Rev. Dr. Todd Grant Yonkman shares a Bit of Wisdom on “Know Your Options for a Future with Hope”

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;

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;

Buildings & property;