As I think back through my appointments from the past week, I was reminded why cooperation is essential to strengthening our local congregations. Meetings with pastors, associational leadership, potential replanters, at-risk churches, and other leaders who are leveraging their strengths, so the strength and mission of our churches is renewed, and Christ is proclaimed in
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Over the past several years, we have found great value in our intentional process to build a network of assessed and equipped leaders being sent to hard places of ministry in South Carolina. Here are few reasons why we assess our potential replanters. We believe in affirming God’s work in future leaders.As a state convention
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The visions of Zechariah in the Old Testament may not be the first-place pastors in hard places turn when looking for biblical revitalization strategies. There are two principles for biblical church revitalization found in this often-overlooked passage from the Old Testament prophet. Zechariah 4:10 asks a question. “For who despises the day of small things?”
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In every church revitalization/reSTART success story, I have witnessed God answer the prayers of His people crying out in desperation for their future. I have seen God move in the hearts of church planters to merge with dwindling congregations. He is stirring the hearts of pastors to lead their healthy churches to help at-risk churches.
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In 1924, Calvary Baptist Church was organized in Lancaster, SC, to bring the families of textile mill’s employees to Jesus. With a booming textile industry, the church became the center of religious life for the mill community and quickly grew to capacity amidst a flurry of opportunities for children and families. People were coming to
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In Spartanburg, SC, Hub City Church and Oak Grove Baptist Church recently merged, bringing together two congregations that were going through a revitalization process. The merger came after seven years of existence of Hub City Church, when the church plant felt stuck and unsure of what was next. Through the revitalization process, Hub City Church
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