As a former elder in one of those “evangelical” churches I would say that you hit the nail on the head...”and collection income would drop”. When we brought in the new pastor I noticed a change in the topics on Sunday morning. Attendance grew a little...many new people but several of the original members left...but giving increased. In discussions with the pastor I could see that the church was going the way of “increase the numbers at any cost” and after discussions with the other elders felt that my best option was to resign as an elder and member of the church. This church as well as many others are really only social clubs now...
Social clubs, yes, and singing songs about Jesus is my boyfriend.
I suspect that these happy-talk spiritual social clubs will eventually falter because of competition with so many purely secular “clubs” like Sunday morning soccer games for the kids.
Nowadays, alas, good churches are like the Marines — only a few good men (and women) are attending. But, of course, without the homosexuals in the foxhole :-)