Tag: merger
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5 Lessons I’ve Learned Leading Through Church Mergers
In a recent article about “Multisite Church Trends in 2020” I mentioned an increase in church mergers, “With church attendance declining in the US and the pipeline of people jumping into ministry shrinking, mergers are going to pick up steam.” While I’ve had the opportunity to consult and coach other churches through the merger process,…
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Top Posts of 2019 #2: “Why it may be Good and Time for a Church to Die”
A lot of energy and money can go into keeping a church on life support. But what if it would be better to let that church experience death with dignity so that it can have a lasting legacy? A dying church doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s a failing church. Death and failure are not the…
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Why it may be Good and Time for a Church to Die
A dying church doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s a failing church. Death and failure are not the same thing. The mission of the church is not to build a sustainable business that is annually profitable for shareholders. The Church is not a business, it’s the body of Christ and the mission of the Church is…
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4 Questions to Shift your Thinking about Church Mergers
Through my experience working with churches I’ve discovered that the idea of “Church Mergers” is met with a variety of emotions, many which are negative. I’ve found that some view it as a cannibalistic way for growing churches to gobble up smaller struggling churches to enlarge their own footprint and grow their brand, not the…
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Why Your Church Should Consider a Merger
A year ago I wrote that the thought of a church merging with another church had never crossed my mind 20 years ago when I started full time ministry. Mergers were something that companies did, not churches. But if you’re paying attention to what’s happening in church-world, mergers are becoming more and more common. And…