Meet the Team: Cara Scriven
Meet our newest collaborator, Cara Scriven. Find out why Cara believes that anyone can kill a church, but not everyone can lead congregations toward faithfully completing their ministry.
Pride in Closing: LGBTQ Affirmation and Congregational Closure
How does church closure affect LGBTQ affirming congregations? Is there a Rainbow Glass Cliff for queer clergy? This Pride month Sara and Diane share insights on completing ministry in reconciling and affirming congregations.
The Stained Glass Cliff
Who falls off the “stained-glass cliff” when leading a dying church? When young, new or female clergy take over a struggling congregation, they often face the exhausting task of closing the church.
Resurrection Hope: Church Closure and a Faithful Future
Pastor Lorrin Radzik preaches resurrection — even after closing two churches. For courageous leaders, death is not the end of our story.
A Ministry of Endings
Would we close? Or could we keep going?
It was the question that occupied my mind as I drove to meet with a denominational leader about my congregation.
Read the full post at Fidelia Magazine.
Church Closure & Merger Books
Thinking about church closure or merger? The Good Friday Collaborative has assembled a book list for our newsletter subscribers. Download the annotated resource list as a first step for support in the sacred work of congregational endings.
Meet the Team: Lorrin Radzik
I didn’t go to seminary to close churches. And yet, God calls us to and equips us for ministry in mysterious ways.
Meet the Team: Diane Kenaston
You are only failing if the gospel is failing. All you have to do is be faithful.
Meet the Team: Chelsey Hillyer
The church wasn’t dying. It was being reshaped. What a time to be in ministry!
