Tag: re-planting

Revitalisation revisited

One of the driving points in the recent correspondence to Evangelicals Now was that we needed pastors willing to go into small churches and commit to preaching twice on a Sunday and once midweek. The suggestion was that there was a reluctance on the part of younger  potential pastors and that this was primarily because… Continue reading Revitalisation revisited

You may have already done more church plants than you think

The church where we currently serve started as an additional site for a city wide, larger church. Then, in 2019, the sites were launched out as autonomous churches with their own elders.  Of the three smaller churches, one struggled for various reasons through the pandemic season and sadly had to close, one saw a lot… Continue reading You may have already done more church plants than you think

Revitalisation questions

As promised, here are some follow up thoughts from my article about how to help churches without pastors.  In that article, I suggested that it is likely that you will find yourself in a wider conversation about the need for revitalisation.  Whether the conversation starts with an intentional request for this kind of help, or… Continue reading Revitalisation questions

Yes church planting is hard work but it is also necessary

I saw a comment recently to the effect that church planting is hard work “crazy hard work” but also often unnecessary.  The person went on to say that if people were going to insist on doing it that they need to be properly networked in with others for accountability ( a denomination or affiliation). I… Continue reading Yes church planting is hard work but it is also necessary