Chuck Loftis Let the Man of God point out the worldliness in the local church and he is called a legalist; judgmental; a Pharisee. Let the Man of God be intolerant of sin in his church and his congregants flee to another church that preaches a cheap grace. Let the Man of God call for corporate prayer and fasting; instruct his church in how Jesus taught us to pray; hold weekly prayer meetings and he and the vast minority will remain quite lonely. Schedule a concert; host a comedian; throw a congregational party of some sort - with food, of course - and the building is packed. This is a.k.a., "How to increase your church attendance in the 21st Century."

• Larry Robin Reinhold Wow Chuck... This nails it. We will be in prayer for you and your congregation today.

• Chuck Loftis thanks a million! We've got a faithful bunch who call this congregation "home."

• Denzel NonhofI have had many opportunities to visit various churches over the years, and I agree with you. Churches which will do almost anything to get the butts in the pews may be forgetting that it is the power of prayer and the dedication and witness of those in that church which is truly important. There is nothing as powerful for witness as a life transformed by the Lord Jesus Christ through the power and presence of the Holy Spirit.

  Jim Petty also commented

  ...The organized CHURCH...has become benign...as STRONGLY evidenced by the moral and ethical decline in America!! Let us invite and allow the LORD JESUS to be the True Head of His 'church'...and, the Corporate Churches' throughout America!! The mandates and ideals of "man" are futile...and will ONE DAY BE JUDGED GUILTY!! So Sorry it is necessary, to make this comment...yet, it is TRUE!