There are so many books about how to turn a lifeless church around. Most concentrate on the pastor’s role. But what about the role of the congregation members? In small churches, this is especially important.

Karl Vaters talks with Bud Brown about how to help the congregation become agents of life and hope in a dying church through the power of prayer, from the content of the book, Lifeless to New Life: Biblical prayers to resurrect the lifeless church.

• The importance of praying the evangelistic prayers of the New Testament
• Preparing the soil to receive a fresh vision
• How to help a congregation embrace deep transition, not just surface change

Links from this episode:

• https://www.turnaroundpastor.com/
• Podcast, The Genius of Thomas Sowell - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1826734 
• email - bud@budbrown.net

Bonus Content

The 8 Prayers We Need For Church Revitalization, with Bud Brown

There are eight specific types of prayers that the New Testament tells us to pray.

In this bonus content, Karl Vaters talks with Lavern E. “Bud” Brown about each of those prayer types, from his recent book, Lifeless to New Life: Biblical prayers to resurrect the lifeless church, including what those prayers are, why they matter, and how they apply in church turnarounds.

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