by Rev. Dr. Charity Roberson | Feb 19, 2025 | Anxiety, Coaching, Consulting, Future
Writing a Congregational Story of Change and Transition “I’m ready for us to not feel like we are in transition.” This sentiment came from a lay leader at a church recently, but is a sentiment I have heard so many times from both clergy and congregations. And each...
by Beth Kennett | Feb 23, 2023 | Congregations, Future
By Anne Tambling It’s an interesting question. We all know the statistics on the state of the Church. Attendance is down. Giving is down. Churches are trying to find ways to attract younger adults as the next generation of leaders. In many a Sunday sermon, we hear of...
by Beth Kennett | Jul 18, 2017 | Consulting, Future, History, Interim Ministry, Leadership, Uncategorized
The Center for Congregational Health is in its 25th year! The Center has been working with congregations, clergy and lay leaders since November of 1992. As we move through the remainder of this year, we celebrate 25 years of partnering with congregations and leaders...
by Beth Kennett | Feb 6, 2017 | Congregations, Future
The latest research from the ongoing, multi-year, Hartford Institute study on American congregational life (FACT, 2015) confirms what most people involved in the life of a church already know. Most American congregations find themselves in a challenging situation:...
by Beth Kennett | Oct 31, 2016 | Congregations, Consulting, Future, Leadership, Ministers
By Dirk Elliott DownRiver Church celebrated its first worship service as a new church start on July 7, 2013, with 186 people in attendance. DownRiver is a Vital Merger of four churches in the Detroit area. In December, 2012, each of these four churches voted, with...
by Beth Kennett | Oct 11, 2016 | Congregations, Future, Leadership
by Beth Kennett An approach to working with congregations or groups of any kind is to use an appreciative approach, asking for and encouraging the group, and individuals, to focus on and appreciate what works. Several books and processes have been created to help...
