How to turn your Church around From Settlers to Pioneers in Revitalization
Feb 24, 2016
How to turn your Church around
From Settlers to Pioneersin Revitalization
Where is your Church?(What is the state of the church?)
• Where are we?• Not compared to another church but compared to
what God wants for your particular church.
• Where do we need to go from here?• A vision from God (results)
• What changes/key steps need to be made?
ChurchLIFE
Leadership TeamLIFE
FamilyLIFE
PersonalLIFE
LEADER’S
WHERE ARE YOU?
Our Calling• JER 3:15 And I will give you pastors
according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
• JER 10:21 For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.
Our Calling• JER 12:10 Many pastors have destroyed
my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
• JER 12:11 They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.
Our Calling• JER 23:1 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy
and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.
• JER 23:2 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.
Church Leadership table
Leadership tablePastor Jesus
Influential Leader
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Influential Leader
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Influential Leader
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Positional Leader
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Positional Leader
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Leader_______
Positional Leader
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Declared & Real Values
Declared valuesReal values
The further apart Real and Declared values are the more problems the leadership team will have.
A higher level of RESULTSEffective Ministry
is created
Declared values
Real values
The closer Real values are to Declared values the more Fruit will be produced.
Leadership Alignment
is the match between myindividual dreams & goals and the goals of the church leadership
“Why should I be aligned?”
Alignment
I Corinthians 14:8
“If the bugle producesan indistinct sound, whowill prepare himself forbattle?”
God’s Desire – United Leadership
• Reason - Common Purpose – Dream• Strategy - Clear roles• Structure - Accepted Leadership• Method - Effective Processes and Action
plans• Climate - Solid relationships• Means - Excellent Communication
Alignment
Purpose
Team work
When the leadership team is paddling in the same direction of one purpose or dream or goal there is progress.
pastor
Churchleader
Churchleader
Churchleader
Churchleader
Churchleader
Churchleader
Alignment
Purpose
NO Team work
When the leadership team is paddling in different directions. There is confusion & frustration.
pastor
Churchleader
Churchleader
Churchleader
Churchleader
Churchleader
Churchleader
Alignment
• Pastor, you must set the course!• Out of your purpose and dream
should come goals.• Think about these things (Core
Values & leadership alignment) as you think about Goals……
Changing the Status Quo• Two ways or avenues we have as leaders to
change the status quo.• Position• What are some issues that you would use your
position to change? (Example – Doctrinal) • Personal Influence & sharing of
knowledge• What are some issues that you would use your
Personal Influence & sharing of knowledge to change?
Changing the Status Quo
TimeDegree ofDifficulty
1.Change in Knowledge
2.Change in Attitude
3.Change in Individual Behavior
4.Change in Group Behavior
Power of Personal Influence
Power of Position
Changing the Status Quo
• Jeremiah 3:15 “And I will give you pastors according to mine heart,
• which shall feed you • with knowledge and understanding.”
• Is this positional or personal influence & the sharing of knowledge?
• I Peter 5:3 “Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being examples to the flock.”
Where is your church?
– Growth– Numbers– Health– Fellowship– Reproduction– ___________?
Dream
Goals
Beliefs
Structure
Polarization
Questioning
NostalgiaMinistry
DropoutRobert Dale
InTo Dream Again
Characteristics of a Church
Dream
Belief
Goals
Structure
MinistryNostalgia
Questioning
Polarization
DropoutCreative
Child
RationalAdult
NurturingParent
CriticalParent
Refocusing
Restructuring
Reenergizing
Restarting
Large internal changes & refocus on outreach
Deal with some internal issues & refocus on outreach
On Evangelism and outreach
Ed StetzerIn
ComebackChurches
Discipler’sRole
Task
Unbeliever
Witness
Evangelism
1Cor 1:181Cor 2:1-5
Spiritual
Babe
1Cor 3:1-3
Parent
Nurture
Spiritual
Disciple
Discipling
1Cor 3:5-6
Servant
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Multiplying
Lead
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1Cor 4:11Cor 3:10-16
Equipping
Steward
A Healthy Reproducing Church
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1Cor 3:7-91Cor 4:6, 17
Co-lab
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Encourager
Supporting
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Master Builder
Where are we as a Church?
