Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

A couple years ago, however, God called me into an established church in need of some revitalization. Actually my first church was a revitalization church.) I’ve encouraged numerous young leaders to not ignore the opportunities in church revitalization. The work of revitalization is similar to church planting.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

I am consistently asked for suggestions I have for moving to another city to plant a church or revitalize a church. I planted once in my hometown, so I am very familiar with that community, but I also planted a church in a city in which I didn’t know anyone well, so I have some experience in that area too. Good question.

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CO2

APRIL 9, 2012

Venture for America will recruit the best and brightest college grads to work for two years at emerging start-ups and early-stage companies in lower-cost cities (e.g., Goals: To revitalize American cities and communities through entrepreneurship. Detroit, Providence, New Orleans).

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Entrepreneur Goal Cost Resources 90

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 20, 2020

“As we head into a recession, future rounds of economic stimulus should set aside funding that can enable entrepreneurs to start new businesses that provide jobs, create local growth, and revitalize cities across the United States.”.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 5, 2015

I am consistently asked for suggestions I have for moving to another city to plant a church or revitalize a church. I planted once in my hometown, so I am very familiar with that community, but I also planted a church in a city in which I didn’t know anyone well, so I have some experience in that area too. Good question.

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Sports Learning-by-Doing Edmondson System 30

Ron Edmondson

JULY 30, 2019

It worked in church planting and in church revitalization. We often used training budget to take our entire ministerial staff and spouses to another city and church several times larger than our church. Do you want to know the fastest way to encourage change? I have practiced this one for years and it almost always triggers change.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 21, 2017

When I moved into church revitalization part of the concern I had in doing so was I might not have a foot into church planting. We need them in church revitalization. But our callings are bigger – and stronger – than the comfort of home – or the cool city where we can find the best coffee shops.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 20, 2014

We are experiencing a movement of God upon our city. We are in a period of revitalization and fast growth. Lexington is a jewel of a city. Read my post about Lexington HERE and watch this cool video about our city. But, who needs titles anyway. Okay, some do). But, this is so much more than a title. The symphony is here.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 25, 2013

If you’re into church planting or revitalization, don’t miss this conference next year. I love to run in this city. All of us…everyone of us…in every city…regardless of where you live…have tinted windows. I am in Orlando as this post is written. While I am here I always run. To some extent.

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Conference Edmondson Advice Tips 54

Ron Edmondson

APRIL 24, 2019

For example, the structure we tried to add or change in church revitalization looked different from the structure we had in church planting. When I was in city leadership there was a time we needed to slow the pace of growth so we could catch up with infrastructure in the city. And every church and organization is unique.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 5, 2013

Transitioning to a new city happens faster when you’re intentional. Having done both, I have to say, church planting, in many ways, is easier than church revitalization…and more difficult in other ways. Lexington, KY is one of the friendliest cities we’ve ever experienced. But both are needed.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 7, 2011

On the day we headed out from the city, we drove straight into one of this season’s biggest snow blizzards, turning a typical road trip into a more daunting and worrisome affair. After all, the last thing any leader wants to see is their organization being featured on the news lying upturned by the side of the road.

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Policies Report Organization Course 208

Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Actually, as a church planter and revitalizer, I’ve probably referred people to New Life (and a video of their work I keep bookmarked) as much as any other church. Shortly after I arrived in Lexington I ran past a historical marker for the oldest home in our city. I love this picture. I saw it on Mark Jobe’s Facebook page.

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Banking Influence Edmondson Operations 79

Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

The structure we will add or change in church revitalization will likely look different from the structure we had in church planting. When I was in city leadership there was a time we needed to slow the pace of growth so we could catch up with infrastructure in the city. And every church and organization is unique.

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Organization How To Edmondson Long-term 30

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Recent research highlights the poor success of efforts to revitalize post-industrial towns to date, not least by encouraging entrepreneurship in these communities. Whilst none of the factors are necessarily specific to rural communities, they argue that they do allow innovation to occur nonetheless, regardless of one’s location.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 9, 2016

The best cities in which to run, in my opinion, have these attributes in common: A body of water. By the way, for my pastor friends, this principle has been true for me in church planting and church revitalization. Long runs along a body of water are awesome. A path beside the body of water.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

It is one of my favorite cities in which to run. Church Planting Church Revitalization Innovation Leadership Ministry' A few years ago I was running in Philadelphia. I love the Fairmount Park System , because I can run for miles in new territory. A cold start. A great run. A life lesson.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 25, 2018

10 things learned leading in church revitalization: You have to learn to prioritize and manage your time. Jeremiah 29:7 says, “Seek the welfare of the city I have deported you to. Years ago, God convicted me that if I focus most on loving Him that loving people in any church, any city, or any setting will be easy for me.

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Resistance Learning-by-Doing Delegation Conference 38

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

Most cities fall well short of that ideal. Large cities like New York and Los Angeles, as well as leading tech and knowledge hubs like Seattle and San Francisco, have experienced gentrification, economic segregation, and a disappearing middle class. We think cities can do better. The Union Market challenge.

