by Ron Edmondson | Feb 15, 2023 | Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
I learned in church revitalization that many times entrepreneurial-type leaders disappear when things aren’t working well. People who like big visions and want to see progress around them don’t hang around when the church is holding on to the status quo. If the church...
by Ron Edmondson | Jan 31, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
Do you know the number one change needed for an effective church revitalization? It’s not programs, systems or structure. Everyone always things about those first. Those are easy to change. Okay, well, maybe not easy. Try changing the library into a welcome area or...
by Jeff Hoglen | Jan 19, 2021 | Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
If you are looking for a “silver bullet” to get the church back on track, I’m afraid I have some bad news. Revitalization is a process. It often starts with a single ministry area within the church rather than the whole church. When we think of...
by Jeff Hoglen | Feb 14, 2020 | Church Planting, Church Revitalization
We are in the midst of replanting our local church. After 10 years of being lone rangers, we have connected with a church with similar DNA and heart to change our community as well as the nations. Through this process, there have been many aspects of ministry that I...
by Brian Jones | Aug 12, 2019 | Church Planting, Church Revitalization
Years ago, the brilliant church analyst Lyle Schaller noted, “…dozens of surveys have demonstrated that rapidly growing congregations tend to be churches with long pastorates, and stable or declining congregations tend to have short pastorates.” I absolutely believe...
