A New England Church Comeback Story Everyone Needs to Know: An Interview with Gary Moritz

Published: Aug. 8, 2023, 10 a.m.

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\\nAt Church Answers we love a good turnaround story, especially when a struggling church gets healthy and begins to thrive. In this episode, Thom and Sam interview Gary Moritz of City United Church in Lunenburg, MA. This comeback story is incredibly inspirational.
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\\n \\tHow was City United struggling?
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\\n \\tWhat was the first priority to begin a turnaround?
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\\n \\tWas there any opposition and how did the church overcome it?
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\\n \\tWhat did the community think when the turnaround process began? What is the community\'s perception of the church now?
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\\n \\tWhere is the church going in the next five years? What\'s next?
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\\n \\t* Filament Bible Collection
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\\n \\t* Tyndale House Publishers
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\\n \\t* California Baptist University Pre-College Credit
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\\n \\tBrown Church Development Group
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\\n \\t\\u201cCarry On: Tactical Strategies for Church Revitalization and Renewal\\u201d by Gary J. Moritz
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\\n \\tCity United Church
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\\n \\tChurch Answers University
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