Common Questions About Church Revitalization

In this video Brian provides the “three legged stool” for ministry that will help stabilize a pastor as he seeks to bring life to a dying church.

In this video Brian teaches that it is only the Word of God breathing life into a dying church through the Spirit of God that will bring true and lasting revitalization.

In this video Brian calls pastors who are entering into church revitalization to identify who is really running the church, and they might not be who you would expect.

In this video Brian unpacks Christ’s leadership structure within his church, namely, the two offices of pastor and deacon.

In this video Brian answers the question, “What does it mean to be a member of this church?” He exposes the common misunderstanding that congregationalism is not about the individual having the “right” to vote and throw their weight around, but about mutual love and submission.

In this video Brian advocates for each pastor to commit to staying a minimum of five years when stepping into the pastorate of a church revitalization.

In this video Brian helps pastors ground their identity in Christ and have a biblical perspective of faithfulness over “success” as it pertains to closing a church.

In this video Brian commends pastors making connections and friendships with other local pastors for support and counsel as they try to revitalize a church.

In this video Brian gleans from the wisdom Paul provides in 1 Corinthians 16:9 and offers hope from personal experience that adversaries can become advocates over time in pastoral ministry.

In this video Brian helps pastors understand that as a pastor your wife wants to suffer with you, and alienating her in your ministry from all your suffering will leave her lonely and disconnected from you.