Shrinking Churches

Yesterday I read two articles on why churches are shrinking in the United States. Both articles mentioned that Millenials are leaving the church in droves although they discussed different reasons for it. The article-writers took major exception to each other’s conclusions.

Statistics and d-ed statistics aside, I found it interesting that neither article mentioned one big fat reason for the shrinking of the church: Satanic activity in the world. This has always been the case since the Fall. For centuries churches were full on Sunday mornings but Satan worked to lead people to think that as long as they were in church they were Christian. Pride and self-righteousness were other sins. Now that it is not as popular to be in church, people don’t go anymore.

Of course there are social pressures on churches, we are social creatures. But if you are Christian, you cannot talk about shrinking churches without understanding demonic activity around them. It is our responsibility as Christians to attend church and to pray for her and for each other — the Body of Christ in the world.