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Thom Rainer attempts to describe how churches can become focussed on their activities to the detriment of mission and ministry.
He has eight points.

1. Activities became synonymous with ministry.
2. Programs and ministries are added regularly, but few or none are ever deleted.
3. Programs and ministries become sacred cows.
4. The alignment question is not asked on the front end.
5. Silo behavior among the different ministries of the church.
6. Lack of an evaluation process.
7. Ministry becomes facility-centered.
8. Lack of courageous leadership.

You can read his background comments on the points here.