When people join one church after leaving another, experts call it transfer growth. People in the pew call it church hopping. William Chadwick calls it one of the most dangerous trends to face the body of Christ in decades. He calls it sheep stealing. All around us churches are seeking better and more creative ways to attract people - more dynamic preaching, better worship, more of the Spirit, better drama. While the intent is often to bring in those who are not Christians, this increasingly common strategy has, Chadwick contends, largely resulted in Christians merely shifting congregations. While many churches don't deliberately plan to steal sheep, that is.
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