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Turnaround pastors are distinguished by how they deal with one question. Not by their answers. By how they deal with the question. “Is...

Bad news. You just got word that a mega- multi- church is metastasizing again, throwing up a campus down the street. They’ll probably...

“Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not get bent out of shape.” If you’re going to be a turnaround pastor, you’ve got to be...

What he said… Gary McIntosh: The pastor is the key to church turnaround As the research on Turnaround Pastors continues to emerge, expect...

At Turnaround Pastor Inc., we have done a study of pastors who led their church in a church revitalization turnaround. Using The Birkman...

Reinvigorating the Aging Church I doubt the current wisdom of rescuing dying churches by merging them into larger, stronger...

Is there a distinctly Free Grace perspective on how to motivate Christians to faithful evangelism? Yes, there is… Gratitude Motivates...

The journey to church revitalization is a roadmap. It is not a recipe. When you follow a good recipe, you put together the correct...

It takes a different set of skills to lead a church through the 200 barrier Breaking the 200 barrier looks like the typical pastor’s...

I love Rich Birch. He’s an independent, out of the box, creative thinker. I love people who challenge prevailing wisdom and push the...

Sometimes the obstacle to a church’s growth is lodged between the ears of the person many call Pastor. Plateaued churches are often stuck...

Over the past five years, my colleagues and I have noticed a disturbing trend in plateaued and declining churches. Many of them are...

Only once has a physician told me, “This will hurt.” The anesthesiologist prepping me for eye surgery brandished a long, curved...

Dr. Gordon E. Penfold Co-founder of Turnaround Pastors, Inc.   The Two Barns   “It was the best of times and it was the worst of times ....

The Two Barns “It was the best of times and it was the worst of times . . ..” So begins Charles Dickens’,  A Tale of Two Cities. In this...

They just couldn’t bring themselves to kill the midweek children’s program. It had been singularly unproductive for years. The leader had...

Think you’re up for the challenge? Chances are 9:1 against your being able to pull it off. Here’s the scenario: You’re sitting on the...

You got to know who’s out there! Since this is my blog post, I get to define a couple of key terms. That’s one of the benefits of...

It’s a stark fact most pastors wish they could avoid. The person most responsible for leading a dying church into life and growth sits in...

What should you do first when someone says, “it’s not about the money”? That’s right. Reach for your wallet. Because it really is about...