Revitalize and Replant

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Your church doesn’t have to die. God is moving, even in the most difficult places. The Revitalize and Replant podcast equips pastors to take their churches from declining to thriving by pointing them to a new future and a new hope. Tune in for weekly encouragement and practical advice for your pastoring journey.

Episode Date
Dan Hurst's Journey in Replanting
Jun 02, 2026
Encore: 5 Ways to Know Your Church is Ready to be Revitalized
May 28, 2026
Four Biblical Steps for Pastors Battling Depression
May 26, 2026
The Danger of Quick Fixes in Church Revitalization
May 21, 2026
What To Do When Your Church is Losing Members
May 19, 2026
Why Churches Lose Members
May 14, 2026
2 Tips to Bring Unity Between Newer Members and Legacy Members
May 12, 2026
6 Prayers for Your Church
May 07, 2026
5 Reasons Church Planters Should Spend Time with More Established Pastors
May 05, 2026
5 Reasons Pastors Should Spend Time with Church Planters
Apr 30, 2026
12 Things to Ask Yourself Before You Preach
Apr 28, 2026
5 Concerns About Modern Preaching
Apr 23, 2026
I-3: A Simple Strategy to Mobilize Your People for Evangelism
Apr 21, 2026
4 Questions to Triage Change in Your Church
Apr 16, 2026
The 5 C's Framework for Strategic Focus in Replanting and Revitalization
Apr 14, 2026
12 Ways to Confront Someone in Sin
Apr 09, 2026
Leading Change Without Getting Fired
Apr 07, 2026
Guardrails for Ministry Over the Long Haul: Part 3
Apr 02, 2026
Guardrails for Ministry Over the Long Haul: Part 2
Mar 31, 2026
Guardrails for Ministry Over the Long Haul: Part 1
Mar 26, 2026
5 Markers of Church Decline
Mar 24, 2026
6 Lessons for Leading Through Adversity
Mar 19, 2026
Some Thoughts on the Decline of Baptisms
Mar 17, 2026
Clifton and Hallock’s Strong Opinions on Preachin’
Mar 12, 2026
Clifton and Hallock’s Strong Opinions on Singin’
Mar 10, 2026
Clifton and Hallock’s Strong Opinions on the Lord’s Supper
Mar 05, 2026
Clifton and Hallock’s Strong Opinions on Baptism
Mar 03, 2026
Communicating with Clarity to the Unchurched
Feb 26, 2026
5 Lessons We've Learned Through Replanting
Feb 24, 2026
5 Common Anxieties Pastors Experience (And How to Address Them)
Feb 19, 2026
5 Reasons Why a Local Pastor is Better Than a Podcast Preacher
Feb 17, 2026
3 Reasons Why Church Buildings Still Matter
Feb 12, 2026
When Bad Things Happen When You Preach
Feb 10, 2026
10 Ways to Develop Your Style of Preaching: Part 2
Feb 05, 2026
10 Ways to Develop Your Style of Preaching: Part 1
Feb 03, 2026
Preaching the Gospel at Funerals
Jan 29, 2026
How to Minister to Children with Autism
Jan 27, 2026
5 Tips to Connect with and Retain Senior Adults
Jan 22, 2026
Why Senior Adults are Leaving the Church
Jan 20, 2026
20 Relics of the Church's Past: Which Ones are Returning?: Part 2
Jan 15, 2026
20 Relics of the Church's Past: Which Ones are Returning?: Part 1
Jan 13, 2026
How Do I Know if I’ve Stayed Too Long?: Part 2
Jan 08, 2026
How Do I Know if I've Stayed Too Long?: Part 1
Jan 06, 2026
Why Should We Revitalize Dying Churches?
