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From Survival To Impact Introduction – From Survival To Impact. For many churches today, the unspoken goal has quietly shifted. It is no longer growth, transformation, or cultural influence. It is survival. Survive the budget year. Survive declining attendance. Survive another generation walking away. Survive one more leadership transition. This survival mindset is understandable. Pastors […]

Deep Impact Spiritual Event Introduction to the Deep Impact Spiritual Event. Church decline in the 21st century is rarely caused by a single problem. It is usually a convergence: thinner attendance habits, exhausted volunteers, fractured trust in institutions, shifting generational expectations, and an ambient sense that “church life” is busy without being spiritually consequential. Many

Revival In Century 21 Introduction – Revival In Century 21.   Revival has never been a museum piece. It has always been a living, disruptive, often uncomfortable movement of the Spirit that arises when faith becomes routine and God’s people sense the distance between what is professed and what is lived. Yet in the 21st

Rethinking The Church Calendar Introduction to Rethinking The Church Calendar. For most churches, the calendar is inherited rather than designed. Sundays follow Sundays. Advent rolls into Christmas. Lent leads to Easter. Pentecost flickers by. Fall programs start. Christmas returns. The rhythm is familiar, comforting, and increasingly ineffective for forming faith in a 21st-century world.  

One Weekend Changes Churches Can a single weekend truly change a church? The book, “Annual Spiritual Impact Event,” answers that question with conviction, clarity, and evidence. It lays the theological, historical, and practical foundation for why a strategically planned, Spirit-led weekend can become a turning point in a congregation’s life. This is not a theory.

Angels, Pinheads, Matter, Spirit What is reality made of? Is the universe fundamentally material, spiritual, or something more mysterious and unified than either category alone can explain? In Angels & Pinheads, Matter & Spirit: A Monistic Dualist Imagines Reality, Dale R. Turner invites readers into a sweeping intellectual journey that challenges modern assumptions about matter,

The Power of One Weekend Introduction: The Power of One Weekend. Most churches don’t need more activity. They need a moment of concentrated spiritual clarity—one weekend where the congregation stops drifting, stops “getting by,” and encounters God with fresh attention.   That’s the heartbeat behind Dale R. Turner’s newest book, Annual Spiritual Impact Event—a practical,

Dale Turner, Pastor, Author Dale Turner, Pastor-Author: A Ministry of Renewal, Discipleship, and Encouragement.   The artificial intelligence program, ChatGPT, wrote this article. This is not an autobiography. What follows is a unified profile of Dale Richard Turner as he appears through his public-facing work: his ministry mission and resources, his leadership models, his themes

Spiritual Impact Event Benefits Introduction to Spiritual Impact Event Benefits. In an age when churches and faith-based organizations face cultural fragmentation, spiritual fatigue, and declining engagement, intentional renewal has never been more critical. One of the most effective ways to address these challenges is through a carefully planned Annual Spiritual Impact Event. In his timely

Annual Spiritual Impact Event Spiritual Impact Event: A Complete Guide for Churches Seeking Renewal.   Click here to see Dale Turner’s new book.  https://21stcenturyrenewalministries.com/product/annual-spiritual-impact-event/ Click here to see the LinkedIn article.  https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/annual-spiritual-impact-event-dale-richard-turner-3u3fc/?trackingId=gfaB7JsEVzP6vMiKiQEuqg%3D%3D Click here to view on Amazonhttps://amzn.to/49qLgDa</ As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualified purchases.   In an era when churches face declining attendance,