"It seems that as the years pass, a smaller and smaller percentage of attendees are actually participating in church life.
Some of this arises from seeing our involvement as only during the time we are together on Sunday. We give our two hours on Sunday which is finely focused in our church gatherings, rather than an all week commitment to others.
Some have described the trend towards the ‘professionalisation’ of ministry: the ministry we should all be engaged in from the pew is done to us and for us by the people in charge.
Over the last few weeks I have been considering what can be done about this - so I have been watching the many congregational gatherings I have been part of."
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