Revitalizing the Declining Church with Dr. Desmond Barrett

Revitalization Rewards found in this Episode 1. Preach the Word 2. Pray Fervently 3. Reach Your One 4. Discipleship and Development 5. Community Commitment

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Remove barriers. 2. Reseal the churches commitment back to Christ. 3. Reinstate an outward focus.

Karl Vaters writes: How good is your church doing at greeting and keeping guests? If you’re like a lot of churches, you know you could do better. I talked with Desmond Barrett about how small churches can do a better job at reaching, welcoming, and keeping guests. Desmond is the author of  Helping Small Churches Win Guests: Preparing to Increase Attendance ,  which is a short, but very practical b...

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Disruption clarifies the vision. 2. Disruption clarifies the mission. 3. Disruption clarifies and creates opportunity. 4. Disruption clarifies and establishes principles to serve the community.

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Limit the scope. 2. Limit the time. 3. Limit the ask.

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Celebrate the win. 2. Counter negative feelings. 3. Create a pattern of connection.

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: Pattern 1: Praying to God about the need. Pattern 2: Petition God about the need. Pattern 3: Power of self-given over to God. Pattern 4: Praise given to God.

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Small revisions 2. Small improvements 3. Small details matter

Revitalizing Connections found in this episode: 1. Curate to fit the neighborhood the church is in. 2. Narrow the focus of partnerships and programs to fit the era the church has entered. 3. Embrace the uncertainty that the church is in to find the certain plan that God has.

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Create a culture of care. 2. Cultivate relationships overtime. 3. Caring through community connection. 4. Comprising the next chapter of ministry.

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Learn to Listen 2. Last to Speak 3. Length of Time 4. Lean Into Conversations 5. Loss is Win/Win

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: Developing a bus or tuck ministry. 1. School bus to Compassionate Ministry Center 2. Food Truck for Jesus. 3. Thrift Store on Wheels.

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Quit being negative at where you find yourself. 2. Quit focusing on only Sunday morning and focus on all days of the week. 3. Quit blocking change, and encourage it. 4. Quit saying, 'we can't' and change your language to 'we can!'

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1.  Adapt or fall behind. 2. Envision, then do it. 3. Read the Word. 4. Movement shifts through mircosteps. 5. Position yourself through a commitment to your health.

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1.  Whatever you do, move forward. 2. Whatever you do, move fast. 3. Whatever you do, move further.

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Average is an extraordinary opportunity to serve the community. 2. Average is moving the church above where it finds itself today to serve God. 3. Average is obeying a God call through your ministry and life.

Revitalization rewards found in this episode: 1. What you accomplished this year is enough. 2. What you've dreamed is still achievable, keep pressing forward. 3. What moves you becomes what you move forward.

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Slow down and enjoy the experience. 2. See people and not numbers in the pew. 3. Stay messaged focused in every way. [1]https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyond-the-womb/202412/a-guide-to-manage-the-holidays-with-self-care-and-balance [1] Smith, Harold . The Quotable Bresee. Kansas City, Missouri , Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 1 Jan. 1983...

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Inaction is action 2. Leadership matters 3. Vision without proper oversight leads to disorientation

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Deviated from the mission. 2. Reinvented but did not reinvest. 3. Lacking a cohesive plan.

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Be Persistence. 2. Be Patient . 3. Be a Problem Solver. 4. Be a Pattern Thinker. 5. Process the past, current, and dream of the future.

Revitalizations Reward found in this episode: 1. Share compassion with all who are affected. 2. Spirit-led decisions will not free you from the demands or the disgruntled. 3. Serve with excellence until the end.

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1.  Disagree with respect. 2. Commit to the outcome and follow the process. 3. Limit the ‘I told you so’ attitude.

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Understand the problem. 2. Capture the vision. 3. Be willing to implement the next steps.