Church decline

Article 10 Signs You Need a Consultant
- By John Flowers and Karen Vannoy
- Posted on April 15th, 2013
They say an expert is someone with a briefcase from more than thirty miles away. Such a person's knowledge and experience may vary, but it's true that the very act of coming in…
Article Review: Should We Change Our Game Plan?
- By Eric Van Meter
- Posted on March 28th, 2013
The title of George Hunter’s latest book suggests the answer to its question. Should We Change Our Game Plan? Yes, Hunter answers, and it is past time to do so. Hunter, a…
Article Getting Counting Wrong - and Right
- By Jorge Acevedo
- Posted on January 24th, 2013
Many in my denomination are in uproar over the recommendations that every one of the more than 32,000 United Methodist churches in America measure vitality for at least the next…
Article Measuring by Jesus
- By Christopher P. Momany
- Posted on January 7th, 2013
My great-grandfather used to repeat a rather irritating and somewhat tactless joke. You could depend on hearing it when out for a drive. If Gramps passed a cemetery, he would …
Article Revitalization Takes Guts
- By Jessica Miller Kelley
- Posted on December 3rd, 2012
Honesty and courage. These two words may call to mind a virtuous Boy Scout or a knight of King Arthur’s round table, but to Jorge Acevedo, they are the essentials for…
Article Trading Spaces: Elderly Church Makes Way for Growth
- By Rachel L. Toalson
- Posted on October 29th, 2012
During a service last winter that’s been called “moving” and “emotional,” the small, elderly congregation of Asbury United Methodist Church in…