Every Church ought to be a healthy, soul winning, caring,
reaching, teaching reproducing church!
Would you agree or disagree?
Every Church ought to be reaching the Lost.
• The Bible has told us so . . .
WHY?
“When they saw him they worshiped him …Go ye therefore, and teach all nations (Ta Ethne- ethnic groups), baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost; Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have
commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
A-men.” KJV
Matthew 28:17-20
ACTS 1:8
" But you will receive power, when the Holy Spirit comes on you;
and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
What has happened?
Our churches have set wrong priorities.
A lot of churches are fishing in
dry holes!
A lot are not fishing at all!
Sometimes we stick our nose into others business. I Peter 4:15
Some of our Churches are fussing and fighting
Some Church leadersare Lazy!
Have you seen churches do something like this?
• How could they have prevented this?• Planning?• This is why were are in this meeting.
The Process of Planning
Out of God’s Great commission (BIBLE) comes the Church’s Purpose
Out of the church’s Purpose comes our dreamOut of our dream come our goal (expected results, FAITH)Out of goal comes Action PlansOut of Action Plans comes a need for a
Calendar of Activities, People to work and a BudgetOut of Work come God’s given results
– James “Faith without works is dead”
From these scriptures:“What is the Purpose of the Church?”
My church exists to: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Original Dream
Dreaming New dreams With the ability to Change
Out of God’s Purpose comes a Dream
• What kind of Christians do I dream of?• What kind of Church program must I develop to grow that
Christian?• What kind of leadership team – volunteer and/or paid must
I develop to produce my dream?• What kind of minister must I become to gather my dream
team• What kind of support system do I need… family, peers• WHERE THERE IS NO VISION, THE PEOPLE PERISH
Proverbs 29:18
Out of God’s Purpose comes a Dream
• My dream (VISION) for my church is ... • OR -- Next year I see my church ...
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EFFECTIVE GOALS • Are they Specific?• Are they Measurable? • Are they Attainable? • Are they Relevant?• Are they Time Sensitive? Are they God’s preferred future?Will you Celebrate and give God the
glory when you reach them?? GOAL
What are your goals?• How does our church actually spend its budget?
– Mostly on buildings and properties?– Mostly on personnel salaries?– Mostly on national and foreign missions?– Mostly on local ministry and outreach?– Mostly on church education programs?
• Do our budget expenditures flow outward on mission or inward on maintaining our congregation?
• Which age groups are spotlighted via budget • Which organizations get the most money• Do we have any organizations or groups which have no access
to budgeted funds?
Your Budget reflects your goals
Out of the Churches Purpose What Should be our GOALS?
• Baptisms _____• Worship attendance _____• Cooperative Program giving _____• Teachers trained/Leaders develop _____• Classes started _____• Ministries started _____• Fellowship _____• Structure _____“Always more than the year before!”
Tom Cheyney
Action Plans
ACTION PLANS Answer the following questions:
• What?
• Where?
• When?
• Who?
• How?
What does an ACTION PLAN road map look like?
THIS
What does your road map look like?Vision, Values
WHY: To win the lost
I must or It’s sin!
What does your road map look like?
Vision, Values Goals
Mission Strategy - HOWMath.28:19
Baptize 26
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What does your road map look like?
Vision, Values Organization
Goals
Mission
Strategy
Baptize 26
Math.28:19
Empower
Preach onWitnessingEnlist ‘HOT’ team
ModelThe study
Prayer Strategy
TrainCommissionTeams
Go - Sow - Water - CultivateAction
Start the STUDY
BaptizeVisitation
Go back& re-share WHY!
Celebrate ! ! !
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