Our most basic beliefs that affect our everyday behavior. Our most basic beliefs that affect our everyday behavior. They govern how we do ministry as a congregation. They govern how we do ministry as a congregation. 1

 Most congregations do not know their real values.  Real values are revealed under stress! 2

 To determine actual Mission (Purpose)  List All Congregational Activities (Ministries)  Then ask the question WHY? 3 Only 3 possible answers to the question, WHY?

4 1. We conduct our ministries (primarily) for ourselves! ….the question, WHY?

5 2. We conduct our ministries (primarily) for those not here yet! ….the question, WHY?

6 3. We conduct our ministries (primarily) for both: ourselves those not here yet ….the question WHY? Crucial question must then be asked...

7 ….Who gets served first? If the answer is “those not here yet” – OUTWARD FOCUS If the answer is “ourselves” – INWARD FOCUS

 Pioneers  Homesteaders Pioneers New people Newer people Newest People Future People

New people Newer people Newest people Future people Pioneers

10 Three key issues: Vision ( Changing the world) Mission Mission Vision Vision Values Values

 God is a missionary God  He picked Israel to bless so they would bless other nations.  Israel failed in its mission.  Jesus came to establish The Kingdom of God (Luke 4.43)  The Church is the method for spreading his rule  The gates of Hell will not prevail against it  Matthew

Vision is the answer to the question: 12 What will the community & church look like in 5-10 years if we implement our mission well?

Key question: Is your vision expressed in relation to your CONGREGATION or COMMUNITY?

For a congregation to move to an OUTWARD focused mission & a VISION of a changed community a VISION of a changed community 14 it must go through stress!

15 Birth Adulthood Death Outward focused Mission Vision of a changed community Values consistent with mission & vision

 People are NOT looking for friendly congregations.  People are looking for FRIENDS. 16 (People must be able to develop meaningful and sustained relationships as quickly as possible.)

 People are NOT looking for friendly congregations.  People are looking for FRIENDS. 17 (People must be able to develop meaningful and sustained relationships as quickly as possible.)

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 Full legos are people with saturated relationships (can have no more).  Partially full legos are people with unsaturated relationships (can have more). 19 People are like LEGOS

Everyone is seeking a place where they are valued for who they ARE– not for what they DO. 20 THIRD PLACES

 Large groups – Unity around celebration & mission  Mid-sized groups – Fellowship & teaching  Small groups – Intimacy & accountability 21 GROUP DYNAMICS

 What was comfortable  What provided status  What enabled them to have influence  What made them significant 22 TRANSITIONS: People do not resist CHANGE, they resist the LOSS of:

 Each congregation is unique (gifts, talents, abilities, backgrounds, etc.)  Each congregation is designed to reach different people.  Healthy congregations REMOVE cultural barriers and BUILD cultural bridges to the gospel! 23 UNDERSTANDING YOUR NICHE

5 types of people in the congregation  1 Thessalonians  VIP…those who work hard-verse  VTP…those who are timid-verse 14  VNP…with everyone else-verse 14  VHP…those who are weak-verse 14  VDP…those who are idle-verse 14

 VIP…those who work hard  Respect  VTP…those who are timid  Encourage  VNP…with everyone else  Patient  VHP…those who are weak  Help  VDP…those who are idle  Warn

 They do the work  They actively support the work ($)  They are leaders & non leaders  All are consistent and dependable  They support leaders  You must spend time to respect and honor these valuable people

 They have full potential to do the work  They are growing  They can be leaders with training  Willing to sacrifice to growth  Capable of being apprentice in ministry  You must spend time to encourage or teach these people

 Avoid the work  Not willing to go out of comfort zone  Comfort is their lid  Give small amount to ministry  Fill up space until crisis  You must be patient to keep relationship open until crises opens their life

 They have needs  They bring a lot of baggage  They have are willing to work on issues  They respond to wholeness  You must provide help through resources or counseling to bring order and healing

