The need for Church Revitalization has never been greater in North America! An estimated 177,000 Protestant churches in America have an average attendance of less than 100 hundred.[i] Research data tells us that in the United States more than 80% of the churches have pleateaued or are declining.[ii] Each and every week we are currently seeing somewhere between fifty and seventy-five local churches closing their doors and not opening them again. Everything that must be done in the area of church revitalization cannot be accomplished in a few hours on the Lord’s Day! In North America there are 3000 – 4000 churches started yearly. At the same time there are 7000 – 8000 churches closing their door annually. Something must be done! 

The Seven Pillars of Church Revitalization Power Point

Lessons learned from setting scaffolding that relates towards principles of Church Revitalization: - Are You Building Scaffolding or Foundations in Church.ppt

Bamb Bamb Kicking It Up a Notch!.ppt  - Why Boldness is Necessary in Revitalization

America and the need for Church Revitalization:

The estimated population of the United States and Canada was over 341 million in November 2009. Of these, an estimated 255 million are considered unsaved. This means that nearly 75 percent of the North American population is without a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. These are conservative estimates. More on this, click here.

Can Old Churches Reach New People:

The answer is yes but not necessarily by the same ways that produced the old church. Many old churches should consider making changes to revitalize, reinvigorate and renew those churches, while at the same time, helping them reach new people and peoples. Read more.

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America and the need for Church Revitalization:

The estimated population of the United States and Canada was over 341 million in November 2009. Of these, an estimated 255 million are considered unsaved. This means that nearly 75 percent of the North American population is without a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. These are conservative estimates. More on this, click here.

Can Old Churches Reach New People:

The answer is yes but not necessarily by the same ways that produced the old church. Many old churches should consider making changes to revitalize, reinvigorate and renew those churches, while at the same time, helping them reach new people and peoples. Read more.

GOBA Church Revitalization

The Greater Orlando Baptist Association developed a new ministry team across our association recently during the July 12, 2011 meeting of the Administrative Committee. It is the Church Revitalization Assistance Team. The purpose of this new ministry team, is to assist our churches that are in need of help with various areas of church revitalization. If you and your church would like to schedule a time with our Executive Director of Missions to discuss renewal or revitalization you may do so by contacting the association at: churchrevitalization@goba.org. We have a big goal of revitalizing 75 churches in the next fifteen years.

If you are interested in serving on the Church Revitalization Assistance Team, you may contact Dr. Tom Cheyney our EDOM at tcheyney@goba.org and he will be glad to share with you ways you could be part of this vital team of leaders to help our plateauing churches. We are in need of leaders from all walks of ministry such as: Outreach, Pastoral, Education, Youth, and Singles.

North America has 340,000 churches currently that are in plateau or decline. Like any other ministry area around our country, we have churches that are in need of assistance with church revitalization and renewal. Ed Stetzer, author of Viral Churches, states, “Among churches of all sizes, growing churches are rare! In fact, they only make up about 20 percent of our churches today. The other 80 percent have reached a plateau or are in decline.”

We have a huge task across North America and specifically in our ministry area around central Florida. While we have many healthy and growing churches, we still must work to embrace our churches that are in need of renewed health and evangelistic vitality. Did you know that 80 percent of fast-growing churches put at least 10 percent of their budget towards outreach and evangelism?

Planting new churches and revitalizing existing ones is not a choice we must make between two ideals. Rather it is a choice we must make to fulfill two ideals. On the one hand, if you are interested in leading a church revitalization movement from an established church, then help your people see the possibilities that lie ahead. A word of encouragement here is do not be surprised to see the revitalization of the established church as you participate in mission activities and challenge your people to give sacrificially towards mission causes such as Church Revitalization through the Greater Orlando Baptist Association. Strengthening Existing Churches

GOBA Church Development offers to network, equip, assist, and resource GOBA leaders and churches in: Church Music, Discipleship, Pastoral Ministries, Student Ministry, Senior Adult Ministry, Sunday School, Disaster Relief, Chaplaincy, and Leadership Development, so that they may become healthy, growing and reproducing churches.