'I Refuse to Lead a Dying Church'
Every church in the 21st Century
needs to think of itself as a 'New Church Start'
- Why would someone wake up on
Sunday morning and say, 'I think I'll go to church today!'
6 Key Choices
Life over Death
Community over Isolation
Fun over Drudgery
Bold over Mild
Frontier over Fortress
Now over Later
“God has called all leaders, lay and clergy, to lead healthy, growing spiritual movements. For this reason I refuse to lead a dying church. And I invite you… to join me in refusing, ever again, to lead a dying church… This commitment entails six critical choices: Choosing Life over Death, Choosing Community over Isolation, Choosing Fun over Drudgery, Choosing Bold over Mild, Choosing Frontier over Fortress and Choosing Now rather than Later.”
When asked what denomination he is, Rev. Nixon will usually just say,
“I’m with Jesus. ..."
Rev. Nixon believes, 'Any church can blossom and grow anywhere if it will become healthy enough spiritually and pay attention to the needs, experiences and sensibilities of those it seeks to serve.'
Author , Paul Nixon an ordained United Methodist minister, served as director of congregational development in the Alabama-West Florida Conference. He has coached pastors and churches of many denominations with a special interest in new church development. In 2007, he became pastor of Epicenter, in greater Washington, DC.
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