by admin | Sep 3, 2019 | Church Culture, Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Leadership, Podcast, Turnaround Pastors
Many congregations have embarked on a revitalization process only to find that the church was unwilling to change once the process began. This is an unfortunate truth and accounts for many church closures each year. Congregations must “count the...
by Scott Ball | Aug 16, 2019 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Developing Leaders, Evaluations, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Turnaround Pastors, Vision
Not everyone has the “right stuff.” We often tell our children that they can be anything they want to be, but this isn’t entirely true. It’s a nice sentiment, but it’s just false. At this point in life, my chances of being a professional...
by Scott Ball | Aug 5, 2019 | Church Culture, Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Community Outreach, Leadership, Turnaround Pastors, Vision
The world is full of darkness. The endless news of violence, tragedy, and pain is enough to make a person never want to leave their house. We know that the world has been dark since the fall of mankind, but the darkness in our age feels even darker and more...
by Scott Ball | Apr 30, 2019 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Culture, TMG Live, Turnaround Pastors
Change isn’t easy. Anyone who thinks that their church can turnaround at the snap of a finger has never tried to lead a congregational meeting! However, since 95% of churches are in decline, plateaued, or only growing via transfer growth, change in the church is...
by admin | Oct 13, 2018 | Christian Life, Church Culture, Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Mission, Strategic Planning, Turnaround Pastors
The church is bleeding fastest among its youth. If your church has seen decline in recent years, you likely know this to be true at the anecdotal level. But the research bears this out, too. 60% of Christians between 16-29 leave the church. Nearly every church that...
