenge now here's a so that's a challenge now here's a possible solution if the dying church is possible solution if the dying church is possible solution if the dying church is sitting on cash in the bank or they're sitting on cash in the bank or they're sitting on cash in the bank or they're sitting on endowments it may be very sitting on endowments it may be very sitting on endowments it may be very prudent for the board to make Financial prudent for the board to make Financial prudent for the board to make Financial provision for the pastor in other words

provision for the pastor in other words provision for the pastor in other words to say let's do this transition to this to say let's do this transition to this to say let's do this transition to this other church and we're going to pay you other church and we're going to pay you other church and we're going to pay you a pension or a partial salary for the a pension or a partial salary for the a pension or a partial salary for the next five years and if that means see next five years and if that means see next five years and if that means see that's saying this is a financial issue that's saying this is a financial issue that's saying this is a financial issue not a term of office issue and if that not a term of office issue and if that not a term of office issue and if that means getting the church into the hands means getting the church into the hands means getting the church into the hands of a generation that can carry it boldly of a generation that can carry it boldly of a generation that can carry it boldly into the future that's a huge win in my into the future that's a huge win in my into the future that's a huge win in my books okay Fifth and final reason and books okay Fifth and final reason and books okay Fifth and final reason and again we're getting in the weeds here again we're getting in the weeds here again we're getting in the weeds here but there is nothing for the lead Pastor but there is nothing for the lead Pastor but there is nothing for the lead Pastor to do after the dying Church closes so to do after the dying Church closes so to do after the dying Church closes so maybe they can afford to retire but I maybe they can afford to retire but I maybe they can afford to retire but I mean maybe you look at the future and mean maybe you look at the future and mean maybe you look at the future and maybe you're watching this video and maybe you're watching this video and maybe you're watching this video and you're that person and you're saying you're that person and you're saying you're that person and you're saying well what am I going to do with my life well what am I going to do with my life well what am I going to do with my life right I've done Ministry for 40 years right I've done Ministry for 40 years right I've done Ministry for 40 years longer I I I want to keep contributing I longer I I I want to keep contributing I longer I I I want to keep contributing I don't know what to do it feels like my don't know what to do it feels like my don't know what to do it feels like my life is over look this is a real issue life is over look this is a real issue life is over look this is a real issue and I think what I would say is having a and I think what I would say is having a and I think what I would say is having a mission beyond your work in pastoral mission beyond your work in pastoral mission beyond your work in pastoral Ministry is critical but it doesn't mean Ministry is critical but it doesn't mean Ministry is critical but it doesn't mean hanging on to your office to your tenure hanging on to your office to your tenure hanging on to your office to your tenure longer than your shelf life that's not longer than your shelf life that's not longer than your shelf life that's not what it means right you can probably do what it means right you can probably do what it means right you can probably do some things maybe you can coach other some things maybe you can coach other some things maybe you can coach other pastors maybe you can do some itinerant pastors maybe you can do some itinerant pastors maybe you can do some itinerant preaching maybe you can volunteer preaching maybe you can volunteer preaching maybe you can volunteer somewhere maybe you can be just a good somewhere maybe you can be just a good somewhere maybe you can be just a good neighbor a good spouse a good neighbor a good spouse a good neighbor a good spouse a good grandparent and this is this is a real grandparent and this is this is a real grandparent and this is this is a real issue for all of us in leadership on the issue for all of us in leadership on the issue for all of us in leadership on the other side of retirement or stepping other side of retirement or stepping other side of retirement or stepping back is fear but I would just say look a back is fear but I would just say look a back is fear but I would just say look a little bit further because on the other

