Do You Need a Church Survey or a Full Church Health Assessment?
Leaders in churches often have a lot of unanswered questions about their congregations, such as: Do people in our church feel truly connected to one another? Does our congregation trust our church’s...
View ArticleNeed a Church Assessment? Why Your Church Should Work with VitalChurch Ministry
We’ve talked a lot in our blog recently about church assessments. We’ve discussed why your church should consider undergoing a health assessment and what type of church assessment would be best for...
View ArticleA Recap of Our 2023 Intentional Interim Pastor Training Event
Earlier this year, VitalChurch Ministry put on our annual interim pastor training event, and we wanted to give you an update on how it went! In short, it was a very successful event, attended by some...
View Article3 Benefits of a Full-Time Interim Pastor
In our years of working in interim pastor ministry, we’ve come to realize that many people have only a limited understanding of this type of ministry. The most common misconception is that all interim...
View ArticleWhy Intentional Interim Ministry Isn’t Right for Every Pastor
On the surface, it might appear that serving in intentional interim ministry could be a pretty sweet gig for a seasoned pastor! They get to travel the country and experience life in a variety of...
View ArticleExperienced Interim Pastors to Lead Churches into Intimacy with Christ
If you’ve arrived at the VitalChurch Ministry website, it may be because you are part of a church that is experiencing some sort of transition or crisis and are need of the help of an interim pastor....
View ArticleChurch Survey Questions by Church Survey Experts
Conducting a church survey occasionally is a great way to keep a pulse on your congregation. Unless you have a very small church and can personally connect with each attendee or member regularly, a...
View ArticleWhat a Church Member Survey Can Tell You about Your Congregation
For many years now, VitalChurch Ministry has been conducting diagnostic assessments. Not only do we work with individual churches, but denominations also bring in our diagnostic experts to evaluate...
View ArticleChurch Health Assessment: The First Step in Moving Beyond Your Current...
Does your church feel like it’s “stuck?” In our many years of working with churches throughout the country, we’ve seen churches that have felt this way for a variety of reasons. Here are just a few: A...
View ArticleA Ready-Made Church Survey for Busy Church Leaders
Have you been meaning to conduct a survey of your congregation for a while now, but other responsibilities keep pushing it to the side? You’re not the only church leader to experience this. While...
View ArticleWhich Is Better: An Outside Interim Pastor or Someone from Within Your Church?
As an organization that provides interim pastors to churches, we get calls and emails regularly from church leaders asking our advice about their current situation. Typically, the church has lost their...
View ArticleAnother Successful Interim Pastor Training Event in the Books!
Last month, the team at VitalChurch MInistry held our Intentional Interim Pastor Training Conference. This annual conference is designed to train and equip church leaders who feel called to the...
View ArticleWhat Can Our Church Expect from an Intentional Interim Pastor from...
If you’ve never worked with an intentional interim pastor before—or even if you have—you might be wondering what you can expect, should you choose to bring an interim pastor from VitalChurch Ministry...
View ArticleWhat Will Be Expected of Our Church When We Bring in an Intentional Interim...
In a previous blog post, we discussed what your church can expect when it brings in an intentional interim pastor from VitalChurch Ministry. This month, we wanted to flip things around and discuss what...
View ArticleInterim Pastoring in Churches That Struggle to Change
Many churches, just like many individuals, struggle with change. They’ve been doing things a certain way for so long, that it can be hard to convince them that there is another way—even if their...
View ArticleIntentional Interim Pastors That Do More Than Just “Fill the Gap”
In times of crisis, people can often make rash decisions that they likely wouldn’t make under normal circumstances. Church leaders aren’t exempt from this, unfortunately. While most church leaders...
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