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In defense of the pastor (and agreeing Tom) he didn't blame CCM exclusively. He noted it as a symptom of an apparent attempt to change/catch-up/adapt to a changing climate. The perceived value of the change itself is debatable (as this thread bears out) but I can see where too much too soon would alienate the people paying the bills while trying to reach a student base that probably won't be impressed by the adjustments.
These schools are pretty much niche ministries anyway. The leadership teams are in a pretty tough position to try to sell a 1977 product to this generation. They are in a harder spot if they think they can move that far philosophically in such a short amount of time. The pastor's lament aside, how many kids are there who actually want to go to an Indy Fundy school? Certainly not enough to keep all of them afloat. What we are seeing is the results after the bottom fell out.
So no, CCM didn't kill CCC. Not allowing CCM sooner killed CCC.
These schools are pretty much niche ministries anyway. The leadership teams are in a pretty tough position to try to sell a 1977 product to this generation. They are in a harder spot if they think they can move that far philosophically in such a short amount of time. The pastor's lament aside, how many kids are there who actually want to go to an Indy Fundy school? Certainly not enough to keep all of them afloat. What we are seeing is the results after the bottom fell out.
So no, CCM didn't kill CCC. Not allowing CCM sooner killed CCC.