by Rich Shoenert, David Young, and Tom WilkensGo back to 1742, when a pastor in Northampton, MA, sensed loss of spiritual fervor among the church. In the memoirs of that pastor is a written account titled “The Temporary Abatement of Religious Attention.” The pastor’s name was Jonathan Edwards. …
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A Question We Ask in the Church Revitalization Process: What Are God’s Plans for This Body of Believers?
In the next few months, we will be using this blog to talk about some of the questions our interim pastors seek to answer when they work with churches in transition. As you can imagine, churches in transition have a lot of questions that need to be answered—some bigger than others.When a …
Here’s What Our Interim Pastors Mean When They Talk About Church Revitalization
We talk about “church revitalization” a lot on our website. That’s because it is at the core of what we do.Many churches come to us looking simply for a temporary pastor—one who can fill the pulpit while they search for their next lead pastor. That’s not what we offer at VitalChurch ministry. Rather …