The Revitalize My Church Podcast
Created to help churches navigate change and reorient to a new and healthy future.
Ep. 013 | Leading Change Without Losing People
In this episode of the Revitalize My Church podcast, hosts Bart Blair and Nathan Bryant discuss the importance of cascading communication and maintaining unity when leading a church through revitalization. They emphasize that getting agreement and buy-in from core leaders, mid-level leaders, and key influencers before announcing major changes to the entire congregation is critical for success.
Ep. 011 | Navigating Church Governance for Effective Revitalization
In this episode of the Revitalize My Church podcast, hosts Bart Blair and Nathan Bryant discuss the importance of clear church governance and polity in revitalization efforts. Many struggling churches face challenges related to leadership structure, accountability, and decision-making processes. These issues can hinder progress and make it difficult for churches to move forward in a unified direction.
Ep. 009 | Launching Your Church's New Vision
Just as the Israelites built the tabernacle in stages and conquered the Promised Land in phases, and NASA conducts extensive preparations before a space launch, a church must do a lot of groundwork before the public "launch" of their revitalized ministry. This includes getting ministry teams and leaders in place, promoting the church in the community, setting up the children's ministry, preparing the worship service and sermons, developing an integration pathway for new people, and more.
Ep. 007 | Aligning Your Church's Strategic Plan with God's Mission
When walking through a season of church revitalization, there are a a few things that we want to prioritize. We call these our “five big rocks” of revitalization. The fourth big rock is to develop a Biblically-aligned, God-centered Strategic Plan
Ep. 005 | 6 Essential Team Members for a Thriving Church Revitalization Team
When walking through a season of church revitalization, there are a a few things that we want to prioritize. We call these our “five big rocks” of revitalization. The third big rock is to build a vision team to partner with the pastor in the renewal effort.