involvement. Some leave in frustration. If we build the importance of church involvement among those currently in our pews, satisfying unmet needs, we can reduce the rate of membership decline through what is called “the back door”. Our demographics will not become our destiny necessarily, if we become pro-active in responding to the future we perceive and in creating a future we desire. If we do not act pro-actively, however, then the probability of our demographics becoming our destiny certainly does rise.
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Bibby, Reginald. 1993. Unknown Gods: the ongoing story of religion in Canada. Toronto: Stoddart Publishing.