Revitalizing the Declining Church with Dr. Desmond Barrett

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Share in a Conversation 2. Connect Personally 3. Passive Connections 4. Keep the Connection Card Simple 5. Honor the Guest for Attending 6. Provide a Gift 7. Follow-up

1. Established Churches need vision, leadership, and clear direction. 2. Established Churches need a fresh perceptive to reach the community around them. 3. Established Churches have incredible legacies that need redeeming for this generation. 4. Established Churches have resources that God can use to expand kingdom connections.

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Make sure the message and the method match. 2. Create a community of care for guests. 3. Focus on first impressions. 4. Follow up the fellowship with personal touches.

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Evaluate what can be kept to showcase the church's history 2. Eliminate things (programs, positions, and piles) that cannot help the church move forward into the future 3. Elevate God above all

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode? 1. Time does not equate to effectiveness 2. Time does not equate to having a central role 3. Time does not equate to having control

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Technology Connects the Community with the Church 2. Technology Enhances the Worship Experience 3. Technology Supports the Mission

Revitalization Rewards found in this espisode: Option 1: Do nothing Option 2: Share the property Option 3: Rent the property Option 4: Sell the property Option 5: Recreate the property

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Rethink the Outside View of the Church 2. Rethink the Inside Use and Space of the Church

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. If you are open to the move of God, the spirit will move. 2. Prayer can move mountains inside the local church to impact souls. 3. God-centered worship changes the atmosphere of your faith. 4. Healing comes when you can fully surrender yourself to God. 5. Forgiveness is brought forth when sins are cleared out. 6. God shows up when the people are hun...

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Worship Size Matters More for Self-Esteem than Relationship to God 2. Worship Size Matters to Others More than the Attendee 3. Worship Size Does Not Matter to God

Revitalization Rewards found in this Episode: 1. The Clock is Ticking 2. Retool and Retrain

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Care for the facility with guests' eyes. 2. Create easy-on ramps. 3. Connect through varying avenues.

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Evaluate the Why behind the What. 2.Focus on the essential things. 3. One Step Forward

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Winning the 'New' Front Door 2. Winning the 'Old' Front Door 

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Familiarity in loss 2. Familiarity in uncertainty 3. Familiarity with the familiar

Revitalization Reward found in this episode: 1. Complete the project. 2. Complete the journey. 3. Completely pray through. 

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Change Awaits 2. Take Steps 3. Dreams Take Action

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. See the need and learn to adapt. 2. Support other people’s ideas. 3. Sustain the vision by meeting current realities.

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Missions is for All. 2. Missions is service. 3. Missions is being culturally aware. 4. Missions is NOT a 'one size fits all' experience.

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1.Preach with passion and tell the story. 2.Present the missional journey as a long-term engagement. 3. Partner inside and outside the local church.

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: Ask yourself the following series of questions: What am I learning from others on my team or ministry assignment? Where do I need to improve? If I could change one thing, what would it be? How would I judge my current leadership level? 1. The story I was born into. 2. The story I tell myself. 3. The story others think about me. 4. The story merges real...

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. A Story of Determination  2. A Story of Faith 3. A Story of Failing to Never Give Up 4. A Story of Fulfillment 

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. S top the bleeding . 2. T end to what you can fix right now . 3. O perate with a vision for the future. 4. P roblem-solve as you go.

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. There is unity in the gathering. 2. There is unity in vision. 3. There is unity in being. 4. There is unity in the offering. 5. There is unity in understanding .

Revitalization Rewards found in this episode: 1. Reclaim the past and bring it into the future 2. Repair to present a good face forward 3. Restore what has been lost 4. Retire programs that don't fit today's vision 5. Renew your commitment to reaching neighbors