Persistent cough. Runny nose. Low-grade fever. These are symptoms, all of which can be treated. Got a cough? Take some cough syrup. Runny nose? Take an antihistamine. Low-grade fever? Take a Tylenol. Individually, none of these problems are all that concerning....
You’ve decided you’re ready to engage in a revitalization process in your church either on your own or with an experienced, outside guide. You’ve decided on who will be a part of the team to go through the process. Ready to start? No! ...
Revitalization is difficult. It requires the church to embrace the need for change. It demands that the church confront its current reality. It means that the church finally rejects the status quo. The problem is that in many churches, revitalization is just one...
Many congregations have embarked on a revitalization process only to find that the church was unwilling to change once the process began. This is an unfortunate truth and accounts for many church closures each year. Congregations must “count the...
We do what we value. A few weeks ago, I received an email from a pastor who said, “all this talk about mission and values is theoretical, I only want to talk about practical stuff.” In other words, he thought that having a discussion about core values was fluff and...
