Recorded at the LifeWay breakfast during this week’s SBC Annual Meeting, this special episode of Revitalize & Replant examines the Southern Baptist Convention and its future, what it needs to change, and how the emphasis for health rests on the local church.
Episode Highlights:
- In too many churches, we’ve become disunified and distracted because we’ve lost our focus on the Great Commission.
- A denominational problem is ultimately a collection of local church problems.
- 15 years ago, growth in our churches was easier. Today, the decline of cultural Christianity has made it much more difficult.
- Church outreach needs to be effective and ongoing.
The six issues relevant to the health of the SBC that we discuss are:
- A perspective from 14 years ago
- The disunified and distracted church
- The disunified and distracted denomination
- The local church issue: the slow death of evangelism and outward focus
- The challenges of ministry training and theological education
- A future unknown
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
- ChurchReplanters.com
- ChurchAnswers.com
- Replanter Assessment
- Find more resources at the Revitalize & Replant page at ThomRainer.com
Revitalize & Replant is sponsored by the North American Mission Board and ChurchReplanters.com. More than 10% of churches in North America are at risk of closing and the North American Mission Board is committed to reversing this trend by decreasing the death rate of existing churches while simultaneously increasing the birth rate of new churches. To learn more about what it means to become a replanting pastor or to explore resources for replanting and revitalization in your own church, visit ChurchReplanters.com.
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