7 Items Pastors Should Include On Their Church Revitalization Checklist
Any church revitalization should start with a church revitalization checklist. Preparation is key. To alleviate our fear of flying, the various airlines assure us that…
Category: Church Growth
Baptizing Your Church Through Revitalization
Statisticians generally agree that church attendance in America is on the decline. This issue remains challenging to understand, yet also carries just as many opinions on…
Youth are the Future of the Church
Everywhere I go, I ask people when they came to faith and nearly everybody says before the age of 20. Why, then, do churches tend to focus on adult (o…
10 Warning Signs of a Church Plateau
The warning light in my car came on. I couldn’t believe it. You’ve felt that emotion too. That moment when you look down and see the warning…
Turnaround Pastors and the Key to Transforming Your Church
Today Baker Books is releasing Re:Vision: The Key to Transforming Your Church – a book written by me (Aubrey Malphurs) and Gordon Penfold. I would like to…
A Vision for Church Revitalization
In past blogs, I’ve surfaced the problems Christ’s churches are facing in North America. We wanted you to get a feel for the problem. Now it’s…
The State of the American Church: Plateaued or Declining
The State of the American Church concerns me. 80-85% of churches are plateaued or declining. In the mid-1960’s church leaders began to notice a disturbing…