by Jeff Hoglen | Feb 23, 2026 | Church Revitalization
The church revitalization success rate is a number most pastors never see coming. Nobody walks into a dying church thinking they’re going to lose. Deep in their bones, every pastor who takes on a revitalization assignment believes this time will be different.... 
by Jeff Hoglen | Oct 27, 2025 | Church Growth, Church Leadership, Featured
So… your church is dying. Everyone knows it, but no one wants to say it out loud. The same 50 people show up every Sunday, the offering barely covers the light bill, and the youngest person in your congregation just turned 60. Here’s the brutal truth:... 
by Jeff Hoglen | Sep 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
Today, I want to talk about church replanting. It’s all about breathing new life into struggling congregations. You know, that process where we take a church that’s on life support and give it a fresh start, transforming it from barely hanging on to... 
by Ron Edmondson | Aug 30, 2023 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
Do you want to know the fastest way to encourage change? I have practiced this one for years, and it almost always triggers change. It has worked in business, government, and church. It worked in church planting and in church revitalization. It is cost-effective, too.... 
by Jeff Hoglen | Feb 27, 2023 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Planting, Church Revitalization
There has been some confusion regarding the terms church planting and revitalization and even church merger. These terms are all different approaches to growing and strengthening a church community. For the sake of clarity, here are the key differences between them:...