Today there is a different kind of 'slavery.' 4 million people in Britain work 48 hours a week. 5 million days were lost last year from stress. Severe depression seems to be spreading. The society of the local church is no longer many Christians' chief source of social enjoyment. There is the gym, and golf, and rugby.
Weekends offer escapism, and so church-members go away.
The Challenge of Ministerial Overload. There are too many conferences on everything. We are not turning the tide. The overload of specialised speakers and subjects is confusing, and this makes no impact on the church let alone the world. We have lost our way.