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Real Estate Development Long-term Short-term 13

Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 4, 2016

This happened to me when I just knew I was supposed to plant a church in New York City. This is true in church planting and in church revitalization. My guess is those whom you are reaching are happy with your efforts. Love God and you’ll love the people wherever God sends you. I wanted to. I felt “led” to, at times.

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Resistance Learning-by-Doing Follow-up Edmondson 30

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2011

This post is part of a three-week series exploring the re-invention of the social infrastructure of cities, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. How can cities be more vibrant, more vivacious? How can cities be "revitalized"? To build this dream is vital.

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Transportation Short-term Creativity Efficiency 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

In 2010, Living Cities, a long-standing collaborative of 22 of the world’s leading foundations and financial institutions, created the Integration Initiative to accelerate the pace of change in U.S. The problems that the cities in our initiative were taking on could not be solved by one individual, institution, or sector.

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Metrics Banking Learning-by-Doing Education 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

They just bought a portion of near-dead Hostess for $410 million, and plan on revitalizing everyone’s favorite snack cakes, Twinkies. The Free Network Foundation takes on Google in Kansas City (The Stream). There’s a Wi-Fi battle going on in Kansas City, Missouri. lawmakers to build a high-speed, fiber-optic network in the city.

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Short-term Follow-up Stress Planning 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Recently on a radio show discussing my research, a former suburban hiring manager called in to echo this sentiment: “We had a difficult time finding applicants for our low-level clerical positions because those applicants lived in the city. Some of this is happening already.

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Transportation Management Benchmarking Comparison 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Geoffrey Canada rebranded a section of New York City as the Harlem Children's Zone, and created a set of cradle-to-college organizations to transform potential dropouts into high achieving graduates, improving street life at the same time. Streets are unsafe, the neighborhood has deteriorated, and children don't stay in school?

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Rogers Health Care Education Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2017

” But a more instructive analogy might be the redesign of a major city’s infrastructure. Targeted investments in striking new sights, like Dubai’s Emirates Office Tower or London’s giant Ferris wheel, serve as useful starting points for broader revitalization plans. Dubai: Erecting Modern Landmarks.

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Planning Agility System Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2011

This post is part of a three-week series exploring the re-invention of the social infrastructure of cities, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. What is missing in cities is not revitalizing new ideas. Cities have been Petri dishes of progressive social change for generations.

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Real Estate Mass Marketing Banking Asset Management 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

They just bought a portion of near-dead Hostess for $410 million, and plan on revitalizing everyone’s favorite snack cakes, Twinkies. The Free Network Foundation takes on Google in Kansas City (The Stream). There’s a Wi-Fi battle going on in Kansas City, Missouri. lawmakers to build a high-speed, fiber-optic network in the city.

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Short-term Follow-up Stress Planning 8

The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 11, 2023

City cores across North American report office occupancy rates far below pre-pandemic levels. Teams that are ongoing or in their middle phase should be periodically revitalized by reviewing, updating, revising, or recommitting to the team’s vision, purpose, and values.

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How To Attrition Team Building Open-book 96

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2011

This post is part of a three-week series exploring the re-invention of the social infrastructure of cities, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. It is this impulse within the American public that we must reawaken if we are to rebuild and revitalize our urban communities.

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Proposal Cost Education Resources 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2013

In itself, that's a sign that cities will become greener, as social entrepreneurs, supported by mayors, promote urban agriculture. Teenagers will start social ventures to address nearly every concern — e.g., to raise awareness of carbon footprints, to get laws passed about emissions, to raise money to find a cure for cancer.

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Health Care Merchandising Incubator Airlines 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

Collaborative leadership was critical for the revitalization of Central Park in New York City. Our research brings this portfolio-based approach to life through the story of Comunitas , a Brazilian nonprofit focused on improving the transparency and reliability of city services across the country.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2015

Bridges are crumbling, buses are past their prime, roads badly need repair, airports look shabby, trains can’t reach high speeds, and traffic congestion plagues every city. It’s more like a cry for help. How could an advanced country, once the model for the world’s most modern transportation innovations, slip so badly?

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Transportation Innovation CEO Training 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2011

They received approval from the city of Boston to close Yawkey Way to automobiles on game days, providing increased space for vendors. Companies seeking to revitalize seemingly stagnant businesses can take three lessons from the Red Sox success: Question orthodoxy. Of course you can't put people on top of the Green Monster.

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Business Model Innovation Maturity Franchising 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2013

In itself, that's a sign that cities will become greener, as social entrepreneurs, supported by mayors, promote urban agriculture. Teenagers will start social ventures to address nearly every concern — e.g., to raise awareness of carbon footprints, to get laws passed about emissions, to raise money to find a cure for cancer.

Health Care 8

Health Care Merchandising Incubator Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2013

Certain cities and countries have local cultures that may reinforce or contradict the culture a firm is trying to create. And identifying and understanding them more fully in an existing organization can be the first step to revitalizing or reshaping culture in a company looking for change. Organizational culture'

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2013

Despite a Broadway-styled launch held in Radio City Music Hall , the new product received somewhat mixed reviews. Your Doppelgänger may allow you to revitalize that "I-got-nothing-to-lose" instinct that is often vital for real IT innovation. Success begets not only further success but also harder-to-meet market expectations.

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