Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• By
• Dr. Tom Cheyney

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• Seven Questions that have proved to be helpful in
  clarifying revitalized churches
• What three primary factors do you think most
  impede smaller churches from becoming revitalized
  and engaged in effective ministry and evangelism?

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• Seven Questions that have proved to be helpful in
  clarifying revitalized churches
• What obstacles have you faced in leading this
  church to new life and growth?

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• Seven Questions that have proved to be helpful in
  clarifying revitalized churches
• What efforts were made to overcome these
  obstacles?
• What three primary factors do you think most
  enabled churches to become revitalized and
  engaged in effective ministry and evangelism?

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• Seven Questions that have proved to be helpful in
  clarifying revitalized churches
• What factors have contributed most to the growth
  of this congregation over the last few years?

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• Seven Questions that have proved to be helpful in
  clarifying revitalized churches
• What intentional efforts were made to contact,
  welcome, evangelize, and assimilate unchurched
  people into your church?
• What stages, steps, or turning points were most
  obvious to you as this church went through its
  transition to ne life and growth?

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• Enhance congregational confidence and solidify an
  intense hope for the churches future!

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• Stimulate concern for unreached peoples in the
  community.

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• Engage in proactive and effective pastoral
  leadership.

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• Encourage an open, loving atmosphere in the
  congregation.

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• Clarify your own personal vision and be an
  example for others to follow.

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• Help develop a clear, shared, congregational
  vision.

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• Work and pray for spiritual renewal among the
  membership.

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• Provide high quality preaching and inspirational
  worship.

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• Lead the effort to reach new people and grow!

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• Emphasize and practice prayer.

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• Develop new programs, especially for children and
  youth.

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• Plan to take risks and then take them!

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• These revitalization strategies emerge again and
  again in every denomination in various
  combinations as both pastors and laity of
  revitalized churches tell their stories.

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• Pastors and lay leaders desiring to emerge from a
  season of decline and discouragement will do well
  to review this list carefully, and invest
  wholeheartedly in those areas still needing
  particular attention.

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Twelve Church Revitalization Strategies

• By
• Dr. Tom Cheyney