Sometimes in church work we measure growth by numbers. How many members. How big is the offering. Things like that. In a church that is being revitalizing I think we need measure things by other criteria as well. Most Churches that are in need of revitalization have lost there way in terms of vision and effectiveness. How long does it take to get a church turned around. In my experience every church will be different. A church in revitalization is doing other things that are measures of growth. Creating new space from old space, remodeling, training leaders, preaching about change,vision casting, helping the conformed deal with new ideas, putting out fires and creating small victory's like special events and projects.
When churches are in transition people leave when change begins. New people are hard to impress when you are in between here and there. How do you measure growth in the transition process. You have to get people to buy into the new vision. You have to get things going in the right direction and if you can do that you are growing.
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