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Change Happens! We Cannot Escape It! Oct 22, 2018

Change often frightens people. People do not relax well in the midst of change. It makes them anxious. As a church planter you will discover that nothing is more challenging than leading through...

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What Does Church Revitalization Mean? Mar 14, 2018

Church Revitalization is a movement within protestant evangelicalism, which emphasizes the missional work of turning a plateaued or rapidly declining church around and moving it back towards...

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Why Boldness is Necessary in Revitalization Feb 28, 2018

As I wrote in my book, SPIN-OFF Churches (B&H Pub), we are living in a Starbucks culture while changing from a Folgers world!

Today what used to pass as an acceptable cup of coffee at...

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The Misrepresentation of Being Agreeable to Change Oct 03, 2017

Do churches ever misrepresent themselves? Sure they do! Ask most pastors within their first two to three years of being on a church field.

“They told me they were mission-minded. They said...

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Getting to Know Your Congregation Sep 12, 2017

In-depth Congregational Analysis

There are a lot of helpful tools to use when trying to inspect the community around a church, but how many tools help you know the heart of your present flock? Are...
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Revisionizing the Church Sep 05, 2017

Revitalization is an on-going topic. Many authors have recently have weighed in on this topic. The problems with the church have been exhaustingly documented in social media and surveys. Thom...

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Overcoming The Wounds of The Past through Re-Alignment Aug 01, 2017

After going through a devastating split with the church seven years ago, I've spent the last years rebuilding from scratch the core of the church. I think we've been very successful in realigning...

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What is Your Trajectory? Decline or Restart? Jul 25, 2017

A group of people from a local church approached me recently very concerned about the survivability of their congregation. As I listened, I heard them say that they only had fifteen active adults...

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Four Fears That Stop Most Christians From Soul-Winning Jul 11, 2017

Of all the many fears and excuses that Christians use for not winning souls, we will name what we believe to be the four big ones. In one sense these four fears are legitimate fears. For this...

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Reinvention Jul 05, 2017

Sometimes life forces us to seemingly start all over again. We start the Christmas Fund again this year. Many of us make plans to start working out again. As Pastors, we start this week’s...

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Church Revitalization and Realignment Jun 27, 2017

“You don’t have to have all the answers, you just have to know where to find them.”

-Albert Einstein

 “Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died a at the age of...

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Brainstorming in Staff Meetings Can Be Fun! Jun 20, 2017

Brainstorming with your staff can be fun. It can also be an opportunity to handle problems in a creative methodological way. Have you taken time to creatively brainstorm over a challenge you and...

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