How Dag Heward-Mills’ Books Help Revive Struggling Churches
When a church begins to struggle, it’s not always because the people have changed—it’s often because the vision has become blurry, the structure has weakened, or the fire has grown cold. In such times, what is needed is not just encouragement, but direction. Bishop Dag Heward-Mills’ books have become that voice of direction to thousands of churches navigating difficult seasons. His writing offers more than hope—it offers a clear path back to health, fruitfulness, and growth.
Many pastors and church leaders describe moments when their ministries were at a standstill. Attendance had declined. Teams were discouraged. The original vision felt lost. Then someone handed them one of Bishop Dag’s books—The Mega Church, Transform Your Pastoral Ministry, or Loyalty and Disloyalty. And what followed was not just motivation, but revival. Not just excitement, but wisdom.
These books have helped struggling churches rediscover their purpose and reposition themselves for lasting impact.
Addressing the Roots, Not Just the Symptoms
What makes Bishop Dag’s books so effective in reviving churches is the way they deal with root issues. He doesn’t offer surface solutions. He goes deep. He writes about the things others often avoid—disloyalty in leadership, neglect of evangelism, the dangers of comfort, the slow drift from spiritual disciplines.
His diagnosis is honest, but his counsel is filled with hope. He confronts the compromise, but always with the heart of a shepherd. That balance is what struggling churches need. They need truth wrapped in love. They need strong medicine, but from a trusted hand.
Churches that have applied his teachings have found healing. They begin to address not only what went wrong but how to make it right. Teams are realigned. Leaders are restored. Prayer is rekindled. And slowly, the atmosphere changes.
Rebuilding the Leadership Core
In many struggling churches, the issue is not the members—it’s the core leadership. Bishop Dag’s books provide strong teaching on leadership formation and accountability. Through his writings, pastors learn how to build strong teams, how to raise loyal assistants, and how to establish a culture of order and vision.
Books like The Art of Leadership and Those Who Are With Us have become essential tools for church leaders who need to rebuild from the inside out. They teach how to identify wrong mindsets, how to train emerging leaders, and how to maintain unity.
As leadership is restored, so is the church. Because when the leaders catch the vision, the people will follow.
A Revival Rooted in the Word
Perhaps the most important part of the revival these books bring is that it’s rooted in the Word. Bishop Dag doesn’t offer gimmicks or quick fixes. His writing is soaked in Scripture. He points churches back to the Bible, back to doctrine, back to prayer, back to evangelism.
The revival is not emotional—it’s foundational. It doesn’t just create excitement. It creates strength. And that strength sustains the church through storms and seasons.
Churches that once considered closing their doors have been revived through the simple, Spirit-filled truths in these books. That is the power of an obedient pen in the hand of a servant of God.