The Now, the Not Yet, and the Not Remotely Possible September 3, 2009
Posted by Dan R. Dick in Church Leadership, Religion in the U.S., Vision.Tags: Church growth, Myths
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Following a presentation on congregational revitalization, a pastor leaned 
back in his chair and said, “Any church that isn’t growing should be closed, so that we can launch a healthy one in its place. Revitalization doesn’t work. You can’t raise a church from the dead.” Now, I find this an interesting perspective from a person who worships a Savior who came back from the dead, but that’s neither here nor there. What I want to focus on three assumptions in his comment:
- if a church isn’t “growing” (in his case, he meant numerically) it should be shut down
- new churches are healthier than existing churches
- revitalization doesn’t work
