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Dying to Restart: Churches Choosing a Strategic Death for a Resurrected Life
A GUIDE FOR LETTING YOUR CHURCH DIE—SO IT CAN LIVE AGAIN
With 90 percent of churches in decline or plateau, what must church leaders do? Greg Wiens and Dan Turner offer time-tested solutions, practical advice, and real-life stories for those who want to restart their church.
Dying to Restart is the first comprehensive resource for declining churches to successful “die” so they can really have a fresh start. With two decades of relevant experience, Wiens and Turner describe the difference between "revitalizing" and "restarting" a church. The qualitative and quantitive differences are vital for successfully restarting a dying church.
The goal of the restart is not to replace the old version of a church with an new, updated version. Rather, the goal of a restart is to create a wholly different body with holy different DNA. Sometimes a congregation needs to die with dignity—so it can truly start again.
Movement-minded leaders of all types will find Dying to Restart a refreshingly optimistic and practical read.
—Dr. Ed Love, Director of Church Multiplication for The Wesleyan Church
A refreshing guidebook that gives you practical next steps for leading your church into a new life... and a gut check about whether or not you are willing to give up your old identity to take hold of what God has for you.
—Dan Holland, author, coach, planting pastor, restart pastor and currently lead pastor of Golf Course Road Church of Christ in Texas
This book is about an increasingly important topic in our culture with remarkable insights.
—Reggie McNeal, best-selling author of Kingdom Come and Kingdom Collaborators
I'm captured by the potential Kingdom impact of this book, which is a must read for those who grasp the fact that their greatest faith-filled, generous act may yet be ahead!
—Wayne Schmidt, General Superintendent of The Wesleyan Church
GREG WIENS
The Chief Catalyst for Healthy Growing Churches. With more than twenty years of pastoral experience, he holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Operations from the University of Michigan, a Master of Divinity from Anderson University School of Theology, and a Ph.D. from the University of Central Florida in psychometrics. Greg's wife is Mary Kay, and they have three married children with seven grandchildren.
DAN TURNER
The founding pastor of Northwest Community Church in Washington, D.C—a church restart. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a Master of Divinity from Anderson Seminary School of Theology, and a Doctor of Ministry from Wesley Seminary. Dan is married to Kristie, and they have three very active children all under the age of nine.
With 90 percent of churches in decline or plateau, what must church leaders do? Greg Wiens and Dan Turner offer time-tested solutions, practical advice, and real-life stories for those who want to restart their church.
Dying to Restart is the first comprehensive resource for declining churches to successful “die” so they can really have a fresh start. With two decades of relevant experience, Wiens and Turner describe the difference between "revitalizing" and "restarting" a church. The qualitative and quantitive differences are vital for successfully restarting a dying church.
The goal of the restart is not to replace the old version of a church with an new, updated version. Rather, the goal of a restart is to create a wholly different body with holy different DNA. Sometimes a congregation needs to die with dignity—so it can truly start again.
Movement-minded leaders of all types will find Dying to Restart a refreshingly optimistic and practical read.
—Dr. Ed Love, Director of Church Multiplication for The Wesleyan Church
A refreshing guidebook that gives you practical next steps for leading your church into a new life... and a gut check about whether or not you are willing to give up your old identity to take hold of what God has for you.
—Dan Holland, author, coach, planting pastor, restart pastor and currently lead pastor of Golf Course Road Church of Christ in Texas
This book is about an increasingly important topic in our culture with remarkable insights.
—Reggie McNeal, best-selling author of Kingdom Come and Kingdom Collaborators
I'm captured by the potential Kingdom impact of this book, which is a must read for those who grasp the fact that their greatest faith-filled, generous act may yet be ahead!
—Wayne Schmidt, General Superintendent of The Wesleyan Church
GREG WIENS
The Chief Catalyst for Healthy Growing Churches. With more than twenty years of pastoral experience, he holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Operations from the University of Michigan, a Master of Divinity from Anderson University School of Theology, and a Ph.D. from the University of Central Florida in psychometrics. Greg's wife is Mary Kay, and they have three married children with seven grandchildren.
DAN TURNER
The founding pastor of Northwest Community Church in Washington, D.C—a church restart. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a Master of Divinity from Anderson Seminary School of Theology, and a Doctor of Ministry from Wesley Seminary. Dan is married to Kristie, and they have three very active children all under the age of nine.
144 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 24, 2018
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September 13, 2021
There is not an abundance of information out there that deal with restarting churches. Therefore this book stands out. It serves as a great foundation to a successful "death" of the church and provides specific, practical strategies and advice to bringing it back to life with a new DNA.
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September 22, 2023
Simple, quick read that lays out some good frameworks for dying churches. Very applicable to the current job and situation so prayers up that in 2 years God gave a good word to Wiens and Turner.
December 11, 2018
I was facing the prospect of restarting a dying church when I read Dying to Restart. It felt like I had a guide through the dark and threatening forest of what was ahead. We ended up not working with that church, but felt like this book gave me a good map of the terrain we would have faced. It is a useful resource.
February 24, 2021
Great Wisdom for Church Leaders
Accessible and practical. Relentlessly focused on the missionary mindset necessary for success. Pays appropriate attention to significant stewardship issues and obstacles.
Accessible and practical. Relentlessly focused on the missionary mindset necessary for success. Pays appropriate attention to significant stewardship issues and obstacles.
April 10, 2024
The pandemic suspended in person worship, but it did not restart all churches because the fear of death was too much to face.
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