Five Major “What If” We Regrets We Are Hearing from Churches

Episode #479
October 26, 2018
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Podcast Episode #479

Regret often comes when it’s too late to change things in a church. Today, we discuss five of the most common regrets we hear from churches.

Some highlights from today’s episode include:

  • Sometimes, churches need to relocate for good reasons but wait too long to do so and miss the opportunity.
  • Too often, churches ask meaningful questions about their health when it’s too late.
  • The right time for a church to be acquired by another usually comes before the dying church is willing to be acquired.

The five regrets we are hearing are:

  1. What if we had relocated?
  2. What if we had changed our name?
  3. What if we had gotten outside help?
  4. What if we have been acquired?
  5. What if we had not run off the pastor?

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