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;

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