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A Church Can Survive a Schism and Still Need a Soul
The United Methodist Church's post-split road map raises a question every fractured community must face: surviving conflict isn't the same as healing from it.
On May 7, Religion News Service reported on a new roadmap for growth in the United Methodist Church, two years after a schism that saw more than 7,600 congregations leave.
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3 Takeaways
- The Methodist story raises the deeper issue of what real rebuilding requires after fracture.
- Surviving a schism is not the same as healing from one.
- Churches need soul work after structural rupture.
Bottom line: A church can survive a schism and still need a soul. The harder work begins after the split.
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