Ed Stetzer expands on questions for churches that need revitalisation. This one stood out to me: “Is revitalization (or should it be) an ongoing process for all churches, even those that are growing?” Yes. Revitalization addresses a lack of vitality, so something needs to happen to recapture that momentum. A growing church can be vital …
The following questions come from an article by Karl Vaters about decluttering the body life of local churches. Any church that’s been around for a while has long-standing ministries that are loved and used all the time. They’re front-and-center. But we also have ministries that have not aged well. They’ve stopped working, but they still …
The image is one most of us know. Someone living in a huge home, alone. They weren’t always alone. In seasons past the house was a home for a family that grew. Its size and contents give testimony to the life and growth that took place within. Time and the passage of seasons have seen …
Master list producer Thom Rainer provides seven reasons some church members don’t want their churches to grow. It’s important to know that people who love Jesus as Lord and Saviour and who want others to be saved can fall into these patterns. They need to be sensitively identified and addressed from the perspective of finding …
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