A house church in a southern city has explored small group structure to "ease" burdens for group leaders.

Different churches target different groups of people. The article shares the positive explorations of four churches in serving believers or attracting newcomers.

In the past, a house church often hurried to explain the main points of the gospel, but listeners found it difficult to accept all this unfamiliar information in a short time. Then they switched to use movies to illustrate the message.

In an era of rapid change, pastors need to attract believers through effective sermons. When believers experience God, they become longing for more grace. In fact, many churches urge believers to be thirsty for God, but excessive demands might foster a rebellious attitude.

Once upon a time, the Chinese church was in a golden period of development, with many people joining the church and hardly anyone leaving. However, nowadays, the loss of believers has become a problem facing many Chinese churches.

After a church transitions from large to small, there is often a shortage of manpower for service and pastoral care. Therefore, it is urgent to nurture more staff workers and volunteers.

Pastor Yeh believes that an era of re-denominationalization will come upon the Chinese churches. But will there be a proliferation of denominations, leading to many conflicts between different denominations?

"In our church, anyone, once they reach the age of 55, must step down from the position of church leader," said Reverend Chen, a retired church leader in a northern region. "Because we witnessed many churches decline due to poor succession, which leads to serious consequences."

Those churches that have declined speak silently to today's Chinese churches with a heavy cost—churches must prioritize succession and consider it a specialized and particularly important task, even if it requires a significant amount of time and effort.

A pastor mentioned that in the 1980s and 1990s, many churches experienced significant revivals. However, he noted that most of them had essentially disappeared. According to him, a crucial reason for this decline is the failure of church management and succession.