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Amen on this one (all the rest too,  but particularly this one

3. The loss of the concept of meaningful church membership and the rise of the “audience-only” model of church participation.

I see a close relation between #3 above,  and #8:

8. The failure of the “Seeker” model to use its vast resources and influence to produce a Christian counter-culture or challenge the “program centered/facilities centered” model of evangelicalism.

The "seeker" model has become a "soft-sell";  an attempt to soften the discipleship piece and ratchet up the "we’re with you as you are" without the accompanying commitments on both sides to two-way accountability. The advertising, more often than not , rings false when you "seek out" one of "those" (it’s something denominations can’t promise, nor teach….or, if it be possible,  haven’t taught).

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