By Peter Reuss, FaithX board member and partner at GSB Financial As Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church in St. Paul, Minnesota engaged in the Season...
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Congregational Vitality Assessment (CVA)
Holy Disruption: Why Your Church Needs to Take Risks to Thrive
For decades, the Church has prioritized preservation over mission. We have maintained buildings, protected budgets, and clung to familiar programs. But preservation is not the Gospel call. The Gospel is a call to resurrection—and resurrection requires, to put it bluntly, death. In today’s rapidly shifting cultural landscape, churches that are unwilling to take risks are not playing it safe; they are slowly dying. Conversely, churches that embrace holy disruption are discovering vitality they never imagined possible.
The Risk of Being Who You Really Are
Ugh. Words like “vulnerability” and “risk” make me squeamish. I don’t like heights. I get nervous if I drive too fast or if my bike picks up too much speed on the downhill. I feel green if I over-share, and I’ve never enjoyed therapy. I tend to avoid conflict. (Am I over-sharing?). Even taking into consideration the realities of these resistances, I do indeed know the thrill of going fast, I benefit from therapy, and conflict is sometimes a natural path to something more and better. I may resist vulnerability, but I know the benefits of showing up “real” and sometimes trying on new and perhaps more vulnerable behaviors.
The Sacred Art of Letting Go: Why Churches Must Release the Old to Embrace the New
By Mary C. Frances, Executive Director and Senior Consultant I mentioned a few weeks ago that my husband and I are in the midst of a big transition....
Transitions
By Mary C. Frances, Executive Director and Senior Consultant Well, it is that time of year again. Today, the Sugar Maple outside my office window...
CVA Now in Spanish!
By Mary C. Frances, Executive Director and Senior Consultant The FaithX Project is happy to announce that the popular Congregational Vitality...
A Season of New Beginnings
“I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth; do you not perceive it?” Is 43:19 By Mary C. Frances, Executive Director and Senior...
Congregational Vitality Assessment Version 3 Now Available
We are excited to announce that version 3.0 of the Congregational Vitality Assessment (CVA) is up and running and ready for immediate use on a more...