Jan 01, 2026
7 Daily Pastoral Prayers
Dec 30, 2025
Christmas Special, Part 2: A Story of Peace and Hope with Dan Hurst
Dec 25, 2025
Christmas Special, Part 1: The Story of Christmas from Luke 2 with Dan Hurst
Dec 23, 2025
How to Leave a Church Well
Dec 18, 2025
Bad and Good Reasons to Leave a Church
Dec 16, 2025
10 Reasons Pastors’ Kids Stray
Dec 11, 2025
6 Ways to Earn Trust as a Pastor
Dec 09, 2025
How to Make a Big Impact in a Small Town: Part 2
Dec 04, 2025
How to Make a Big Impact in a Small Town: Part 1
Dec 02, 2025
Thanksgiving Special: 5 Things Every Pastor Should be Thankful For
Nov 27, 2025
Revitalize and Replant LIVE at the 2025 Replant Summit
Nov 25, 2025
5 Preaching Tips from the Puritans
Nov 20, 2025
5 Sure Ways to Fail in Leading Church Revitalization
Nov 18, 2025
7 Ways to Grow in Your Preaching
Nov 13, 2025
10 Reasons Why You Should Feel Uncomfortable in Church This Weekend
Nov 11, 2025
8 Reasons Many Churches are in Decline
Nov 06, 2025
12 Balancing Acts in Ministry You Might Face This Week
Nov 04, 2025
Raising Up Next-Gen Leaders with Brandon Moore
Oct 30, 2025
Reaching the Next Generation with Brandon Moore
Oct 28, 2025
Urban Ministry with Colin Pugh
Oct 23, 2025
Rural Ministry with Andy Addis
Oct 21, 2025
Transformational Discipleship with Andy Addis
Oct 16, 2025
Discerning a Call to Ministry
Oct 14, 2025
How to Make First-Time Guests Feel Welcome
Oct 09, 2025
Pastor, Don’t Waste Your Discouragement
Oct 07, 2025
Should We Go Back to Sunday School?
Oct 02, 2025
Ten Lessons from Old-Fashioned Sunday School
Sep 30, 2025
Ministering to Toxic People
Sep 25, 2025
More Pastoral Warning Signs
Sep 23, 2025
Pastoral Warning Signs
Sep 18, 2025
How Not to Help a Sufferer
Sep 16, 2025
11 Ways to Lead a God-Glorifying Weekly Worship Gathering
Sep 11, 2025
AI or No AI?
Sep 09, 2025
Some Thoughts on Preaching with a Manuscript
Sep 04, 2025
Some Thoughts on Preaching with No Notes
Sep 02, 2025
Some More Current Trends for Pastors to Consider
Aug 28, 2025
Current Trends that Need to be on Pastors' Radars
Aug 26, 2025
Why Churches are Moving Back to One Worship Style
Aug 21, 2025
7 Ways to Love Your Community
Aug 19, 2025
Why We Need the Puritans, Part 2
Aug 14, 2025
Why We Need the Puritans, Part 1
Aug 12, 2025
To Count or Not to Count
Aug 07, 2025
Some Thoughts on Worship
Aug 05, 2025
8 Reasons Spiritual Disciplines Matter
Jul 31, 2025
5 Ways to Last 20 Years in the Same Church
Jul 29, 2025
A 12-Point Cure for Complaining
Jul 24, 2025
6 Lessons on Holiness from Thomas Watson
Jul 22, 2025
How to Lead Effective Prayer Meetings
Jul 17, 2025
How to Handle an Ineffective Church Staff Member
Jul 15, 2025
5 Ways to Know Your Church is Ready to be Revitalized
Jul 10, 2025
7 Keys to Building Relationships of Trust in the Church
Jul 08, 2025
Reflections on the SBC Annual Meeting
Jul 03, 2025
7 Reasons We Must be Patient with Church Members
Jun 26, 2025
More Reasons Why It’s More Difficult for the Church Today
Jun 19, 2025
Some Reasons Why It's Harder for the Church Today
Jun 12, 2025
7 Causes of Church Conflict
Jun 05, 2025
What Kind of Leader Are You?
