Decline & Renewal, 11: Mark Manassee Guest Column
Editor's note: Here’s another in our series of guest columns on church decline. During the rest of March, you'll read thoughtful words from church leaders like Tim Spivey, Andy Wall, Stan Granberg, Aaron Metcalf, Rick Gibson and more. Articles in April will focus on renewal. Our sixth guest column is from Mark Manassee, a native of Southern California. Mark preaches for the Culver Palms Church of Chri st in Culver City, home to some of California’s biggest movie studios. Mark has experienced church life outside the West Coast, and his eyes are wide open to the unique opportunities and challenges that our churches face. Mark is completing a DMin at Fuller Seminary in Missional Leadership, and he’s helping his church re-learn what it means to partner with the mission of God in their community. The View from Mark Manassee I love Southern California. I have lived in several states from the Northeast to the South to the Midwest but I am a Southern Californian through and...