For instance a church that is not yet using online services, such as a website may not attract new comers because more people have become technology savvy and are searching for information in the internet.
My argument is that the whole world is changing and the church cannot in way be left behind because it's the same congregations that push for change in all areas of society. Flexibility in leadership is a must due to the changing society. Technology keeps changing every day, and the church adopt the changes. Newcomers to a congregation that is still using the traditional books may not cope with the rest of the congregation if they have been using projectors.
A pastor is very instrumental in the growth of the church but due to our culture many of the teaching they have received are insufficient and unhelpful, especially in holding and attracting new crowds. The skills and capacities that shaped church leadership for much of the twentieth century were right one for that context, but in the twenty first century these skills have changed. I am advocating that the teaching for pastors change different context. I am not critiquing these skills and capacities but my point is that the world has changed. Discontinuous change means that many rules and assumptions about leadership now need to re-examined and rewritten.
However this does not make pastors who have led in the past wrong; it means we are functioning in a different context. We must learn new things. I am not judging or accusing or even dismissing the past efforts of leaders but new rules of attraction of congregation must come into play. The situation requires cultivation of new leadership capacities. A case in study is the change of worshipping styles, in the twentieth century, the church was conservative but in this century things have changed, the church has revolutionarized.
People come to church to receive religious goods and services, and the pastor must meet these needs. Good pastoral care is still a central thing for any leader in the congregation....
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