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Redevelopment Journey: Revitalization

This strategy is most relevant for a congregation in the Empty Nest stage of the life cycle, and involves an Incremental Route.

Length of the redevelopment journey is 18 to 36 months.

Congregational life cycle-related tactical steps for the Revitalization Strategy include the following:

• Diminish the controlling aspects of management systems within the congregation.
  
  
• Revitalize the programs, ministries, and activities of the congregation.
  
  
• Cast new vision.
  
  
• Engage in a rate or pace of change and transition that is at least continuous with the past, and perhaps discontinuous if the congregation has been in the Empty Nest stage for three or more years.
  
  
• Move forward to a new Adolescence or Adulthood.
  
  
• Reengineer the management systems in alignment with the new vision, and with planned obsolescence to keep it from becoming institutionalized.

The Revitalization strategy is discussed further in my article, Revitalizing the Life of an Empty Nest Congregation.

If, at this point, you have completed your Route and reviewed your strategy for Coaching, consider Choices next.

Incremental Route:	Choices: