There are so many books about how to turn a lifeless church around. Most concentrate on the pastor’s role. But what about the role of the congregation members? In small churches, this is especially important.
I talk with Bud Brown about how to help the congregation become agents of life and hope in a dying church through the power of prayer, from the content of his book, Lifeless to New Life: Biblical prayers to resurrect the lifeless church, including:
- The importance of praying the evangelistic prayers of the New Testament
- Preparing the soil to receive a fresh vision
- How to help a congregation embrace deep transition, not just surface change
Bonus Chat
The 8 Prayers We Need For Church Revitalization, with Bud Brown
There are eight specific types of prayers the New Testament tells us to pray.
In the bonus content for this episode, I talk with Bud Brown about each of those prayer types, including what those prayers are, why they matter, and how they apply in church turnarounds.
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Links from this Episode
- https://www.turnaroundpastor.com/
- Podcast, The Genius of Thomas Sowell – https://www.buzzsprout.com/1826734
- email – [email protected]
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