Sorry, when I say daughter congregation, that is to say our church helped them form in the 1960's when we were growing so fast. So in a word we are their "mother" church. Ultimately if worse comes to worse, we could merge or simply become absorbed by them or we could become another campus. They, in fact, have taken over a small failed ELCA church in the area and it has become a small campus for them. I have spoken to their pastor and minister of music and they are willing to sit down with us , initially to talk about starting a "modern" service. That and a round table discussion of our future is what I am hoping will get us started moving in the right direction. As they say, the first step is to admit you have a problem. Others in our church are equally concerned and feel some of my ideas are aiming in the right direction. But again, I focus on worship, much else needs to be done.
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