Before You Close

A District Superintendent's Guide to Combating Church Closure

Before You Close Presentations

A conversation with Derek Smith, who leads the newly formed church health effort for the Assemblies of God Great Britain. Derek’s new book, Let’s Talk About Church Health Part 1 serves as an introduction to the church health initiative in the UK.

Mike Clarensau offers an overview of findings from the 2023 Annual Church Metrics Report among Acts 2 Journey-participating churches. The slide deck is available for download below.

Call Highlights

Use the "chapters" feature in the embedded video or refer to the timestamps for points of discussion:

1:39 - Church health: big picture

4:58 - Who is engaging in the Acts 2 Journey?

16:05 - How are Acts 2 Journey churches doing today?

31:16 - Church closure discussion

35:48 - Question & Response

50:30 - Announcement for facilitators

File Downloads: 2023 Acts 2 Journey Annual Report