12 min 09 s
Rev. Dr. Todd Grant Yonkman
- Why setting expectations is critical & how to do it
- How the metaphor of “Midwife” for the transition pastor can clarify roles and responsibilities
- The church you were is not the church you are going to be…
- What are you willing to let go of to get what you most want?
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17 min 03 s
Rev. Dr. Todd Grant Yonkman
- It was a white church with people of color in it, rather than a truly multiracial multicultural model.
- The message shifted from, You’re welcome if you come to, we want you here.
- Racial justice work and church vitality work are, in my approach, connected; they go together.
- Whatever town you are in, there are people of color there that you can build authentic relationships with, and you can do this work!
- You know the relationship is authentic when you’re inviting their stories and experiences to change you also. Granby Racial Reconciliation;
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15 min 33 s
Rev. Dr. Todd Grant Yonkman
- When the energy gets low, churches often don’t know there are other options to closing;
- Thoughts on various options: merger restart, adoption, consolidation, redevelopment…;
- Barrier for vitality is shame and blame;
- Avoiding the “Twin Titanic” model (throwing a rope from one sinking congregation to another);
- Key to church mergers: learn to love other things together;
- The challenge of trying to do vitality work and consolidation work at the same;
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15 min 33 s
Rev. Dr. Todd Grant Yonkman
- An inspiring story of a church that sold its building and joined the community;
- Shift from, “The church is falling apart,” to, “The church is falling open;”
- Wisdom about the twists and turns of a building sale;
- The shift from a downsizing to a restart;
- Selling a building is highly context dependent;
- Renovating the building without reconnecting with the community is futile;
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