Or perhaps your church needs more staff for growth and health. If your church seems stuck on a membership plateau, consider the possibility that a youth pastor, an associate pastor, or another staff addition may be precisely what is needed to mobilize energy and focus on growth. Consider a capital funds drive to put your church in top physical condition. Perhaps you need a major updating of your church facilities with a more fuel-efficient furnace, renovated classrooms, improved handicapped accessibility, remodeled restrooms, and other improvements. Members will often make special gifts to a capital drive.
New energy can come to a congregation when it gains a clear sense of vision and purpose.
They grow out of a renewed sense of vision and mission for the church. They are focused on concern about the lives of people outside of the church rather than on the church s need for more members. The New Life Ministries LIFE process is designed to help a congregation gain a new sense of mission and outreach. Consider the possibility of a merger with another congregation. Some churches that have institutional maintenance problems are in circumstances where growth is not likely to occur.