Dying to Live: Church Revitalization
The community outside the church's walls needs a Bible-teaching church as much as the church needs a community that is invested in what it offers, a path to church revitalization.
The community outside the church's walls needs a Bible-teaching church as much as the church needs a community that is invested in what it offers, a path to church revitalization.
Regardless of the denomination, the renewal roadmap for the legacy church is the same: fighting to stay alive.
When your growth stagnates, it's often an opportunity to discover new things about yourself and your church.
As true servant leadership, our declaration of the gospel is not meant to draw attention to ourselves, to gain followers, to impress others, to entertain, to promote an agenda, to spotlight our giftedness, or to stand on our favorite soapboxes.
With a set of hodge-podge furniture, the space began to feel different. No longer were people taking their coffee and running, but they began to sit down for coffee area conversations that would begin to bring people together.
If you are willing to surrender over your walk with the Lord, God can use you as a change agent to impact your community like never before.
There are four critical areas for evaluating the next steps as you begin to tackle deferred maintenance in the church.
I feel loved and respected by congregation members, but when I focus on the reality that God allows me to proclaim his Word to his people, I am humbled. In this state of mixed emotion, I remind myself that I am living a great life.
Insufficiency in ministry isn’t something we overcome or defeat. It’s something that compels us to release ourselves into Jesus’ sufficiency.
God has an incredible plan for the local church. This focus on your ministry can guide the local church as the world moves closer to a post-Christian era, helping it stay true to God's Word and its calling.