Healthy churches are built by healthy teams, but healthy team dynamics do not happen by chance. In this series, we have been looking at the foundations of teams that function well. So far, we have seen that …
Why Won’t My Team Commit
Over the past few weeks, we have been looking at how to create healthy teams that can help your church thrive. First, we saw that healthy teams are built on the foundation of trust. Then, we …
Questions to Discover Renewal Leaders
Everyone knows the importance of finding renewal leaders. At the Center for Church Renewal we often say, “As leaders go, so goes the church.” God himself leans heavily on leaders. The Bible’s redemptive story demonstrates …
The unique skill set of revitalization pastors
The skills of established church pastors and church planting pastors are distinct. Established church pastors have skill sets that lean towards pastoral ministry while entrepreneurial skills are of greater importance to church planters. The skills …
The Power of Stories to Shape Our Story
If you ask a top athlete how they got into their sport they will typically share an inspiring origin story about their first golf outing with mom, about watching the U.S. Gymnastics team win gold or …
How To Renew an Aging Congregation
As life with COVID-19 continues, churches are returning to earlier conversations about renewal. One challenge many of these congregations face is that they have a majority of chronologically aging members. Renewing an aging congregation has …
How renewal leaders reduce anxiety in anxious times
These are anxious times. The corona virus earthquake hit with an 8.0 magnitude and tsunami sirens are blaring warnings of economic and social destruction that may soon come on shore. Many of our congregants are …
7 investments for creating trust accounts
Church revitalization demands change. Change is essential if churches are to move ever closer to the goal of becoming intentional missional congregations that make more and better disciples. Churches that resist change will inevitably die …
Nurturing a Culture of “Yes”
Floating off the waters of Bar Harbor, Maine is a crab boat named “Beth Said Yes!” What’s the story behind that name? Could it celebrate a deckhand coming home to a young wife with a …
Programs Are Not The Same As Discipleship
As church leaders, we long for people to grow in Christ. We want children to know Jesus. We want adults to mature in faith. We want leaders to lead like Jesus. We want worship, small groups, …