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.
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.
Rebirth through Church Merger
Can struggling churches experience new life? Diane Kenaston remembers her baptism — and a rebirth through church merger.
Lent, Lasts, & Other Holy Things
Can last things be holy? What can we learn as we navigate last things and encounter scripture anew?
Denominational Resources for Closing and Merging Churches
Denominational resources for church closure and merger include congregationalist and centralized polities. Read more from Baptist, Lutheran, Episcopalian, Methodist, Presbyterian, Unitarian, Reformed, Anglican, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), United Church of Christ, Catholic, Quaker, and uniting churches.
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!