Building Congregational Vitality
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
2024 – 2025
The Seven Marks of Vital Congregations
Ecclesial Health — May 2024
Outward Incarnational Focus — Sept 2024 – Power Point Presentation
Empowering Servant Leadership — Nov 2024 – Power Point Presentation
Lifelong discipleship formation — Feb 2025
Caring Relationships — May 2025
Spirit Inspired Worship — Sept 2025
Intentional Authentic Evangelism — Nov 2025
- Read brief excerpts from the Vital Congregations Revitalization Initiative Manual
- Complete Manual
- Presentation by Rev. Dr. Kathryn Threadgill at April 2021 Assembly meeting is available.on You Tube (for watching and discussing by Blackhawk churches, not for publication)
- The Seven Marks of a Vital Congregation (Power Point) (pdf)
- Thom Rainer/Church Answers – (church consultant) offers content for churches seeking a path forward
- Carey Nieuwhof, (church consultant) has a lot of information about the current climate for ministry and church vitality
- Vital Congregations / Revitalization Initiative Manual
- Building Congregational Vitality a selection of perspectives and defining statements from PCUSA (Power Point suitable for discussion/exploration) (pdf)