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Wounded and Dying: Can Your Church Recover From Scandal?

Wounded and Dying: Can Your Church Recover From Scandal?

The Church Revitalization Podcast - Episode 206 If you stay in ministry long enough, chances are you or someone you love will be impacted by a church scandal. We wish it weren't true, but sin exists even within Christ's church. In our broken world, scandals will...

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How to Grow Your Church Without Compromising Your Values

How to Grow Your Church Without Compromising Your Values

The Church Revitalization Podcast - Episode 204 Growth is on every pastor’s mind. Compelled by the Great Commission, pastors feel an urgency to reach more people and expand the impact of their churches. But this desire can lead down an uneasy path, causing otherwise...

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From Fixed to Growth: Developing a Revitalization Mindset

From Fixed to Growth: Developing a Revitalization Mindset

The Church Revitalization Podcast - Episode 203 If you've ever tried to get a stalled car rolling downhill, you know it takes immense effort just to get the thing moving. But once you've broken through that initial inertia, momentum takes over and the car practically...

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Top Five Episodes from the First 200

Top Five Episodes from the First 200

The Church Revitalization Podcast - Episode 200 Time certainly has flown by! It was August of 2019 when Scott and I recorded our first few episodes of The Church Revitalization Podcast. We didn’t know what to expect or if anyone would listen. Now after nearly four...

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Financial Stewardship: Cultivating Generosity in Your Church

Financial Stewardship: Cultivating Generosity in Your Church

The Church Revitalization Podcast - Episode 199 It’s not a debatable point to say that churches need money to do ministry. So why is it so hard to talk about it? Many pastors carve out a couple Sundays each year for a sermon on giving because they feel obligated to do...

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Six Burning Revitalization Questions

Six Burning Revitalization Questions

In “Burning Revitalization Questions,” Scott and A.J. take turns posing three hot-button questions each, sparking lively discussions and sharing their unfiltered hot takes.

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Is Pastoral Care the Primary Role of the Pastor?

Is Pastoral Care the Primary Role of the Pastor?

The Church Revitalization Podcast - Episode 196 The following article is published as Appendix C in Dr. Malphurs Book, Being Leaders. God has allowed me not only to teach leadership at Dallas Seminary, but to minister in numerous churches and denominations as a...

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Breaking Down Rick Warren and The SBC

Breaking Down Rick Warren and The SBC

The Church Revitalization Podcast - Episode 195 It’s been said that any publicity is good publicity, but when it comes to the Church, nothing could be further from the truth. The Southern Baptist Convention has had quite a year. I’m sure most involved parties would...

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Who Has the Power in the Church?

Who Has the Power in the Church?

The Church Revitalization Podcast - Episode 194 Originally published in the book Leading Leaders by Dr. Aubrey Malphurs Church leadership boards as well as others in the church must be aware of individual and corporate power and the roles that each plays in church...

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Building Consensus for Change

Building Consensus for Change

The Church Revitalization Podcast - Episode 193 It’s a frustrating position to be in, thinking you’re the only one that wants to see positive change in your church. That might really be the case, or it may just be that nobody has yet dared broach the topic. It might...

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Five Ways to Disciple Men

Five Ways to Disciple Men

The Church Revitalization Podcast - Episode 192 Discipling men is hard. I’ve not yet worked with the church that said, “We don’t really have a women’s ministry, but we have a huge men’s ministry!” But I have heard about many great women’s ministries. Usually the men’s...

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Anatomy of a Bad Sermon

Anatomy of a Bad Sermon

The Church Revitalization Podcast - Episode 191 Not every job requires you to prepare a 25+ minute, fully-researched, professional presentation every single week. In fact, some people go their entire careers and never have to get in front of a crowd of people and...

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Five Volunteer Recruitment Tactics

Five Volunteer Recruitment Tactics

The Church Revitalization Podcast - Episode 190 How many times have you said, “We don’t have enough volunteers” in the last year? I’m going to guess you’ve said it, or at least thought that, at least once a month for as long as you can remember! This is among the most...

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Breaking Free From Sunday Morning Apathy

Breaking Free From Sunday Morning Apathy

The Church Revitalization Podcast - Episode 188 Have you ever looked around your worship center on a Sunday morning, and people aren’t singing along? Or noticed people scrolling their phones during your sermon? Or–the absolute worst–seeing someone start to doze off...

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Moving to One Service: 5 Things You Need to Know

Moving to One Service: 5 Things You Need to Know

The Church Revitalization Podcast - Episode 187 It is, unfortunately, a reality for many churches that you have to consider dropping a Sunday worship service because of attendance decline. If your church is in the opposite situation and thinking about launching a...

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