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Tag: Church Revitalization; Mission; Missional; Change; Church Leadership

Posted on April 27, 2021

The Most Significant Gaps in Reaching North America

This is a post that I co-wrote with Ed Stetzer regarding our "Listening Call" with Lausanne Movement leaders from across North America. As part of…

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Posted on March 9, 2020March 9, 2020

From a Country Club to a Commissioned Church—PT 2

Here are the last three shifts that need to take place in order to transition a country club church to a commissioned church. (Find original article…

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Posted on March 9, 2020

From a Country Club to a Commissioned Church—PT 1

This article originally appeared on The Exchange with Ed Stetzer. Recently I had a two-part series (on The Exchange) describing features of a church being…

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Posted on July 18, 2019July 18, 2019

Undermining Revitalization–Part 4

Here's the conclusion to the four part series on undermining revitalization. An Alternate Ending I read an article once that revealed how the endings of Star…

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Posted on July 17, 2019

Undermining Revitalization–Part 3

I'm continuing my series of undermining revitalization. The following are the last two ways leaders undermine churches turning around. Third, these leaders believe the cost…

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Posted on July 16, 2019

Undermining Revitalization–Part 2

Most have heard the leadership adage “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” With regards to church revitalization, this concept couldn’t be more accurate. If a…

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Posted on July 15, 2019July 16, 2019

Undermining Revitalization–Part 1

Imagine you have spent your entire life enslaved. Freedom seems unattainable, and hope is scarce. However, one day a strange man—a fugitive from Egypt—shows up…

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Posted on November 20, 2013November 21, 2013

Revitalization: It Can Do Your Body (Church) Good

It is not uncommon for a church to need change. In fact, the corporate church body is like individual believers. Individual believers need constant change.…

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  • Appealing to Caesar: Leveraging the Rights of our Earthly Citizenship
  • 10 Characteristics of Healthy Relationships
  • In Need of a God-given Vision
  • The Primary Apologetic for the Christian Faith
  • Crisis of Faith: What We Can Learn from Peter’s Crisis of Faith
  • Helping Churches Think through Innovation and Technology in Today’s Context
  • When the Cultural Climate Gets Political How Does the Church Stay Missional?
  • The Individual’s Responsibility in Church Discipline
  • Church Discipline in a Christian Non-Profit?
  • The Pattern and Practice of Church Discipline
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  • Appealing to Caesar: Leveraging the Rights of our Earthly Citizenship
  • 10 Characteristics of Healthy Relationships
  • In Need of a God-given Vision
  • The Primary Apologetic for the Christian Faith
  • Crisis of Faith: What We Can Learn from Peter’s Crisis of Faith
  • Helping Churches Think through Innovation and Technology in Today’s Context
  • When the Cultural Climate Gets Political How Does the Church Stay Missional?
  • The Individual’s Responsibility in Church Discipline
  • Church Discipline in a Christian Non-Profit?
  • The Pattern and Practice of Church Discipline
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