Josh has recently authored Remissioning Church, A Field Guide to Bringing a Congregation Back to Life, where he talks about transforming a church from the inside out to bring a new missional presence that brings life and flourishing to the neighborhood.Book: Remissioning ChurchWHAT YOU'LL LEARN:How and why congregations might be dyingRemissioning vs RevitalizingInside-out transformationABOUT THE GUEST: Josh Hayden is the co-founder and co-president of `Iwa Collaborative, which helps leaders fly high and live low as they lead through change processes in their community. He runs remissioning trainings through `Iwa Collaborative across various denominational, non-denominational, and global networks.Josh Hayden is the senior pastor at First Baptist Church in Ashland, Virginia. For over 20 years he has worked and led in nonprofit organizations, church plants, and established churches. He has a doctorate in leadership and organizational change from Duke Divinity School and is the author of Remissioning Church and Sacred Hope. He serves on the boards of numerous nonprofits. He and his family live near Richmond, Virginia.RELATED LINKS:Iwa CollaborativeFirst Baptist Ashland VATIMESTAMPED SHOWNOTES:01:22 - Introducing Pastor Josh Hayden05:32 - How and why congregations might be dying06:04 - ...churches in survival mode06:21 - ...counting, not reflecting Jesus06:42 - ...want people to lead, but rarely invite or train up leaders07:16 - ...afraid of conflict, stuck in tradition07:45 - How Josh's journey influenced the writing of the book09:22 - Established church vs church plant10:53 - Exploring the book title: Remissioning Church11:42 - ...Remissioning vs Revitalizing14:44 - ...Remissioning was not a word that people were using regularly16:27 - ...Is it RE-missioning or re-MISSION-ing?19:12 - How does church leadership assess if the church should be remissioned?19:28 - ...awareness of where the church is in the life cycle19:45 - ...spiritual health of the church19:53 - ...counting vs measuring20:02 - ...honest evaluation21:55 - How does the church leadership manage feelings in assessing a church?24:24 - ...helping people navigate loss and change25:35 - ...embrace conflict26:45 - What does a healthy church look like?26:47 - ...clear sense of how to make disciples who are good for the community27:30 - ...common life with the community27:36 - ...see change as God inviting us into a life-death-resurrection journey28:03 - ...disciple people inside the church so not to export the mission of God to others30:35 - What is the goal of remissioning a church?32:51 - What needs to happen for inside-out transformation to take place?33:19 - ...people discipling someone34:18 - ...learn to live on mission with God34:50 - ...live with more purpose and intention35:25 - How and why is discipleship the mission of the church?35:57 - ...a lot