TOM'S BLOG

Renovate Resources now offers a new assessment tool to help churches in the revitalization process. The DISC profile with a Biblical perspective is now available to churches. This tool can be used by ...

“What do you mean provide leadership? I’m a pastor; of course that’s what I do.”

I agree… to say we as pastors must provide leadership doesn’t sound like an “aha” moment. But it can be. Truly forming...

Last month, I went to a Lifeway Christian Bookstore because I needed to pick up a few things that you can’t find at your local Walmart. I enjoy walking through the bookstore, looking for the next gosp...

My wife and I love to watch HGTV and The History Channel. One night a week we rush to the basement to watch Chip and Joanna Gaines from Waco, TX on Fixer Upper. Their catch phrase/question, at the beg...

While the field of church revitalization and renewal is ever expanding, along with key definitions relating to this field, here are some of the key fundamental definitions relating to the field of stu...

What Kind of Church is a Good Candidate for a Revitalization Using the Restart Strategy?

There are some churches with a better chance of living again through a restart.  Five types are most often fou...

Principles for Considering a Church Revitalization Restart Strategy

If you are ready to consider the church revitalization restart strategy there are several principles that should be considered. Whi...

Some Restart Stories

A Coastal Savannah Church

A Church in the coastal area of Savannah had dwindled to just a handful of members. They finally decided to die, deeding their property over to the loc...

What Does Church Revitalization Mean?

Every place I go people ask me for a definition of church revitalization. Here is one I have used for at least the last ten years:

Church Revitalization is a mo...

Ten Reasons Churches are Challenged When Making the Necessary Changes

There is a guide to stop the slide and it is found in the Bible. This material is about helping those ninety plus percent of chur...

Not Every Church is a Candidate for a Restart

Interestingly, many laymen often ask me if I think that their church could be a candidate for a restart. Usually they share of the need for their church ...

The restart based church revitalization model is being used all across North America.  Any group planting churches or working in the area of church revitalization should have a restart strategy if it ...