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Revitalizing Your Church

Revitalizing Your Church. Source: Kennon Callahan conference, john.chandler@vbmb.org. Areas for Revitalization. 1. Worship 2. Facilities/land 3. Programming. 1. Worship. A). Renewing existing worship B). Adding new worship. Existing Worship Imbalance. Music. Preaching.

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Revitalizing Your Church

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  1. Revitalizing Your Church Source: Kennon Callahan conference, john.chandler@vbmb.org

  2. Areas for Revitalization • 1. Worship • 2. Facilities/land • 3. Programming

  3. 1. Worship • A). Renewing existing worship • B). Adding new worship

  4. Existing Worship Imbalance Music Preaching • Simple Complex • Stirring Profound • Inspiring Thoughtful • Emotional Intellectual

  5. Existing Worship Imbalance Preaching Music • Simple Complex • Stirring Profound • Inspiring Thoughtful • Emotional Intellectual

  6. Worship Balance Preaching Music • Simple Complex • Stirring Profound • Inspiring Thoughtful • Emotional Intellectual

  7. Adding a Worship Service • Goal: start strong and grow stronger • Start Sept. or March • Start like a new congregation • to reach a new group of people we are not currently reaching • Set the date for the wedding and work backwards Next add on Eventual add-on Existing service

  8. The point: • You have more options than you think! • It’s not all black-white, yes-no • Find 2-3 ways to: • balance existing worship • and/or grow new worship, • and go with it

  9. 2. Facilities/Land • “What if we’re stunted by inadequate …. • Accessibility • Visibility • Parking • Location • Space • Facilities

  10. 1. Stay and go. multi-site 2. Stay and go -> move. Target date to transfer 3. Move. 4. Secure land at a new location for later. 5. Stay, buy land, dev’p adequate parking. 6. Stay, maximize present facilities. 7. Stay, build new facilities. 8. Sponsor a new worship service. 9. Sponsor a new congregation. 10. Stay and study. Options: Accessibility, Visibility, Parking, Location, Space, Facilities

  11. The point: • You have more options than you think! • It’s not all black-white, yes-no • Find 2-3 of the 10 that the group would find fun to explore

  12. Mission Visitation Worship Groupings Leadership Decisions Program Access Visibility Parking Facilities Giving The 12 Keys (Listed in order of importance)

  13. Finding New Helpers • Best: people helped in the church’s mission • Better: community at large • Good: existing members of congregation

  14. Strong, Healthy Pattern One time events Seasonal Short term Long term Annual

  15. Weak, Declining Pattern One time events Seasonal Short term Long term Annual

  16. Examples – “Children” • One-time: one day Bible School during a teachers’ work day • Seasonal: doing that for the six work days during a school year • Short term: 5 week parenting class • Long term: ongoing class for parents, pre-school • Annual: VBS

  17. Revitalizing Your Church Dr. John P. Chandler The Ray and Ann Spence Network for Congregational Leadership www.rasnet.org Copy right John P. Chandler, 2001

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