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

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.

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