 They are the work  They will suck leadership dry  They use excuses for lack of progress  They never honor boundaries  Viet Cong  You must warn them or test to see if they will get help  1 Timothy 3.10

 The Purpose:  1 Corinthians 12  The Scope:  Inside the Body  Outside the Body  The Venue:  Within the Mission

 Legos  Third Places  Group Dynamics  Transitions  Niche  Five Types  Spiritual Gifts 32 Relationships: People Connecting with People

 Ministries are designed to make more & better disciples.  Ministries that do not grow (which means they are no longer working as intended) must either be:  changed or or  discontinued 33

 Worship and Music  Relationships/Groups/Friends (legos & third places)  Care:newcomer care congregational care  Meet family needs: infants/children/youth/adults  Education: training and personal development  Preaching  Well-kept facilities  Financial stability 34

This ministry is not obvious (root system), but the church will not continue to be healthy and grow if it is not implemented well! 35

 Meet cultural expectations (missionary thinking)  Must occur even if people must be paid to make them happen  Are staff-led (staff people can be volunteer, part-time, or full-time) 36 How are these ministries developed and conducted?

 If it can be seen, the body is in trouble.  If there is too little, the body is in trouble.  If it does not grow, the body is in trouble. 37 Management is like the skeleton in the body.

38 Birth Adulthood Death Pastor functions as leader

39 Birth Adulthood Death Pastor functions as chaplain

 Ephesians 4: 11 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 12 to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

 Apostles  Prophets  Evangelists  Shepherds  Teachers

 America for the last 200 years was predominantly a Christian Culture  Within a Christian Culture only two are needed  Shepherds  Teachers  But now we live in a post-Christian world

BUREAUCRATIC BUREAUCRATIC Responsibility  Authority = “Safe” Structure, but Not Effective AUTHORITARIAN AUTHORITARIAN Responsibility + Authority = “Effective” Structure, but Not Safe ACCOUNTABLE Safe and Effective Structure ACCOUNTABLE Responsibility + Authority + Accountability = Safe and Effective Structure

The pastor controls the ministries of the church to see that the people do things a certain way. The people control the leadership of the church to see that the pastor does things a certain way. Pastor and people treat each other like children because doing things a certain way is more important than bearing much fruit. The pastor entrusts the ministries of the church to the people to see that the people bear much fruit. The people entrusts the leadership of the church to the pastor to see that the pastor bears much fruit. like adults Pastor and people treat each other like adults because bearing much fruit is more important than doing things a certain way.

1. The pastor must be developing as a leader and developing other leaders. – Congregational growth is in proportion to the development of leaders. – The pastor develops three groups of leaders: – The staff (paid & volunteer) – The governing board – key leaders in the congregation 45 Healthy congregational management systems require the implementation of three concepts:

2. Leadership marries three key ideas: – Authority: The power to conduct ministry tasks ministry tasks – Responsibility: The ministries that enable the mission to occur the mission to occur – Accountability: Evaluating how well leaders accomplish ministry leaders accomplish ministry 46 (Note: Groups cannot lead or be held accountable, therefore the focus in on INDIVIDUALS!)

3. The pastor(s) must turn the ministry over to the laity and the laity must give the leadership of congregation to the pastor. – The board governs through policies. – The pastor leads. – The staff leads and manages. – The congregation ministers. 47

 Vision: Mission – Outward  Vision: How change the community & church  Vision: Values – Beliefs consistent with the mission & vision the mission & vision 48 Healthy growing congregations are always ascending the life cycle (even if they have to create new ones).

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 10% can effectively lead their churches through multiplication and change  80% can effectively lead their churches if COACHED  10% can not lead their churches

Three types of Leaders from Matthew  One Talent Leader  10-15%  Three Talent Leader  75-80%  Five Talent Leader  10-15%

Three types of Leaders  10-15%  75-80%  10-15%

Coaching works