Navigating Church Mergers

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This chapter delves into the crucial considerations for churches contemplating a merger, emphasizing the importance of unified board, ministry alignment, communication plans, and clear decision-making processes. It highlights the significance of pausing, dating, and thoroughness in various areas, stressing the need for a well-planned multi-site strategy for successful mergers.

What do church mergers have to do with multisite strategy? And why is this such a critical conversation right now?

Pre-COVID 20% of churches who took our Unstuck Church Assessment identified that they were in the "life support" stage. For many struggling churches, merging with a healthy, thriving church is their best option. And for larger, healthy churches, merging can be a way to expand their ministry impact. But before you consider a merger, there are a couple of critical conversations you need to have.

In this week’s episode, Tony Morgan and Amy Anderson unpack the 10 crucial questions church leaders need to consider before merging.

For the full episode transcript, links mentioned during the show, and to download the Leader Conversation Guide, visit this episode's Show Notes at theunstuckgroup.com/episode183.

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