In honor of Throwback Thursday, we are recalling a previous post that features thoughts from Frank Viola about why people are exiting institutional church structures to find The Church.
A growing number of people are leaving the institutional church for a new reason. They are not leaving because they have lost faith. They are leaving the church to preserve their faith.
During the 20th century, there have been two spiritual currents that have occurred outside the organized church in the West. The first current occurred in the late 60s and early 70s. That movement came to a peak in 1972 and by 1979, it had all but died.
The second current began in the late 80s and early 90s. Right now, the landscape is changing rapidly. God is raising up new voices and new expressions of church which look very different from the traditional expressions we all know.
Here are the eight characteristics of this new spiritual current…
Frank Viola writes and speaks extensively on the topic of church. He has compiled a lot of data on the topic and had a lot of experience interacting with people about it.
Based on my experience and observation over the last 30 years, here are the five top reasons why people leave their local assembly (church)…