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Church Revitalization
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Why Church Members Resist Change
At some point in our lives, we have all heard the phrase “change is the only constant.” However, in practice, many people find change...
Bud Brown
3 min read
Church Revitalization Plan (Part 1)
Note: This is the first of two brief articles on church revitalization plans. This one maps out a revitalization strategy for an incoming...
Jim Roden
4 min read
The Human Brain Resists Change
Our brains create powerful nerual pathways known as “habits” that help us get through the day. They are very difficult to unlearn. The...
Bud Brown
1 min read
Human Psychology Resists Change
The human mind resists change, so don’t take it personally! In 1975, researchers at Stanford invited a group of undergraduates to take...
Bud Brown
3 min read
Systems: A source of resistance to change
Like every other system, churches operate to resist change. All systems resist change. That includes churches. A church is a spiritual...
Bud Brown
2 min read
A Church Resisting Revitalization is a Good Thing
Church revitalization pastors are often seen like the fabled monk who made a vow of silence. He was allowed two words per year. After his...
Bud Brown
1 min read
7 signs “the problem” isn’t the problem
“You two — stop that! Don’t you know it’s impolite to run up and down the aisles in church?” It was clear why that church had a hard time...
Bud Brown
3 min read
How to rise above conflict
Hostility, sabotage and open conflict. That is the lot of the pastor who leads change. Anyone brave enough to be pastor must possess...
Bud Brown
4 min read
Four Powerful Reasons Your Church Should Celebrate Pentecost
Quick question! When is Pentecost Sunday this year? Sunday, May 20. Did you know? Maybe not. Why? Because there is no “Pentecost...
Gary Westra
3 min read
Where to push for church revitalization
Was Sisyphus the first pastor to attempt church revitalization? The Greek gods punished Sisyphus, king of Corinth, for his arrogant,...
Bud Brown
3 min read
Three Things Tom Brady Can Teach Pastors
Sam Darnold, QB of USC is being projected as the first pick in this year’s NFL Draft. Why? “ After his pro day performance in the rain,...
Gary Westra
4 min read
The Prayer God Always Answers
I started Bible college plagued with feelings of failure. For several years I had been ministering and witnessing to American citizens...
Bud Brown
6 min read
Jesus’ Resurrection Gives Hope to Dying Churches
Your church doesn’t have to be a grim statistic. There is nothing – absolutely nothing – other than steadfast refusal to rejoin Jesus’s...
Bud Brown
2 min read
1 powerful tool for building turnaround leadership teams
The Birkman Method™ takes the guesswork out of building a great church staff! The light snapped on when he realized that “grabbing the...
Bud Brown
9 min read
Essentials of Church Revitalization
I have observed over the years two essential needs for church revitalization: a capable pastor and a willing congregation. Below you will...
Gordon Penfold
6 min read
When it’s a waste of time to train pastors …
Pastor Fred (not his real name) was excited, energized, and confident after attending a Turnaround Pastors Boot Camp . He learned what to...
Bud Brown
4 min read
Reclaiming Glory: Revitalizing Dying Churches
This guest post by Dr. Kelton Hinton, Associational Missionary of the Johnston Baptist Association of North Carolina, is a review of a...
Gary Westra
6 min read
Turnaround leaders speak their mind – clearly
THIS is the most important leaders trying to lead church revitalization can say: “This is what needs to be done. It is your job to do...
Bud Brown
4 min read
Why Millennials Don’t Spell the End of Christian Civilization
I was shocked – shocked I tell you! – to learn I was a “Protestant.” But that’s what my mother told the intake nurse we were. This...
Bud Brown
6 min read
What is God’s intention for pastors?
A personal story – one that has the happy fortune of also being true! – illuminates why pastors and churches find it hard to answer this...
Bud Brown
5 min read
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