1. Gary Rohrmayer Converge MidAmerica www.convergemidamerica.org
Church Health Systems
Gary Rohrmayer
Converge MidAmerica
©2017 Gary Rohrmayer

2. Measuring Health Acts 2:36-42 Quantitative Growth vs. 41
Qualitative Growth vs
Quantitative Growth vs. 47
“Good evangelism must be followed by good edification
if it is going to lead to good evangelism.”
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3. Quantitative Growth
The Quantitative Growth is measured by looking at key numerical ratios that guide any church (no matter the size or location) towards organic and organizational health.
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4. Quantitative Growth
New visitor ratio: How many new visitors do you need in an average month to grow your church?
Baptism Ratio:  What is the a healthy percentage between average worship attendance and number of baptisms annually?
Giving Ratio:  What is the healthy dollar amount given per person on a average Sunday?
Serving Ratio:  What is a healthy percentage of average attenders and those engage in a ministry?
Small Group Ratio: What is a healthy percentage of those attending on an average weekend and those engaged in a small group?
Membership Ratio:  What is a healthy percentage of those attending on an average weekend and those who are committed members?
Leadership Ratio:  How many new leaders are added to your leadership community annually?
Staff Ratio: How many full-time pastoral staff should a church have for its size?
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5. Quantitative Growth New visitor ratio: 5:100 – 5%
New visitor retention
First Visit: 1:4 – 25%
Second visit 3:4 – 75%
Baptism Ratio: 1:10 – 10%
Giving Ratio: 20:1 – $20- per a week per person
Serving Ratio: 60:100 – 60 roles for every 100 people
Small Group Ratio: 7:10 – 70%
Membership Ratio: 1:2 – 50%
Leadership Ratio: 1:5 – 20%
Staff Ratio: 1:150 – 1 full-time pastoral staff for every 150 adult attenders (18 yrs and above)
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6. Qualitative Growth
The qualitative health of a local church is measured through the attitudes, feelings and perspectives towards people, programs and the progress of the church.
Natural Church Development is the best tool for uncovering these things.
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7. International Research Project
1,000 churches
32 countries
18 languages
6 continents

8. Key Question
What church growth principles are true, regardless of culture and theological persuasion?

9. NCD Quality Characteristics
Empowering
Leadership
Gift-oriented
Ministry
Passionate
Spirituality
Functional
Structures
Inspiring
Worship
Empowering Leadership - 1) match of pastor/congregation; 2) Delegation/sharing of ministry; 3) leadership through vision; 4) leading change.
Gift-Oriented Ministry - 1) understanding your gifts; 2) matching gifts to task; 3) coaching, training, supporting; 3) significance of service.
Passionate Spirituality - 1) personal spiritual disciplines; 2) corporate spiritual disciplines; 3) contagious faith.
Functional Structures - 1) org structures and systems; 2) leadership oversight; 3) vision, goals and planning; 4) creativity and managing change.
Inspiring Worship - 1) feeling inspired; 2) worship planning; 3) visitor friendly; 4) care for children; 5) God centered/celebrative music; 6) life-transforming preaching.
Holistic Small Groups - 1) spiritually oriented; 2) developing relationships/authentic community; 3) member participation; 4) guest sensitive; 5) multiplication.
Need-Oriented Evangelism - 1) personal; 2) corporate; 3) seeker aware; 4) assimilation.
Loving Relationships - 1) joy & trust; 2) interdependence; 3)affirmation/encouragement; 4) conflict resolution.
Holistic
Small Groups
Need-oriented
Evangelism
Loving
Relationships
The Adjective is the key!
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10. Passionate Spirituality
NCD Survey Profile
Minimum factor:
Passionate Spirituality
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11. Minimum Factor Church Attendance
Identifying and addressing a weak system often results in quantitative growth
Weak System
Contrast a church that is high in Pass. Spirit but low in function structures
Quality Characteristics

12. 8 characteristics… WHAT Systems are the HOW Church Systems
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13. What is a Church System?
Church systems are reproducible and interconnected processes by which the church actualizes its values and achieves its mission.
What are some systems that are already at work in your church?
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14. Does You Church Value … Empowering leadership? Inspiring worship?
Need-oriented evangelism?
Passionate spirituality?
Loving relationships?
Healthy small groups?
Deploying people into ministry?
Effective organizational structures?
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15. If so ... Do you have a reproducible and interconnecting process
that …
empowers leaders into the harvest?
insures inspiring worship gatherings?
encourages evangelism throughout the church?
stimulates spiritual passion in every believer?
promotes health relationships in your community?
connects people in healthy small groups?
deploys people into ministry?
builds organizational health?
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16. The Keys to Designing Healthy Systems
Interdependence – Are they Connected?
Multiplication – Will they Reproduce?
Energy Transformation – What are they Leveraging?
Multi-usage – Are they Sustainable?
Symbiosis – Are they working together?
Functionality – How are they Evaluated?
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17. NCD Cycle
Prepare
Analyze
Develop
Execute
Repeat

18. Church Health Team Team Leader Strategic Thinker Researcher
Intercessor
Communicator
Members of the Ministry Teams
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19. Set Qualitative Goals What? How? Who? When?
NCD Qualitative Goals
Biotic Strategies
Name
Date
An Action Plan is a form that defines the desired result, required materials, sequential steps, quality standards, due dates and staff responsibilities for individual business processes. - Michael Gerber
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20. NCD Rhythm Phase 1-May-June Phase 5 May Phase 2 June-July Phase 4
Prepare
Analyze
Develop
Execute
Repeat
Phase 5
May
Phase 2
June-July
Phase 4
September-April
Phase 3
July-August

21. After 31 months… 3 surveys
Each quality characteristic averaged a 6% increase.
They have increased their worship attendance by 51%.
Transfer growth decreased and conversion growth increased.
The work-load of the leaders (especially pastors) decreased.
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22. Crossroads Evangelical Example
Building focus
65%
Crossroads began at launch averaging 102. This was a hive plant. The senior pastor has been at the church it’s entire existence. They did their first NCD survey at 18 months after launch. Would the church have grown anyway? Probably. Did they feel using NCD helped them? Absolutely!
130
167
212
254
302
363
600
Average yearly worship attendance
Building complete
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23. How to take the NCD Survey?
Order it for Converge MidAmerica
Identify 30 key influencers
Gather them for 1 hr.
20 min. Power Point – Introducing NCD
20 min. Hand out, take and collect survey
20 min. Prayer
Send it to Converge MidAmerica
Identify Key Leaders for Church Health Team
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24. Converge MidAmerica
Contact Information for the Ordering the NCD Materials
Wanda Manning
Phone:
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Converge MidAmerica is a missionally driven and gospel centered
ministry with a passion for strengthening and starting healthy
churches throughout Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Missouri Kentucky,
Tennessee and Arkansas.
©2017 Gary Rohrmayer