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 2008 and 2009 were years when the poor economy was a top issue. 2010 will be the year when people really see the light at the end of the tunnel and economic rebound starts to affect the church.

There are two main reasons why this year will bring economic rebound; fatigue and recovery.  People are ready and willing to get back to their "old lives" when things were good, and we are likely to start seeing that happen, or at least people acting like it is happening.

 2010 will see churches internalizing pluralism.  What I mean is that, more than ever, people will be attending churches that they disagree with doctrinally.  I have already discussed the changing role of membership in the church and I think that this intra-church pluralism correlates to that movement.  While pluralism has negative connotations, I believe this movement can be value neutral for the church.

2010 will be a swing year when the church starts to really understand the difference between belonging and membership.  The seeds are already planted for new growth in belonging focused ministry in the local church; small group ministry, for instance, is becoming a more important element of churches at all sizes.

Ask any old fashioned science fiction writer and they will tell you that 2010 is the future.  This was supposed to be the time of flying cars and moon colonies.  Of course, not everything the sci-fi guys predicted came true but this is still a time where people are growing less tolerant of old tech.

If your church still doesn't have a website, this is probably a good time to get one.  Actually, 1998 was a good time to get one, but you've already missed that bus.  More and more people are going to expect better technology at their churches.