Church Renewal

There was a moment, maybe six months into the pandemic, that I felt a deep feeling of panic about church.

We all need to take fresh steps in ministry and mission. An important part of fresh steps is discerning where your church is in its lifecycle. 

This Inspire 2022 session is for anyone who wants to understand how the gospel subverts weakness and strength, and calls us to a more complete body. 

The truth is, our faith can be unappealing and strange. 

How does a church grow younger? It starts with knowing how old you are. 

Listening seems so easy. But if it’s so easy, why don’t more people feel like they’ve been heard?

While many churches might begin the process of merging as a way to keep the lights on, we're finding that the biggest motivation for any merger is actually for mission. 

Consumerism is obsolete.  Producer-ism is the new reality, and has been already for decades.

Easter is the good news of Jesus’ resurrection and the promise of the resurrection to eternal life for all who believe in him. But hidden from view is a greater and more stunning reality.

Your church's calling is to be a light to the world. But how do you get started making plans to recover this purpose? It all starts with prayer. 

How do we see God in light of the crises that surround us? Do you look back to find him or look somewhere else?

Average church attendance hovered around 50% of what they usually could expect in the summer. Surely things would bounce back in the fall, right? Looks like probably not. So what next?