Title: “Leading Church Revitalization from an Associational Level”

Join Dr. Terry Rials, Director of Missions, Western Oklahoma Baptist Association, with host Steve Sells, president of Operation Transformation.

We discuss the importance of church revitalization from the standpoint of an association or group of churches. Strategic practices are laid out especially for a mid COVID and post COVID church. The much greater need for church revitalization in the post COVID church is discussed.

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Title: “Dealing with Unfinished Business in a Congregation”

Join Dr. Steve Smith, Church Equippers Ministry, with host Steve Sells, president of Operation Transformation.

Unresolved conflict can have a real negative impact on the future of a church like nothing else can. We discuss some of those unresolved problems, how they affect the local church and how to deal with them in order for revitalization to take place.

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Author and Pastor of New Campus Development for Christ Place Church, Flowery Branch, Georgia…with Dr. Steve Sells, host discussing: “Keys to Bringing New Life to a Dying Congregation.”

We discuss how to Resuscitate a Gasping Church with a focus on the need for special leadership and special effort to bring new life to a dying church.

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“Crucial Steps to Church Revitalization.” We have an in depth discussion about the 3 basic but powerful steps to Church Revitalization: 1) Return to the Lord, 2) Listen to God & 3) Obey God.

Kenneth Priest is Author and Director of Convention Strategies for the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, Founder and Director of the Center for Church Revitalization at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and adjunct professor in Church Revitalization at Southwestern and Midwestern Baptist Seminaries…With Dr. Steve Sells as host.

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In this episode we examine the Work of the Spirit led leader. The preparation for that work. The personal life of the leader and the basis for a calling to be a Spirit led leader. We answer the questions how can a person prepare to become ad transformational leader. We specifically talk about dependence upon the Holy Spirit being the most important part of being transformational. We close by talking about the leader functioning under God’s agenda.

Steve is author, Conference Speaker and President of Operation Transformation teaching.

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In this episode we discuss the character of a spirit led leader by looking at some Biblical characters and how they led under the Spirits influence. We will see How God used even those who were not perfect in their living but understood how God forgives, renews and restores those who may have failed in the past. Some of the leaders we will discuss are Joshua, David, Nehemiah, Paul and of course Jesus the greatest leader of all.

Steve is author, Conference Speaker and President of Operation Transformation teaching.

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This episodes identifies and discusses various styles of leadership and compare them to a clear Biblical transformational leadership style.

Steve is author, Conference Speaker and President of Operation Transformation teaching.

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This episode defines and discusses the character and heart of a transformational leader. We will do a close examination of the Biblical foundation for transformational leadership.

Steve is author, Conference Speaker and President of Operation Transformation teaching.

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There is a TV show titled “Hoarding: Buried Alive” that depicts individuals that collect or “hoard” up all kinds of things. They collect without the ability to discard. There are some churches that are “hoarders” as well. They don’t have closets full of “stuff” but they “hoard” things that have long sense ceased to be effective. Things such as tradition, past successes, outdated programs and ineffective ministries. When a church “hoards” these and many other things, the end result will be plateau, decline and even the possibility of death. This episode discusses the problem of “hoarding” in the church and how to break the cycle. …with Dr. Steve Sells Host discussing “Hoarding in Church Life.”

David is North American Mission Board and the Baptist Convention of New England’s Church Planting Director and Strategist.

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In this episode we discuss the need for a renewed approach to evangelism and discipleship in the church. Many pastors today hold the view that evangelism in the modern church is dead and no longer useful. In fact some deem evangelism as “old fashioned” and “out dated.” However, without Biblical evangelism the church will surely plateau, decline and die. To grow a church you must lead people to Jesus Christ and then disciple them into the likeness of Christ. Evangelism must become the central focus of any local church that desires to be revitalized. Dr. Steve Sells, host discussing “Evangelism as the Heart of the Church.”

Jim is a retired Pastor/Evangelist.

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