Church, the Falling Empire. (20 Years in the making) Does it hurt to see the church fail to do what it was originally called to do? Perhaps you wanted to help, but because of politics, you were pushed out. Maybe as a leader, you forgot your first love for the church, and now it's just about habits, money and rituals, but no church growth. Possibly people are leaving, and you don't understand why and cannot figure out how to keep them or bring them...