May 29, 2025
How to Shepherd Your Church Well: Protecting
May 22, 2025
How to Shepherd Your Church Well: Leading
May 15, 2025
How to Shepherd Your Church Well: Feeding
May 08, 2025
How to Shepherd Your Church Well
May 01, 2025
What to Change and How to Change it in Revitalization and Replanting
Apr 24, 2025
Shepherding in Difficult and Awkward Situations
Apr 17, 2025
Key Questions to Ask When Welcoming Visitors
Apr 10, 2025
5 Indicators that Your Church Has Been Revitalized
Apr 03, 2025
A Conversation with D.J. Horton
Mar 28, 2025
When a Pastor's Kid Resists His Ministry
Mar 27, 2025
4 Difficult People You'll Encounter in Ministry
Mar 20, 2025
Preaching the Invitation
Mar 13, 2025
Revitalization Versus Renewal
Mar 06, 2025
What Should a Pastor Wear?
Feb 27, 2025
3 Prayers for Prodigal Children
Feb 25, 2025
5 Types of Sermons That Fall Short
Feb 20, 2025
Fighting the "Respectable" Sins of Gossip and Slander
Feb 18, 2025
3 Things Pastors Should Know About Every Kid in Your Church
Feb 13, 2025
How to Help an Older Church Think Younger
Feb 11, 2025
5 Reasons Pastors Get Depressed
Feb 06, 2025
Are Churches Getting Smaller?
Feb 04, 2025
What to Do When Your Building is Too Big for Your Church
Jan 30, 2025
5 Mistakes Mark Made in Revitalizing Wornall Road
Jan 28, 2025
How to Protect Your Family in Church Revitalization
Jan 23, 2025
Keys to Effective Business Meetings
Jan 21, 2025
5 Practical Ways Your Church Can Partner with other Churches
Jan 16, 2025
5 Things I Would Tell My Younger Self About Being a Dad
Jan 14, 2025
5 Things I Would Tell My Younger Self About Being a Husband
Jan 09, 2025
5 Things I Would Tell My Younger Self About Being a Pastor
Jan 07, 2025
Starting the New Year Off Right
Jan 02, 2025
Reflecting on the Last Year, Setting New Goals for 2025
Dec 31, 2024
Pastoral Visits with Jim Elliff
Dec 27, 2024
Leading Even the Cantankerous
Dec 26, 2024
Christmas Eve Services and Follow-Up
Dec 24, 2024
7 Causes of Church Conflict
Dec 19, 2024
Embracing Awkward People and Situations
Dec 17, 2024
A Conversation about House Churches with Jim Elliff
Dec 13, 2024
10 Reasons Pastors Need Another Pastor as a Prayer Partner
Dec 12, 2024
Our Top Book Recommendations
Dec 10, 2024
10 Reasons Why Churches Get Stuck, Part 2
Dec 05, 2024
10 Reasons Why Churches Get Stuck, Part 1
Dec 03, 2024
The Lord's Supper, Part 2 - A Conversation with Jim Elliff
Nov 29, 2024
Revitalize and Replant Thanksgiving Special
Nov 28, 2024
7 Reasons Patience Matters in Church Change
Nov 26, 2024
Answering Listener Questions
Nov 21, 2024
Why It Hurts So Bad When Church Leaders Fall
Nov 19, 2024
The Lord's Supper, Part 1 - A Conversation with Jim Elliff
Nov 15, 2024
When Visitors Don't Come Back
Nov 14, 2024
When Churches Are Too Busy
Nov 12, 2024
When Committees Are Out of Control
Nov 07, 2024
7 Reasons Why Church Announcements Do Not Work
Nov 05, 2024
Experiencing God with Bob Payne
Nov 01, 2024
8 Insights from Church Consultants
Oct 31, 2024
7 Ways to Earn and Keep Trust
Oct 29, 2024
5 More Church Diseases that Affect Churches
Oct 24, 2024
5 Church Diseases that Affect Churches
Oct 22, 2024
A Conversation with Bob Payne from Blackaby Ministries
Oct 18, 2024
Revitalize and Replant Live - Q and A at Replant Summit
Oct 17, 2024
Revitalize and Replant Live - Models of Replanting
Oct 15, 2024
Creating a Culture of Evangelism with JJ Washington
Oct 10, 2024
What NOT to do in Church Revitalization
Oct 08, 2024
A Conversation with JJ Washington
Oct 04, 2024
4 Ways Pastors Might Hinder Revitalization
Oct 03, 2024
8 Reasons Pastors Are Afraid of Revitalization
Oct 01, 2024
7 Tips on Revitalization
Sep 26, 2024
The Power of Encouragement
Sep 24, 2024
A Conversation with Sam Rainer
Sep 20, 2024
10 Ways to Deal with Difficult People in Your Church
Sep 19, 2024
7 Ways to Care for Widows in Your Church
Sep 17, 2024
On Deacons, Part 2: Duties of a Faithful Deacon
Sep 12, 2024
On Deacons, Part 1: Marks of a Faithful Deacon
Sep 10, 2024
A Conversation with Clint Pressley
Sep 09, 2024
Priorities of a Shepherd-Pastor
Sep 05, 2024
How Can I Shepherd My People?
