The church leaders took no action at their meeting in response to the report. Many leaders feel helpless to do anything about the decline
Ironic, isn't it? The "Good News" magazine is a place of despair. And truth be told, they've never been able to pursue the great commission. They've always had to be fully engaged in beating back the forces of evil. There've been some mighty fine Christians associated with the Good News magazine of the Methodist movement over the years, and all of them haven't had the joy of being "for" anything their entire lives. They've always been "against" the encroaching darkness.
I hope God has a great reward in store for them, but I wish now that I'd changed denominations 4 decades ago.