Building a Thriving Church Health Ecosystem Part 9: Focus Resources on the Middle Third of Churches

Building a Thriving Church Health Ecosystem Part 7: Denominational Policies Denominational health is not just about theology and spirituality; it is also about policies that keep churches honest about viability, stewardship, and mission. In a healthy ecosystem, closure thresholds, distinctions between financial and ministry viability, rules about asset use, and the refusal to subsidise long‑term decline all work together to prevent slow, quiet collapse and to free resources f

Building a Thriving Church Health Ecosystem Part 5: Focus denominational leadership on leading health rather than merely being a service provider to churches

Building a Thriving Church Health Ecosystem: Key Components for Denominations to Foster Vitality Part 1

Easter is our celebration of hope. Sure hope. Not a vague wish. Certain hope. Wild hope. Hope beyond our largest dreams or imaginings....

A conversation that I have been having with a number of people is "what does a healthy church look like?" This is not an exhaustive list,...

The New Year is often a great time to reflect on 2018 and also to look forward to what 2019 will bring. We can do that as individuals as...

In the current milieu we have an ambivalent relationship with growth. The topic of church growth has become out-of-favour, recognizing...

What happens to churches that engage a consultant? Do they decline, revitalise, or plateau?This research tracks the journey of ten...