by A.J. Mathieu | Jan 21, 2020 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Podcast
A revitalized church is a powerful force. Before a church is revitalized, its life dwindles, and death looms. These churches have a fading view of a once bright past, and it gives way to robotic monotony, apathy, and stress. In Revelation 2:2-5, the Lord...
by Scott Ball | Jan 15, 2020 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Leadership, Podcast
Leading a church through revitalization is not for the faint of heart. I’ve had the privilege of walking many churches through the process of revitalization as Lead Guide with The Malphurs Group. One of the things our team looks for first when we start a partnership...
by A.J. Mathieu | Jan 6, 2020 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Leadership, Leadership Development, Podcast, Strategic Planning
Author’s Note: January 15, 2020 marks the launch of Church Revitalization University–an online, guided process for your church to engage in our Strategic Envisioning process. To get you started in the right direction, this week’s article and blog are...
by Scott Ball | Dec 2, 2019 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Culture, Developing Leaders, Podcast, Recruitment
I’ve never encountered a church that has too many volunteers. Most of the churches we talk to are struggling to get enough volunteers in ministries like children, students, and hospitality. Believe it or not, your church has all the volunteers you need to be...
by A.J. Mathieu | Nov 11, 2019 | Church Culture, Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Disciple Making, Mission, Podcast, Vision
Have you wondered why your church is not maturing and progressing like you may have envisioned it years ago? Most churches have been doing the same things over and over for a long time and never really think about how effective the ministry is. Most have not even...
by Scott Ball | Nov 4, 2019 | Church Culture, Church Growth, Church Health, Disciple Making, Great Commission, Podcast
Church attendance is down–way down. For the first time in U.S. history, the majority of Americans rarely (if ever) attend a church. Even “regulars” attend church less frequently. But you didn’t need me to throw a statistic at you. You...
