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3. Igniting Your Growth Engine Preparing for Growth

4. Personal Evangelism Assessment n Grab a partner not in your church and share these questions: 1. How did you feel taking this assessment? 2. What area did you score the best in? 3. What area was your weakest? 4. Do you see your evangelism assessment reflected in your church?

5. 10 Year Growth Chart

6. Captured by the FOG n What is the FOG? –Lack of information –Lack of understanding –Fear of reality

7. Results of the Fog n Donald McGavran –Focus on activity over results of activity –Inability to identify significant priorities (mission and vision) –Promotion of work that does not result in new churches –Prevents intelligent action toward discipling the nations

8. The Facts Needed Total Members (beginning year) _____ Increases Baptisms Biological _____ Conversion_____ Returnees_____ Transfers-in_____ Total_____ Losses: Reversions_____ Transfers-out_____ Deaths_____ Total_____ Net_____ Total Members (ending year)_____ Net Annual Growth Rate_____

9. Types of Reported Growth Annual Growth Rates –Use: to compare the growth within a single church from one successive year to the next Decadel Growth Rates –Use: for comparing across churches for diagnostic studies –Based on a 10 year period, but may be calculated for any multi- year period

10. COMPARING GROWTH RATES n 25% DGRPoor (Biological) n 50% DGRFair n 100% DGRGood n 200% DGRExcellent n 300% DGROutstanding n 500% DGRUnbelievable! ~ C. Peter Wagner

11. Key Growth Facts

12. ① Preaching, relevant and to unbelief ② Healthy church environment (NCD) ③ Clear, engaged mission/vision (StratOp) ④ 1/3 of time, talent, and treasure allocated to outreach/mission ⑤ Prevailing Prayer

13. Share 5 years to breakthrough 3-4 year burst period New convert driven

14. GAP Analysis Regarding the kingdom impact of your church in terms of numbers: Church Name God’s vision Your vision Evangelistic: 1) Atmosphere: Great, Good, Fair, Poor 2) Activities: name and numbers 3) Productivity: what?

15. Growth engine

16. Cylinder 1: Worship Measure: How often are your people inviting others to attend with them? Cylinder 2: Groups Measure: How many new groups are forming, how many new people are connecting? Cylinder 3: Spiritual Conversations Measure: How often are your people having “sit-down” spiritual conversations with others? Cylinder 4: Service Measure: How many people not in your church are helping serve their community through your church? How could you gather these measures?

17. StratOp Drivers 12345 Worship Groups Spiritual Conversations Service

18. Cylinder 1: Worship Strengths: Growth: Rank Cylinder 2: Small Groups Strengths: Growth: Rank Cylinder 3: Spiritual Conversations Strengths: Growth: Rank: Cylinder 4: Service Strengths: Growth: Rank:

19. Resources