Resources for Church Strengthening & Revitalization
Discipling
And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.”
Luke 9:23
Is Our Church Discipling? Resource Pack
What Are Disciplemaking Movements? (YouTube)
Sunday School and Small Groups: Don’t just read the Sunday School book–teach the Bible!
The Four Purposes of Sunday School (Elmer Towns)
Josh Hunt’s website (great resources!)
Effective Sunday School (video course)
Spiritual Gifts Inventory
S.H.A.P.E profile (PDF)
Conflict Resolution
Counseling the Church in Conflict (Peacemaker Ministries)
Conflict Management (pdf)
Confronting Difficult People–Norris Smith (pdf)
Healing a Troubled Church–Norris Smith (pdf)
Types of Churches, and How They Handle Conflict–Norris Smith (pdf)
Prayer
Pray without ceasing.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Pray 10 Prayer and Spiritual Warfare, Chuck Lawless (video)
“Consecrate the People,” Claude King (devotional booklet)
Stewardship
New Member Assimilation
Revitalization Resources
Available from TCBA’s Media Resource Center:
Autopsy of a Deceased Church, by Thom Rainer (book)
From Embers to a Flame: A Conference on Nurturing Church Vitality, Harry Reeder (DVD Set)
RENOVATE Missouri videos:
Revitalizing the Small Church (Tom Cheyney)
How to Have a New Church by Sunday (Neil Franks)
Other resources:
The Church Revitalizer As Change Agent by Tom Cheyney
Revitalize: Options for Revitalizing Your Church to Make Disciples” The Church and the Grocery Store” (video)
Thom Rainier: “Nine Questions” (article)
Johnny Hunt: Church Revitalization Conference (downloads)
Growth in a No Growth Town (PowerPoint)
Breaking the 200-Barrier:
“Breaking Through the 200 Barrier” Dan Reiland
“10 Steps to Breaking the 200 Barrier” Bill Sullivan