Church Revitalization

Beware of your fictional church

His words rang in my ears for days and triggered a few nights of nocturnal unrest. “What were you expecting in the pastorate? You’re not in seminary any more and this church isn’t filled with your seminary buddies. You’re in the real world now, son.”

I Just Arrived to Pastor a Dying Church… Now What?

The best approach for a pastor when entering a dysfunctional, dying congregation is to simply be a pastor to those people.

How to bring about change in your church (without getting fired)

Bring about change in your church through careful, patient, and intentional leadership.

Dangers of denial in 
a declining church

Many dying churches refuse to see the diminishing influence of their churches for the good of the Kingdom and do nothing about it. Denial means more and more churches will be closing their doors.

Restoring the church’s first love: a case study from the church at Ephesus

In our terms, Paul sends Timothy to revitalize the church at Ephesus.