Category Archives: Leadership Blog

What Should We Be Doing During Transition?

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Resurrecting a dying church is much like working in an ER. The dying patient may have many medical problems, but in order to keep them alive, priorities are made on those wounds and injuries that are most life threatening. As … Continue reading →

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In Times of Transition

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

When churches seek to regain their health and vitality, tensions can rise inside the local church. Turning around a sick and dying church often reveals things that were previously hidden. As they come to the light, these revelations can be … Continue reading →

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From Sick Churches to Healthy Churches (Part 2)

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

There are a growing number of American Churches that have discovered the keys to health and are enjoying the benefits thereof. Again, we know why this is and we know what to do to bring health to a local church. … Continue reading →

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From Sick Churches to Healthy Churches (Part 1)

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Win Arn has said, that 80-85% of all American Churches are in decline! We know why this is and we know what to do. Often however, local churches refuse to take the steps necessary to bring about health and, as … Continue reading →

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Healthy churches exhibit certain attitudes…

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Perry Noble recently wrote, “I am seeing more young men rise up and plant churches…men with vision, passion and courage, men who refuse to accept the status quo, men with a genuine passion to see people far from God come … Continue reading →

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Sick churches exhibit certain attitudes…

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Several years ago I can remember reading the following: “75% of American churches are dying, 23% are plateaued (by taking people from the dying churches), and only 2% of American churches are growing.” Having worked for three decades in the … Continue reading →

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Questions the New Year Brings

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith As the new calendars go up, we all feel something refreshing about ‘being done with’ the last year. Whether it was a year of incredible accomplishment or terrible hardships, a fresh calendar can breath new … Continue reading →

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