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Ways the Pastor and Staff Can Kill Church Renewal Oct 08, 2013

This is a sequel to my previous blog on Ways the Laity Can Kill a Church and is the opposite side of the coin when it comes to revitalizing declining churches. In the earlier blog I shared twenty...

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Ways Laity Can Kill A Church Oct 01, 2013

Almost every one working in Church Revitalization and Renewal has participated in a conversation of some sort discussing what can kill a church. Today I want to think upon some of the things laity...

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Missing: Brokenness Sep 29, 2013

This is a guest blog post by James A. Smith, Executive Editor of Florida Baptist Witness as posted in the Witness on February 20, 2013, used with permission. 

 

Evangelicals in...

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Reflections on 6 1/2 years of Church Revitalization Sep 05, 2013

This is a guest blog from Jason Cooper, lead pastor of The Church at Oak Level in Orlando, FL.

On August 25,  The Church at Oak Level celebrated its 3rd birthday.  In 2010, after leading...

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What Every Church Revitalizer Can Learn from Steve Jobs Sep 03, 2013

In his battle with cancer, Steve Jobs co-founder of Apple said: “Remember that I will be dead soon is the most important tool I have ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life....

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Starting Over When You Have Over Started in Revitalization Part VIII Aug 20, 2013

The Potholes From Running Too Far Too Fast in a Church Start Without Assimilation

Potholes are hard for church planters to see. They can do a great deal of damage to the young and emerging...

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Starting Over When You Have Over Started in Revitalization Part VII Aug 13, 2013

The Pitfalls of Running Too Far Too Fast in a Church Start Without Assimilation

In Webster’s New World Dictionary, a “pitfall” is defined as (1) a lightly covered pit used as...

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Starting Over When You Have Over Started in Revitalization Part VI Aug 06, 2013

The Pitfalls of Running Too Far Too Fast in a Church Start Without Assimilation

In Webster’s New World Dictionary, a “pitfall” is defined as (1) a lightly covered pit used as...

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Starting Over When You Have Over Started in Revitalization Part V Jul 30, 2013

The Pitfalls Running Too Far Too Fast in a Church Start Without Assimilation

In Webster’s New World Dictionary, a “pitfall” is defined as (1) a lightly covered pit used as a...

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Starting Over When You Have Over Started in Revitalization Part IV Jul 23, 2013

The Pitfalls of Running Too Far Too Fast in a Church Start Without Assimilation

In Webster’s New World Dictionary, a “pitfall” is defined as (1) a lightly covered pit used as a...

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Starting Over When You Have Over Started in Revitalization Part III Jul 16, 2013

The Pitfalls of Running Too Far Too Fast in a Church Start Without Assimilation

In Webster’s New World Dictionary, a “pitfall” is defined as (1) a lightly covered pit used as...

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Starting Over When You Have Over Started in Revitalization Part II Jul 09, 2013

The Pitfalls of Running Too Far Too Fast in a Church Start Without Assimilation

In Webster’s New World Dictionary, a “pitfall” is defined as (1) a lightly covered pit used as...

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