Closing a Church Well is a practical, emotionally intelligent, spiritually grounded workshop for ministers, boards, and congregations navigating the difficult realities of church decline, merger, transition, or closure. This is not a workshop about “giving up.”
It is a workshop about:
- Telling the truth
- Reducing harm
- Honoring legacy
- Making ethical decisions
- Grieving honestly
- Discerning what wants to live beyond the institution itself
Especially designed for churches that want to avoid:
- Chaotic endings
- Secrecy
- Avoidance
- False optimism
- Spiritual bypassing
- Last-minute panic
- Unnecessary congregational trauma