How to really change a church? - with Archie Poulos and Kirsty Bucknell

Tinkering or transformation? How do you change a church, like really change, not just tweak a program or update a roster, but challenge the whole model? Kodak missed the shift to digital photography. We’ve seen huge changes in industries impacting newspapers, landline telephones, taxis, bank branches, travel agents, street directories, encyclopedias. For each the world moved on. But have churches missed a revolution too, and if so, what is it? Archie Poulos from Moore College’s Centre for Ministry Development says we’ve been tinkering around the edges, changing tactics without changing the operating model, especially when our structures were built for a village world while many relationships today are affinity based. Kirsty Bucknell outlines a change framework to help us bring people with us. The Church Co is a website and app platform built specifically for churches. Advertise on The Pastor's Heart To advertise on The Pastor's Heart go to thepastorsheart.net/sponsor Support the show

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How to really change a church? - with Archie Poulos and Kirsty Bucknell is an episode from The Pastor's Heart with Dominic Steele by Dominic Steele.

This episode is 36:40 long.

This episode was published on Apr 6, 2026.

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