As part of the North/West Lower Michigan Synod’s commitment to congregational vitality, we offer REVIVE, a two year vitality program, consisting of workshops and retreats on worship, evangelism, stewardship, leadership development, community engagement, and cross-cultural conversation. With the on-going COVID-19 pandemic and the limitations on in-person gatherings, we are offering electronic resources on these topics.
Articles
Resources
- Recommended Evangelism Books and Resources
- Faith Journey Overview
- One to One Guide
- Living Bones Bible Study
- Dwelling in the Word
- Nine Traits of a Community-Focused Church
Community Engagement
- Community Collaboration and Lutheran Identity
- Mission/Vision Planning 101
- 90-Day Micro-Strategy Resources
- 90-Day Plan Worksheet
- The Quick and Simple Congregational Asset-Mapping Experience
- One Body Many Members: What’s in Your Bowl? Worksheet
- Was Jesus a Grassroots Community Organizer?
- Seven Ways to Love Your Community
- One on One Conversations
- 11 Traits of Churches that will Impact the Future
- 12 Principles for Change in the Established Church
- Growing a Church and Impacting a Community are not Mutually Exclusive
- Community Engagement Steps
- Mapping Your Community for Mission
- Faith Stories
- Growing Young Wheel
- Nine Principles of Relational Evangelism
- Is Your Church Evangelizing or Just Advertising? 4 Reasons It Matters
- Recommended Evangelism Books and Resources
Mission Strategy
Spirituality
Growing Young
On September 19, 2020, the North/West Lower Michigan Synod hosted Jake Mulder, co-author of Growing Young: Six Essential Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church, in a Zoom presentation. This presentation was recorded and is available below:
Presentation Handouts:
- Growing Young Overview
- Growing Young Assessment Sample Report
- Growing Young Assessment
- Text of Questions and Resources from the Chat Log
Outreach to Millennials and Generation X
Rev. Christin Fawcett offered a presentation on Outreach for Millennials and Generation X for pastors and congregations. A recording of this presentation is available below: