Center For
Church Renewal
Your congregation won't experience renewal if you won’t name reality.
Reality Check: Over half of churches in North America are in moderate or significant decline. Many more are plateaued. Decline isn’t the end of the story. It might just be the beginning of renewal — if you’re ready to name it.
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Renewal Is Already Happening
Churches just like yours—rural and urban, aging and multi-generational, liturgical and contemporary—are rediscovering what it means to be Spirit-led communities on mission. They’re not chasing trends. They’re pursuing God’s mission for their church. And the fruit? Deepened relationships. New ministries birthed. People coming to faith. Congregations growing as a blessing in their communities.
When a Church Chose New Life
After many years in ministry, Pastor Rob Hogendoorn witnessed countless ways God moves within His church. But one of the…
A Journey to Renewal
From Struggling to Stirred
When Pastor Bill Wilton first arrived at Sunrise Christian Reformed Church in McMinnville, Oregon, it felt like he was stepping…
A Journey to Renewal
Letting the Spirit Breathe Again
In the early days of 2017, Pete Armstrong began his pastoral ministry at Park Lane Christian Reformed Church in Portland,…
