They uphold the traditional doctrines of the church and maintain active ministries, but their passion for the cause of Christ has been diluted. They are more concerned about maintaining past traditions and organizational structures than they are about reaching the lost with the gospel of Christ. Another cause of lack of evangelism can be discouragement. When a small church has had unproductive efforts in outreach they can develop apathy and complacency towards evangelism. This becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy that further erodes the health of the congregation.
People become resistant to new programs.
The result is that they stop trying to develop effective outreach programs. Faithfulness is not measured by achievement but by steadfastness in the task even when results are not readily visible. The church is called to be evangelistic even when people are not responsive to the message. When a church uses the lack of results as an excuse to stop reaching out to others, it will decline, and rightly so. Unchecked sinful behavior.