Introduction:

Diffusion of responsibility is a sociopsychology phenomenon whereby a person is less likely to take responsibility for action or inaction when others are present. Individuals assume that others either are responsible for taking action or have already done so.

“Research of 557 churches from 2004 to 2010 revealed, nine out of ten churches in America are declining.” p.4-5

“We join our churches expecting others to serve us, to feed us and to care for us. We don’t like hypocrites in the church, but we fail to see our own hypocrisies. God did not give us local churches to become country clubs where membership means we have privileges and perks. He placed us in churches to serve, to care for others, to pray for leaders, to learn, to teach, to give, and, in some cases, to die for the sake of the gospel.” p.5-6