Sep 03, 2024
Revitalization Off the Cuff
Aug 29, 2024
Dangers of Denial in a Declining Church
Aug 27, 2024
5 Reasons Millenials Stay Connected in Church
Aug 22, 2024
Five Unexpected Lessons in Church Revitalization
Aug 20, 2024
Helpful Tips for Making Visitors Feel Welcome at Your Church
Aug 15, 2024
9 Reasons Churches Drift From Their Mission
Aug 13, 2024
5 Reasons a Shrinking Church May Be a Good Thing
Aug 08, 2024
11 Reasons Church Leaders Struggle with Prayer
Aug 06, 2024
3 Dangers of Being Crazy Busy
Aug 01, 2024
13 Church Members Who Can Drive Pastors Crazy
Jul 30, 2024
Dealing with Interpersonal Conflict Without Losing Your Soul
Jul 25, 2024
Some Trends Impacting Churches in 2024
Jul 23, 2024
5 Suggestions for Regaining Your Joy in Hard Seasons of Ministry
Jul 18, 2024
6 Ways Your Church Can Battle Hypocrisy
Jul 16, 2024
8 Things Any Church Who Wants to Be Involved in Church Revitalization Must Do
Jul 11, 2024
10 Reasons Pastors Hurt So Deeply
Jul 09, 2024
14 Trends in Church Names
Jul 04, 2024
How to Attract Folks to Your Church
Jul 02, 2024
3 Encouragements for Rural Pastors
Jun 27, 2024
10 Ways Pastors Can Strengthen Their Prayer Lives
Jun 25, 2024
Staying in a Church That's Not Cool
Jun 20, 2024
How Preaching Evolves
Jun 18, 2024
Why People Don't Sing
Jun 13, 2024
Trends in Baptism and the Lord's Supper
Jun 11, 2024
A Conversation with Jonathan Smith about Baptisms
Jun 07, 2024
Transitioning Your Family to a New Ministry
Jun 06, 2024
Symptoms of Toxic Leadership
Jun 04, 2024
Reasons Pastors Bear Scars from Church Wounds
May 30, 2024
Reasons for Growth Among Non-Denominational Churches
May 28, 2024
A Conversation with Jonathan Howe
May 24, 2024
Exit Interviews of Church Members
May 23, 2024
12 Questions for a Pastor Search Committee
May 21, 2024
7 Ways Pastoring Has Changed in 30 Years
May 16, 2024
Thoughts on the Public Reading of Scripture
May 14, 2024
Rethinking Church Size
May 09, 2024
How to Minister in Old Churches
May 07, 2024
4 Comforts for Anxious Christians
May 02, 2024
Top 10 Most Important Developments for Churches in 2023-2024
Apr 30, 2024
Some Thoughts on Sermon Preparation
Apr 25, 2024
How to Deal with Dissension in Your Congregation
Apr 23, 2024
Ways Teenagers Can Contribute to the Church
Apr 18, 2024
The Stuff We've Discovered in Church Junk Rooms
Apr 16, 2024
Preventing and Resolving Church Conflict, Part 2
Apr 11, 2024
Preventing and Resolving Church Conflict, Part 1
Apr 09, 2024
A Conversation with Thom Rainer, Part 2
Apr 05, 2024
More Tips to Prepare Your Church for Long-Term Revitalization
Apr 04, 2024
Tips for Preparing Your Church for Long-Term Revitalization
Apr 02, 2024
6 Keys a Pastor Must Give His Church for Revitalization
Mar 28, 2024
Is Your Church Ready to be Revitalized?
