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Overview

Some churches that find their sails hanging listlessly have lost touch with their community's current needs. While the gospel never changes, the cultural attitudes that shape how these truths are presented do change. Use these articles to understand the needs of your community and help turn your church around.

This Training Pack contains all of the following:

Title: Clean Out the Sludge
Deck: A theology of turnaround for churches and their leaders.
Author: Gordon MacDonald

Title: Escaping Congregational Doldrums
Deck: When a church languishes, sometimes the causes are hidden
Author: Bob Moeller

Title: Even Healthy Churches Need to Change
Deck: If it ain't broke thinking leads nowhere.
Author: H. Dale Burke

Title: Renewing Older Churches
Deck: Churches older than 40 need a plan to stay fit.
Author: Fred Oaks

Title: Resurrecting the Lazarus Church
Deck: Breathing new life into a dying congregation isn't an easy task, but it is possible.
Author: Amy S. Eckert

Title: Back From the Brink
Deck: Five factors in successful turnarounds
Author: Eric Reed

Title: How They Did It
Deck: How three churches made turnarounds
Author: Marshall Shelley and Skye Jethani

Title: Five Markers of Church Progress
Deck: Mile-markers help us know what kind of progress we're making
Author: Drew Wilkerson