[color=blue:18t9op5u]A living Church [/color:18t9op5u]has parking problems;
a dead church doesn’t

[color=blue:18t9op5u]A living Church [/color:18t9op5u]has lots of “noisy” children and young people;
a dead church doesn’t

[color=blue:18t9op5u]A living Church [/color:18t9op5u]often changes the way things are done;
a dead church doesn’t

[color=blue:18t9op5u]A living Church [/color:18t9op5u]often asks for more program and mission money;
a dead church has plenty of money for what it does

[color=blue:18t9op5u]A living Church [/color:18t9op5u]asks people to open up and risk involvement;
a dead church plays it safe and never risks

[color=blue:18t9op5u]A living Church [/color:18t9op5u]see challenges and opportunities;
a dead church see problems and dangers

[color=blue:18t9op5u]A living Church [/color:18t9op5u]apologizes,forgives and seeks forgiveness;
a dead church never makes mistakes

[color=blue:18t9op5u]A living Church [/color:18t9op5u]uses its traditions and facilities to serve people;
a dead church uses people to preserve facilities and traditions.

[color=blue:18t9op5u]A living Church [/color:18t9op5u]believes in God’s future and “lets go” with faith;
a dead church believes in the past and “holds on”

[color=blue:18t9op5u]A living Church [/color:18t9op5u]is filled with committed givers;
a dead church is filled with tippers

[color=blue:18t9op5u]A living Church [/color:18t9op5u]dares to dream great dreams for God’ kingdom;
a dead church has nightmares