Mar 26, 2024
A Conversation with Thom Rainer, Part 1
Mar 22, 2024
A Look at Baby Dedications
Mar 21, 2024
7 Observations by Pastors Who Lead Church Revitalizations
Mar 19, 2024
A Look at Baptisms
Mar 14, 2024
On a Statement of Faith
Mar 12, 2024
4 Characteristics of a Sacrificial Deacon
Mar 07, 2024
5 Priorities of a God Glorifying Church
Mar 05, 2024
7 Steps to Conflict Resolution
Feb 29, 2024
Abiding in Christ
Feb 27, 2024
Better Prayer Meetings
Feb 22, 2024
How to Respond to Unfair Criticism
Feb 20, 2024
Mark Discusses the Law Amendment
Feb 16, 2024
5 More Findings About Church Conflict
Feb 15, 2024
5 Findings About Church Conflict
Feb 13, 2024
A New Approach to Volunteers
Feb 08, 2024
5 Signs You're an At‐Risk Pastor
Feb 06, 2024
7 Ways to Battle Discouragement
Jan 30, 2024
Ministering to Senior Adults in Your Church
Jan 25, 2024
9 Reasons People Aren't Singing in Your Worship Gathering
Jan 23, 2024
7 Ways to Minister to Children in Your Worship Service
Jan 18, 2024
3 Reasons Ministry to Kids Matters
Jan 16, 2024
A 12-Point Cure for Complaining, Part 2
Jan 11, 2024
A 12-Point Cure for Complaining, Part 1
Jan 09, 2024
10 Obstacles to Church Growth
Jan 04, 2024
Why Non-Denominational Churches are Growing
Jan 02, 2024
God is Our Only Hope In Revitalization
Dec 28, 2023
Multiple Worship Services?
Dec 26, 2023
A Conversation with Jamie Dew
Dec 22, 2023
8 Reasons You Must Have "Skin Like Samsonite" to Be a Revitalizing Pastor
Dec 21, 2023
10 Things I Wish Worship Leaders Would Stop Saying
Dec 19, 2023
4 Gifts of Adversity
Dec 14, 2023
5 Imperatives for Preaching in Church Revitalization
Dec 12, 2023
A Conversation with Jared Wilson, Part 2
Dec 08, 2023
How to Minister Following a Suicide
Dec 07, 2023
Can a Christian Commit Suicide?
Dec 05, 2023
Ways to Enlist and Care for Volunteers
Nov 30, 2023
5 Major Challenges Facing Churches in 2023
Nov 28, 2023
A Conversation with Jared Wilson, Part 1
Nov 24, 2023
More Reasons Why the Next Generation Is Leaving Their Faith
Nov 23, 2023
4 Reasons the Next Generation Is Leaving Their Faith Sooner Than You Realize
Nov 21, 2023
More Reasons Pastors' Kids Struggle
Nov 16, 2023
Some Reasons Pastors' Kids Struggle
Nov 14, 2023
A Conversation with Andy Addis about Rural Ministry
Nov 10, 2023
Children in the Worship Service?
Nov 09, 2023
5 Ways to Keep Church Discipline from Seeming Weird
Nov 07, 2023
7 Church Revitalization Scorecard Metrics
Nov 02, 2023
6 Ways to Leverage a Building That's Too Big
Oct 31, 2023
A Conversation with Ryan Durham - 2023 Billy Heriford Replanter of the Year
Oct 27, 2023
Should We Be Elder-led or Congregational-led?
Oct 26, 2023
Love the Church You Have, Not the Church You Want
Oct 24, 2023
6 Tips for Dealing with Denominational Drama in Your Church In this episode, Mark, Mark, and Dan discuss how you should (or shouldn’t) address ongoing issues in the Southern Baptist Convention with your church.
