When Is It Predatory to Poach a Smaller Church to Become a Campus?

Episode #305
September 30, 2022
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Josh and Sam talk about church mergers. If you are a struggling church, when is a merger a viable option? Do larger churches use manipulation to prey on smaller churches? The terms church adoption and church fostering are becoming more common. What might the future look like if church mergers were done in a more healthy way?

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