TOM'S BLOG

In-depth Congregational Analysis

Do churches ever misrepresent themselves? Sure they do! Ask most pastors within their first two to three years of being on a church field.

“They told me they were mission-minded. They said they reall...

Church Revitalization is a movement within protestant evangelicalism, which emphasizes the missional work of turning a plateaued or rapidly declining church around and moving it back towards growth.

Change often frightens people. People do not relax well in the midst of change. It makes them anxious. As a church planter you will discover that nothing is more challenging than leading through times...

Have you missed going to our live national conference in Orlando or do you simply wish that you could go back? We have good news for you. Renovate Virtual is Here! Now, you can watch and listen to pas...

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If your church has plateaued, is in decline, or is not moving forward as quickly as you wish the RENOVATE Church Revitalization Coaching Network i...

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The Renovate Group continues to discover, develop, and deploy church revitalizers who have a passion to see the plateaued, declining, or dying church recover an...

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 While speaking to a group of pastors in Jacksonville, I asked this question, "What is the Golden Rule of evangelism?" No...

By Tom Cheyney

Thinking about church revitalization and renewal in a smaller church the first thing I would say is to echo my friend Karl Vaters when he says that small does not mean unhealthy, insul...

By Tom Cheyney 

Remember: A stingy planter gets a stingy crop; a lavish planter gets a lavish crop. I want each of you to take plenty of time to think it over, and make up your own mind what you will...

In this new online course from the Renovate Virtual Church Revitalization Conference we will deal with the top seven most critical issues facing declining churches. If you get these corrected you have...