My 4 or 5 key questions to help congregations discern their future
10 min 43 s
Rev. Chris Mereschuk
- Key questions to build relationships with people at the beginning;
- How to avoid closed ended questions;
- Getting the congregation to think more deeply about their future when closure is a real possibility;
- Helping the congregation get to its “Why”
- Assessing the capacity of the congregation for ministry; Questions to help a declining congregation think realistically about its options;
- Questions to help a declining congregation think realistically about its options;
Rev. Chris Mereschuk is an Unsettled Pastor in the Southern New England Conference, United Church of Christ, with a call to transitional ministry. Chris has served congregations in Connecticut, New Orleans, and Massachusetts. He is a contributor to the Still Speaking Writers’ Group and serves as Vice Moderator of the Hampshire Association (SNEUCC). More information about Chris can be found at revcjm.com.
- Recorded in November of 2021
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