Church Revitalization

“Even the largest churches stay at the top of the list for only about twenty years. Each generation has its own group of biggest congregations or fastest-growing congregations.” - Sam Rainer

“…single assembly reduces your options. When your building is at capacity, you simply have to send members elsewhere or start a building project. Maybe you strategically send members to a struggling, like-minded church down the road.” - 9 Marks

“The church’s biggest problem is the lack of assurance in pursuing God’s glory. Slow giving trends are a symptom of a greater problem. The decline in average worship attendance is a symptom of a greater problem. Poor leadership is a symptom of a greater problem.” - Sam Rainer

Shifting Your Church Out of Survival Mode and into Hopeful Optimism - Sam Rainer

“The size of the church determines the urgency of the revitalization, not necessarily the need…. Churches usually feel urgency before recognizing what is needed to fix the problem.” - Sam Rainer

“Put plainly, churches grow when their members are deeply committed to them, not simply because they have a contemporary musical style.” - Gene Veith

“We are going to be giving great attention to training men and women to help revitalize the many churches in the SBC that are plateaued or declining” - BP News

George’s Creek Baptist Church is dying. There is no new generation to inherit it. For the elderly congregation, their stories are coming to an end, as well.

“Pastor Marzahn, 55, believes helping churches find new ways to generate income, like sharing their buildings with other churches or finding completely new congregations to take over old buildings is a better response than selling dying churches to for profit developers who have no vested interest in cultivating Christian communities.” - Christian Post