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# Church Vitalizer
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/2014115church-vitalizer/
- Published: 2014-01-16T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-15T15:25:14.000Z
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Blog, pastoring, #DashHouseCom, #wp

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There are lots of great Twitter accounts out there, and some of them are worth recommending to others. One of my friends, James Seward, is pastor of [Maple Avenue Baptist Church](http://www.mabc.ca/?ref=dashhouse.com) in Georgetown, Ontario, and he’s started an account that’s very good. It’s called [@ChurchVitalizer](https://twitter.com/ChurchVitalizer/?ref=dashhouse.com), and (as the name implies), it’s for pastors who are serving in established churches.

I’ve done this, and I believe it’s a noble and tough calling, just like church planting. I find his tweets worth reading, even though I’m now planting. I also like that he is a practitioner who is engaged in local church ministry, which isn’t always the case with those who have a lot to say about ministry.

Here are some of my favorites from his tweets:

> Revitalization is not about taking a dwindling church and growing it, it’s about restoring the gospel and God’s Word to their proper place.
> 
> — Church Revitalizer (@ChurchVitalizer) [December 27, 2013](https://twitter.com/ChurchVitalizer/statuses/416609527438401536?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Revitalization is like marriage: she is different than what you thought, it’s harder than you thought, but you’re married so love her well.
> 
> — Church Revitalizer (@ChurchVitalizer) [January 8, 2014](https://twitter.com/ChurchVitalizer/statuses/420905278561722369?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Don’t fix the roof until you fix the foundation. [#churchrevitalization](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23churchrevitalization&src=hash&ref=dashhouse.com)
> 
> — Church Revitalizer (@ChurchVitalizer) [October 25, 2013](https://twitter.com/ChurchVitalizer/statuses/393764284989046785?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Don’t build the church around you and your style. You won’t last. Christ will. Build it around Him and His Word. [#preachChrist](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23preachChrist&src=hash&ref=dashhouse.com)
> 
> — Church Revitalizer (@ChurchVitalizer) [December 3, 2013](https://twitter.com/ChurchVitalizer/statuses/407965840798003200?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Do you feel the pressure to perform well? Instead feel the pressure to preach faithfully and winsomely. [#notashow](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23notashow&src=hash&ref=dashhouse.com) [#preachtheword](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23preachtheword&src=hash&ref=dashhouse.com) [#befaithful](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23befaithful&src=hash&ref=dashhouse.com)
> 
> — Church Revitalizer (@ChurchVitalizer) [November 18, 2013](https://twitter.com/ChurchVitalizer/statuses/402444433951432704?ref=dashhouse.com)

I am picky about the Twitter accounts I read regularly, but his is one that makes my list.

He’s worth following. If you are a pastor of an established church — or even if you aren’t — I encourage you to take a look and follow.

[Follow @ChurchVitalizer](https://twitter.com/ChurchVitalizer?ref=dashhouse.com)  
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