Dr. Joe Youngblood is the Founder and President of Revival and Missions International. Joe served as a consultant with the Church Multiplication Group of the South Carolina Baptist Convention and was instrumental in developing the Intentional Church Multiplication Process. Join Joe and Steve in their discussion of the topic “Leading Culture Change in the Local Church.” Some questions that are answered are “What is culture and how does it impact the local church?” “How can a pastor confront the culture in his church without causing conflict?”

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Join Mark Weible and Steve Sells in their discussion of Mark’s new book titled “Fishing on the Other Side.” They discuss how the church can best use social media in effective ways to present the gospel. They discussed the use of Facebook, Twitter and more. Mark is a trainer and conference speaker, in areas of church planting, church revitalization, leadership development, search engine optimization and online marketing.

Being The Church In The Digital Age (renovateresources.com)

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In the episode we discuss “Some Vital Questions that relate to A Church Revitalization Project.” Church Revitalization is not easy. In fact to revitalize a church is hard work and takes a lot of time but the end result should give new life and hope to an otherwise dying/declining congregation. We answer questions like: What is the leading cause of decline in the local church? Is there is ever a time when a church may be too far gone and should close rather than attempt revitalization? How do you motivate a congregation to not only accept change but to embrace it for the good of the church? Shouldn’t a church deal with internal problems and issues before trying to reach beyond its four walls? And how should it go about dealing with the issues? Finally, what is the process or formula for leading in an effective process of revitalization?

The Go Center – www.pmacfepc.org

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In this episode we discuss kind of an odd but pertinent topic, “Revitalizing Church: Why You Don’t Need Chairs in the Pastor’s Office.” We discuss the reality that the pastor who stays in his office and never gets into the community with his people will never revitalize the church. It is impossible to change the direction of a church from behind a desk. This idea is a challenge to most pastors because of the need for study time, counseling, etc. We discuss the reality of the Great Commission and the need for the pastor to be practicing evangelism as he models a witnessing life. Staying in the office all the time breeds a culture of “ministry must come to me” rather than “I go to the people.” Every hour spent sitting behind a desk is an hour not spent disciplining or evangelizing.

EffectiveChurchGroup.com

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In this podcast we discuss 4 Keys to Leading with a Future Focus Mindset in a Season of Renewal. In our discussion we make the case that the pastor must adapt to the new reality of where his church might be. We address the need to discover and fix those things that will hamper the future of the church as well as how the pastor attends to the needs of the members while ministering to the needs of guests as well. This episode is a call for church leaders to discover and activate God’s plan for the church.

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“Planning Your First 120 Days in Church Renewal” with Tom Cheyney hosted by Steve Sells. Tom is Founder and Directional Leader of Renovate National Church Revitalization Conferences and the Renovate Group and will be sharing about his new book.

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Join Dr. Gordon Penfold, Director of Fresh Start Ministries, with host Dr. Steve Sells, President of Operation Transformation as they discuss the typical steps that need to take place before a restart can be successful. The focus is on four “roadblocks” that usually are present in a restart effort. Those roadblocks are denominational leaders, the pastor himself, the church leadership team and the congregation.

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Join Gordon Penfold, Director of Fresh Start Ministries, and host Dr. Steve Sells as they discuss the personal and professional life of a pastor that would aspire to restart a dead church. The focus is on the spiritual preparedness of the pastor and his ability to be a transformational leader.

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Title: “Injured Relationships and their Impact on Church Vitality.”

Join Dr. Rodney Harrison, Professor of Christian Education at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, with host Dr. Steve Sells, and President of Operation Transformation. We discuss how broken relationships and unforgiving attitudes impact the well-being of the local church and the importance role “radical forgiveness” plays in the life of any church.

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Title: “The Kind of Leader it takes to navigate the Church thru Difficult Times.”

Join Dr. Lavern (Bud) Brown, one of the founders of the ministry “Turnaround Pastors,” with host Dr. Steve Sells, and President of Operation Transformation. In this episode we discuss how the church can minister in the changing societal climate of today. We examine the major hurdles the church must overcome in order to do effective ministry in its particular mission field.

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