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The Process

The stages of the Renew Montana build upon one another as a church chooses to take the next step. Our hope is that the tools of the Renew Montana Network will enable pastors to contextualize a church revitalization process at each stage.

 

RENEW: (Stage 1)

Church Track

  • Engage your church in 40 Days of Prayer (and fasting) for Spiritual Renewal.  Integrate this emphasis into every phaseof church life. Preach messages of prayer, fasting, and spiritual renewal. Include Scripture-fed and Spirit-led prayer time in worship services. Organize small groups for reflection and worship-based prayer. Share testimonies. Utilize social media.

  • Host a 40-day Celebration. Share what God revealed. Cultivate a culture of spiritual renewal.

  • Experience church renewal with pastoral leadership.

  • RETOOL with training & resources.

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Pastor Track

  • Take the Pastor Personal Health Assessment and engage with a Renew Champion.

  • Join a pastor care cohort and/or pastor encouragement network.

  • Experience an Oasis Retreat.

  • Join the Renew Montana Network

    • Prayer support & fellowship

    • Coaching & encouragement

  • Experience personal renewal

  • RETOOL with training & resources

 

RE-EVALUATE: (Stage 2)

Christ-centered Renewal

  • First Step: Engage your church in a six-week study of Flickering Lamps: Christ and His Church by Henry and Richard Blackaby. Preach a sermon series. Organize small group discussions.

  • Host a corporate gathering to share testimonies and reflections.

  • Pastor-led revitalization with coaching and encouragement

  • RETOOL with training and resources

 

Assessments for Renewal

  • Next Step: Form a church Renew Team and commit to the re-evaluation process.

    • Take the Church Health Survey with Nine Targets.

    • Conduct a Community Survey to discover needs.

    • Research Community Demographics and examine opportunities.

  • The church Renew TEAM will evaluate with Renew Champion and make recommendations.

  • Pastor-led revitalization with coaching and encouragement

  • RETOOL with training and resources

 

REVITALIZE: (Stage 3)

  • First Step: Re-form a Renew Team and commit to the revitalization process.

  • The Renew Montana Champion will partner with the Renew Team to plan an interactive Church Summit over several sessions.

  • Host the Church Summit.

    • Review the findings of stage two assessments.

    • Consider the church vital signs.

    • Reflect and respond to the heart of God, the meaning and cost of discipleship, the mission of the church, and the functions of a healthy church.

    • Participate in a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) and consider the next steps.

  • Establish S.M.A.R.T goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time- bound) for revitalization.

    • Prayer strategy

    • Discipleship strategy

    • Leadership strategy

    • Community engagement strategy

    • Pursue church revitalization with support from Renew Montana.

  • RETOOL with training & resources


REPLANT: (Stage 4)

If the church finds it lacks the ability to renew or revitalize on its own, the members must vote to:

  • Revitalize through a fostering relationship or adoption by a healthy church in the region.

  • Revitalize/Replant through merging with another healthy church.

  • Replant by dissolving and releasing the church facility and financial resources to the MTSBC, local association, or sister MTSBC church for a future church plant.

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