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 Sending, Not an Ending: Pentecost and Church Closure
Church closure is not the end of the Spirit’s work in a community. Good Friday Collaboration co-Founder Chelsey Hillyer remembers Pentecost as a sending, not an ending.
Church Closure in Five Stages
As we at Good Friday Collaborative resource clergy and churches who are concluding ministry, we have noticed five distinct Stages of ministry endings that most communities move through. While every church has their own unique story and process of ending, these general Stages can help make sense of the natural work of endings.