I posed a question in a couple of Facebook groups – one with 2500+ Restoration Movement preacher types and the other with 6700 Restoration Movement Member types.
Long Question: When I graduated Bible College in the 70s the RM churches had abt 1 million members.
Now, 40 years later, the membership is still abt 1 million members. In the meantime, US population has grown by 50%.
Organic growth of churches, kids get married and have kids and oldsters die off is supposed to be 25% every 10 years. RM membership should be 1.5 – 2 million by now. (US numbers).
Why aren’t the RM churches growing?
One answer garnered more votes than the all others in one group.
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We are failing to make disciples who make disciples.
A 2nd big answer … maybe bigger was more blaming, in my opinion, than recognizing why.
2. Society is increasingly secular and we are living in a post-Christian and anti-church society.
Satan is never stronger than the Gospel message.
This 3rd answer is also a shortcoming of the church.
3. Restoration Movement Churches don’t focus on evangelism.
I suppose #3 and #1 are tied together. If the church is not focused on evangelism, the would-be disciple maker is not likely to think about how to make disciples who would make disciples = evangelism. Right?
RM Church Non-growth
Restoration Movement Churches Non-growth
Why do you think the Restoration Movement Church Membership isn’t growing?
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