American Protestant Doldrums Circa. 1966

The Grass Roots Church:

"During the coming years American Protestantism will be faced with harder and harder decisions. Already the foundations are shaking, theologically as well as institutionally. Membership in the churches has begun to decline in relation to population. The active involvement of persons who claim membership is also on the wane. Financial giving fails to keep pace with the costs of operating the Church as it is presently structured. There is unrest within the theological seminaries. As many as two-thirds of the students in seminaries state that they have no intention of entering the ministry unless the job description of the clergyman is changed radically. Active ministers, in larger and larger numbers, are saying they would leave their jobs if they could find other employment.
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