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Hopewell Baptist Church New Kent, Virginia

Hopewell Baptist Church New Kent, Virginia. Pastor Greg Pulling. Indicators that your church needs revitalization. Only 37 people in attendance. What does a revitalized church look like?. People are getting saved Kids are everywhere Testimonies are being heard

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Hopewell Baptist Church New Kent, Virginia

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  1. Hopewell Baptist ChurchNew Kent, Virginia Pastor Greg Pulling

  2. Indicators that your church needs revitalization • Only 37 people in attendance

  3. What does a revitalized church look like? • People are getting saved • Kids are everywhere • Testimonies are being heard • Excitement, Holy Spirit moving, waiting to see what’s going to happen next • Volunteers in every ministry • It’s real; not polished or fake • New people hurting attending all the time (God brings you these people) • A true community and fellowship taking place (not clicks and social groups, whole church hangs out, participates in events)

  4. Necessary steps to church revitalization • Preach the WORD • Use practical everyday examples • Be relevant • Use humor, (again be real, let the Holy Spirit move and convict people, not you) • Use context, history, background, when preaching and teaching the scriptures, (we live in a time where people question everything and want to dig deeper) • Pastors be one with the people, it’s dangerous, but fruitful, people will follow who they trust and see as the same as themselves

  5. Necessary steps to church revitalization continued • Staff with Vision • We hired a youth Pastor when we had no youth • must have same vision as Pastor period (non negotiable) • Qualified Lay Leaders • Pray for these to come • Look for them • Invest in them • Put them in the right ministries that match their gifts • They Must Support Pastor and Vision of Church Period

  6. Necessary steps to church revitalization continued • Do Real Ministry (don’t just talk about and plan it) • Fellowship meals (first Sunday communion and fellowship meal is huge event for us) • Block parties • Trunk or treat • Chili and desert cook offs • Fishing tournaments • Homerun Derby • Hunter breakfasts • Skeet shoots • Board game nights • Church softball team in regular league ( aka beer league ) • Door to Door Ministry ( Jerry Falwell Outreach bag ministry) this is our most fruitful outreach

  7. Simply be a presence in your community, Go outside the four walls of the church

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