The local church is God’s basic unit of mission in the world. The Department of Church Growth and Evangelism exists for the local church. We are here for you. One of the ways that CGE supports the local church is to provide resources that ring true in the congregation. These resources bring to light the realities and complexities of congregational vitality.
Our desire is that every Covenant Church become a healthy, missional church. By “healthy” we mean pursuing Christ. By “missional” we mean pursuing Christ’s priorities in the world. We hope you find these resources helpful along the journey.
Veritas Seminar Handouts:
Service of Repentance
A service of consecration to the Lord’s Future.
It Starts With the Soil
Values of vitality.
Time For A Checkup
Descriptions of 4 types of established churches.
Strategies for four types of churches
What actions should your church take?
20 Maxims
From “Honor the Past” through “You Will be Broken”,
each of these is a proven maxim for established churches.
VIM Questions and VIM and the 7 churches
VIM: Vision, Intention, Means
- Questions for pastors and congregations
- VIM and the 7 churches of Revelation
25 Key Questions
Sometimes the right questions are more important than the answers.
Healthy Missional Markers
What are the marks of a healthy missional church?
There is no definitive list, but this is a good starting point.
Behavioral Covenants
Notes on behavioral covenants from John’s presentation.
Life After Veritas and Life after Veritas for the pastor
You’ve been to Veritas. Now what?
The Veritas Team
A short guide to the first step of creating a Veritas Team.
Other Resources:
Congregational Vitality Pathway
Looking for where to get started? Consult this pathway for the steps to utilizing the revitalization resources.
Veritas Congregational Life Cycle
A graphic depicting the life cycle of a congregation, created by Howard Burgoyne.
Strategic Spiritual Journey
From George Bullard, affiliated with the Alban Institute, this is a 143 page tutorial for congregational redevelopment.
John’s Book List
A list of must-read books, compiled by John Wenrich, frequently updated.
Church Revitalization Bibliography
A bibliography of vitality resources, compiled by our friends at the Covenant Resource Center.
Sample Veritas Bulletin Insert
Need help promoting Veritas? Here is a sample of a bulletin insert created for a Veritas workshop.
Vital Church Sermon Series
A sermon series designed by Joel Kruggel around the subject of missional health and vitality. Use what you can for your ministry setting.
