Antony Barraclough walks us through the details of his church’s merger, the ups and downs, resulting gospel growth and what he wishes he’d known before he started. Drawn from the book ‘Better Together’ (Tomberlin and Bird). If you’d like to talk with Scott and Peter about a church merger consultation, reach out to us at reachaustralia.com.au/contact-us.
To see the official documentation (Variation of Trusts and Amendment Ordinance 2021), click here.
To see the actual timeline documentation, click here.
0:00 The options
10:30 The details
16:00 change management
19:00 implications
21:40 has it been successful?
23:40 complexities
25:20 name change
26:30 Antony’s motivations
29:00 possible, feasible, desirable
33:20 partnership
35:35 mistakes
38:30 future plans
40:00 approaching a potential merger church
41:45 pastors in smaller churches
46:25 leadership pipeline
47:50 prayer
48:50 pride and humility