Oct 19, 2023
The Billy Graham Rule
Oct 17, 2023
A Conversation with Geoff Chang, Part 2
Oct 13, 2023
Dealing With the Pain of a Dying Church
Oct 12, 2023
Leading Builders in Church Revitalization
Oct 10, 2023
Even MORE Ways to Improve Your Preaching
Oct 05, 2023
More Ways to Improve Your Preaching
Oct 03, 2023
A Conversation with Geoff Chang, Part 1
Sep 29, 2023
Ways to Improve Your Preaching
Sep 28, 2023
Why Is My Church Declining?
Sep 26, 2023
The Future Belongs to the Small Church
Sep 21, 2023
5 Ways to Increase People's Commitment to Gathered Worship
Sep 19, 2023
A Conversation with Mark Dance
Sep 15, 2023
5 Reasons Why People Become Less Regular in Church Attendance
Sep 14, 2023
4 Reasons You Should Preach Through the Gospel of Luke in Church Revitalization
Sep 12, 2023
Losses of a Prayerless Pastor and a Prayerless Church
Sep 07, 2023
10 Reasons Care Centers Are Great Places for Ministry
Sep 05, 2023
The Big D’s: Discouragement, Depression, and Disappointment
Aug 31, 2023
A Revitalized Church Requires A Revitalized Pastor
Aug 29, 2023
How to Develop Tactical Patience
Aug 24, 2023
Five Unspoken Obstacles in Church Revitalization
Aug 22, 2023
A Conversation with Richard Blackaby
Aug 18, 2023
Autopsy of a Deceased Church, Part 2
Aug 17, 2023
Autopsy of a Deceased Church, Part 1
Aug 15, 2023
6 Things Needed in Every Church
Aug 10, 2023
Should We Change Our Church's Name?
Aug 08, 2023
A Conversation with Nathan Lorick
Aug 04, 2023
When Life Comes Crashing in Upon You
Aug 03, 2023
6 More Realities of Worship and Revitalization
Aug 01, 2023
4 Realities of Worship and Revitalization
Jul 27, 2023
The Southern Baptist Convention: 5 MORE Reasons to Stay
Jul 25, 2023
The Southern Baptist Convention: 3 Reasons to Stay
Jul 20, 2023
I Am a Church Member, Part 2
Jul 18, 2023
I Am a Church Member, Part 1
Jul 13, 2023
Experiencing God, Part 2
Jul 11, 2023
Experiencing God, Part 1
Jul 06, 2023
Flickering Lamps, Part 6: Discovering Christ’s Pre-Eminence in His Church
Jul 04, 2023
Flickering Lamps, Part 5: Discovering Christ’s Provision for His Church
Jun 29, 2023
Flickering Lamps, Part 4: Discovering Christ’s Power in His Church
Jun 27, 2023
Flickering Lamps, Part 3: Discovering Christ’s Presence in His Church
Jun 22, 2023
Flickering Lamps, Part 2: Discovering Christ’s Plans for His Church
Jun 20, 2023
Flickering Lamps, Part 1: Discovering Christ’s Purpose for His Church?
Jun 15, 2023
5 Often Unseen Signs of a Declining or Dying Church
Jun 13, 2023
A Conversation with Bart Barber
Jun 08, 2023
9 Characteristics of a Successful Revitalization, Part 2
Jun 06, 2023
9 Characteristics of a Successful Revitalization, Part 1
Jun 01, 2023
Am I Ready to Be a Revitalizing Pastor?, Part 2
May 30, 2023
Am I Ready to Be a Revitalizing Pastor?, Part 1
May 25, 2023
13 Characteristics of Revitalizing Pastors, Part 6
May 23, 2023
13 Characteristics of Revitalizing Pastors, Part 5
May 18, 2023
13 Characteristics of Revitalizing Pastors, Part 4
May 16, 2023
13 Characteristics of Revitalizing Pastors, Part 3
May 11, 2023
13 Characteristics of Revitalizing Pastors, Part 2
May 09, 2023
13 Characteristics of Revitalizing Pastors
May 04, 2023
Sermon Preparation in Revitalization
May 02, 2023
5 Things You Can Do to Immediately Improve Your Building
Apr 27, 2023