Does your Church need to Restart?
Essential choices must be made when a church moves onto the downward slope of its lifecycle. This is especially true as the church moves from early to late aging.
When the church enters this stage of its lifecycle, simple renewal is rarely an option; more drastic measures need to take place. The church needs to look to completing and blessing, i.e., completing ministry and blessing other ministries with the church's assets or moving toward a restart.
imagine church assists churches in discerning if it time for a restart and provides a good path into your church’s next chapter.
What we do
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Bespoke Church
Bespoke = Custom Made
Many congregations needs a pathway designed specifically for their needs. Imagine church loves to sit with leaders and discern and design a pathway that fits their context and needs.
larry doornbos, president
Larry loves and is committed to the local church. He is an experienced pastor, church planter, and leader. He began his ministry in Rehoboth, New Mexico. During his time Rehoboth CRC took fresh steps in ministry and mission. In 1993, Larry, along with a core group of seven families, began EverGreen Ministries in Hudsonville, Michigan. EverGreen is an outward facing church that serves its community and the world. Larry served as Director of Vibrant Congregations helping congregations discover their God-given, hope-filled future. Presently he is president of imagine church and director of the New Horizons project.
In his free time Larry loves hanging out with his wife Linda (professor at Oakland University), exploring cities and viewing British TV. He also works out, but he does not enjoy that at all.Linda and Larry have two children. Gayle, a professor at Dordt University and Chris, a special needs young man who inspires many.
Our Logo: The {
Imagine Church’s logo uses the mathematical bracket { . This bracket in a mathematical equation represents the outermost boundary in a complex expression. Imagine Church understands God’s call to a full-orbed and complex gospel that reaches to bring shalom to the ends of the earth.