Desmond Barrett

Desmond Barrett is the lead pastor at Winter Haven First Church of the Nazarene in Winter Haven, Florida. He is the author of several books, most recently, Helping the Small Church Win Guests: Preparing To Increase Attendance (Wipf & Stock Publications) and has done extensive research in the area of church revitalization and serves as church revitalizer, consultant, coach, podcast host and mentor to revitalizing pastors and churches.

3 Easy Steps to Win Guests to the Church

The church has an opportunity to create a space where lonely or even busy people can find rest within her walls.

Using the Summer Slump to Win Guests

God has a beautiful design for your local church to reach the lost with the gospel message, but is your church prepared to do so?

12 Ways to Know If You Are Called to Church Revitalization

God is calling a new group of leaders to go into dying and unhealthy churches and help them thrive again. Do you hear the call?

3 Signs a Church Would Rather Die Than Thrive

Church members’ spiritual and physical mindset needs to change as change enters the church.

3 Steps to Heal From Ministry Hurt

Today could be the day you stop hurting and start helping yourself when you step out of the pain and into the promise that God has for your ministry assignment.

Staying Put in a Challenging Season

Battling through adversity can achieve the clarity of call needed during a challenging season and capture the restorative nature of God's call on your life.

Developing Faithful Christians Who Tithe

When we live out our faith publicly and share the God stories that have happened while we were faithful in giving, the church will reap the spiritual and then financial blessings of God's favor.

Radical Rest

Permit yourself to disconnect to reconnect to Christ.