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When congregations split between tradition and change

Our church board is stuck between the older members who want to keep tradition and the younger families who are pushing for change and every meeting becomes a battle that's tearing our community apart. We all love this place but we can't agree on what loving it actually means.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A community discovers that its greatest strength - diversity of perspective - has become its greatest challenge, and love alone cannot resolve what must be lived through together.

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