Regathering: 7 Key Areas to Consider
As churches are regathering, what should our focus be? Here are seven key areas to consider as you begin to regather.
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As churches are regathering, what should our focus be? Here are seven key areas to consider as you begin to regather.
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Unfortunately, this is a question South Carolina leaders must be prepared to answer.  The good news is with the proper preventative procedures in place, the impact of a member testing positive for COVID-19 is manageable. Once leadership is informed of someone testing positive for COVID-19 having been on the church campus, there are several action steps
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Preparing The Facilities Where Should We Start? It’s been several weeks since the facilities have been used. The first step is to allow plenty of time to get the facilities ready for family and friends to arrive. Walk through the facilities, making a list of problem areas. Hymnals, pew Bibles, and other pew materials should
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Over the past several years, we have found great value in our intentional process to build a network of assessed and equipped leaders being sent to hard places of ministry in South Carolina. Here are few reasons why we assess our potential replanters. We believe in affirming God’s work in future leaders.As a state convention
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As the church revitalization movement continues to grow in South Carolina, we are blessed to hear from practitioners offering words of wisdom to others just starting their journey as a planter or replanter. Many of our planters are discovering opportunities to merge with at-risk churches with buildings and members to reSTART churches in strategic locations.
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In every church revitalization/reSTART success story, I have witnessed God answer the prayers of His people crying out in desperation for their future. I have seen God move in the hearts of church planters to merge with dwindling congregations. He is stirring the hearts of pastors to lead their healthy churches to help at-risk churches.
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In Spartanburg, SC, Hub City Church and Oak Grove Baptist Church recently merged, bringing together two congregations that were going through a revitalization process. The merger came after seven years of existence of Hub City Church, when the church plant felt stuck and unsure of what was next. Through the revitalization process, Hub City Church
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