“The way we have church today, if you look at Jesus’ time, they didn’t really have any of these things,” notes Atlantic School of Theology president Rev. Heather McCance. The Apostle Paul simply trained locals to do what was needed to lead communities. As membership numbers decline, McCance sees churches reverting to that apostolic way of being and becoming more decentralized and ecumenical. “The people who are still involved in churches really do want to be there,” she says — and that can be a huge strength.

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