little bit further because on the other little bit further because on the other side of fear is freedom there's freedom side of fear is freedom there's freedom side of fear is freedom there's freedom for the lead Pastor freedom for the for the lead Pastor freedom for the for the lead Pastor freedom for the congregation freedom for the next gen congregation freedom for the next gen congregation freedom for the next gen church and if you Embrace that and say church and if you Embrace that and say church and if you Embrace that and say okay God I don't know what's next for me okay God I don't know what's next for me okay God I don't know what's next for me but I'm willing to step out um it's but I'm willing to step out um it's but I'm willing to step out um it's amazing to see what God can do with that amazing to see what God can do with that amazing to see what God can do with that kind of obedience and I agree you know kind of obedience and I agree you know kind of obedience and I agree you know for a lot of us in leadership the idea for a lot of us in leadership the idea for a lot of us in leadership the idea of just you know being on endless of just you know being on endless of just you know being on endless vacation isn't very exciting but think vacation isn't very exciting but think vacation isn't very exciting but think about how you can contribute like what about how you can contribute like what about how you can contribute like what can I do to contribute not just consume can I do to contribute not just consume can I do to contribute not just consume and if you can answer that question and if you can answer that question and if you can answer that question whether that's paid or unpaid then whether that's paid or unpaid then whether that's paid or unpaid then you've got something to walk into not you've got something to walk into not you've got something to walk into not just something to walk away from so if just something to walk away from so if just something to walk away from so if you're a church leader and you're trying you're a church leader and you're trying you're a church leader and you're trying to figure all this out whether you're to figure all this out whether you're to figure all this out whether you're that existing church or the nextg church that existing church or the nextg church that existing church or the nextg church um you're not alone okay the frustration um you're not alone okay the frustration um you're not alone okay the frustration is real but so is the opportunity and is real but so is the opportunity and is real but so is the opportunity and what I've got for you is a community of what I've got for you is a community of what I've got for you is a community of growth and kingdom-minded church leaders growth and kingdom-minded church leaders growth and kingdom-minded church leaders inside something I put together with my inside something I put together with my inside something I put together with my team called the art of leadership team called the art of leadership team called the art of leadership academy so inside the academy what academy so inside the academy what academy so inside the academy what you're going to find is almost 2,000 you're going to find is almost 2,000 you're going to find is almost 2,000 leaders who are in the exact same leaders who are in the exact same leaders who are in the exact same situation you are some of them a lot of situation you are some of them a lot of situation you are some of them a lot of them we have a lot of nextg leaders a them we have a lot of nextg leaders a them we have a lot of nextg leaders a lot of Church Planters but we also got lot of Church Planters but we also got lot of Church Planters but we also got some people who are trying to revitalize some people who are trying to revitalize some people who are trying to revitalize or transition to church you're also or transition to church you're also or transition to church you're also going to find all of my courses going to find all of my courses going to find all of my courses strategies support live coaching and a strategies support live coaching and a strategies support live coaching and a whole lot more but best of all Community whole lot more but best of all Community whole lot more but best of all Community you can check it out by clicking the you can check it out by clicking the you can check it out by clicking the link in the description of this video link in the description of this video link in the description of this video and I'd love to welcome you into the art

and I'd love to welcome you into the art and I'd love to welcome you into the art of leadership academy as we wrap up I of leadership academy as we wrap up I of leadership academy as we wrap up I want you to imagine what would happen if want you to imagine what would happen if want you to imagine what would happen if dying churches started looking for nextg dying churches started looking for nextg dying churches started looking for nextg churches and they said you know what churches and they said you know what churches and they said you know what we're going to give our building to you we're going to give our building to you we're going to give our building to you we're going to turn over our assets to we're going to turn over our assets to we're going to turn over our assets to you because you can give it new life a you because you can give it new life a you because you can give it new life a new Vitality the thing that we wanted to new Vitality the thing that we wanted to new Vitality the thing that we wanted to have happen maybe didn't happen the way have happen maybe didn't happen the way have happen maybe didn't happen the way we wanted it to on our watch but it's we wanted it to on our watch but it's we wanted it to on our watch but it's going to happen now because of what going to happen now because of what going to happen now because of what we've entrusted to you so imagine dying we've entrusted to you so imagine dying we've entrusted to you so imagine dying pastors swallowing their pride and their pastors swallowing their pride and their pastors swallowing their pride and their fear and embracing the next generation fear and embracing the next generation fear and embracing the next generation of church leaders imagine church leaders of church leaders imagine church leaders of church leaders imagine church leaders with people who have little money and no with people who have little money and no with people who have little money and no building finding an incredible future building finding an incredible future building finding an incredible future because of the generosity of dying because of the generosity of dying because of the generosity of dying churches with few people but a lot of churches with few people but a lot of churches with few people but a lot of money and buildings and assets so I'd money and buildings and assets so I'd money and buildings and assets so I'd love to know have you encountered an love to know have you encountered an love to know have you encountered an experience where the dying church has experience where the dying church has experience where the dying church has actually supported the emerging church actually supported the emerging church actually supported the emerging church tell me about it in the comments because tell me about it in the comments because tell me about it in the comments because if this finally takes off we wouldn't if this finally takes off we wouldn't if this finally takes off we wouldn't need to imagine and the church would need to imagine and the church would need to imagine and the church would have a much brighter future