Vision for the Healthy Congregation Committee

Prevention – leadership development

Vision for the Healthy Congregation

Committee

Prevention – leadership development Intervention – discipleship training

Vision for the Healthy Congregation

Committee

Prevention – leadership development Intervention – discipleship training Treatment – support and accountability

Vision for the Healthy Congregation

Committee

Vision for PresbyteryMore health and vitality

Vision for PresbyteryMore health and vitality

Fostering relationships among Presbytery pastors

Vision for PresbyteryMore health and vitality

Fostering relationships among Presbytery pastors

Fostering connections among Presbytery churches

Vision for PresbyteryMore health and vitality

Fostering relationships among Presbytery pastors

Fostering connections among Presbytery churches

Equipping elders as they lead

Vision for PresbyteryMore health and vitality

Fostering relationships among Presbytery pastors

Fostering connections among Presbytery churches

Equipping elders as they lead

Stepping into the Missional vision as a newly formed Presbytery

The Acts 16:5 Initiative

Leading congregations and denominational regions into a

fruitful future

“So the churches

were strengthened in the faith

and increased in

numbers daily.”

Acts 16:5 NRSV

For Congregations• ... of all sizes and present levels of

vitality the Acts 16:5 Initiative offers a plethora of ways to grow the fruitfulness of your ministry.

For Congregations• ... of all sizes and present levels of

vitality the Acts 16:5 Initiative offers a plethora of ways to grow the fruitfulness of your ministry.

A three year process

For Congregations• ... of all sizes and present levels of vitality the

Acts 16:5 Initiative offers a plethora of ways to grow the fruitfulness of your ministry.

A three year process

Growing a vital church is always the work of God in our midst.

• Our passion is to grow congregations that connect you with God, challenge your interior life, support you when you are in turmoil and equip and motivate your practice of the Christian faith.

• Our passion is to grow congregations that connect you with God, challenge your interior life, support you when you are in turmoil and equip and motivate your practice of the Christian faith.

• Our challenge is to bless the people and programs of a congregations’ past and present while discerning God’s new future in our rapidly changing world.

Elements of the Acts 16:5 Initiative

ongoing training for pastors and congregational leaders

Elements of the Acts 16:5 Initiative

ongoing training for pastors and congregational leaders

support from other pastors on the same journey

Elements of the Acts 16:5 Initiative

ongoing training for pastors and congregational leaders

support from other pastors on the same journey

coaching support from the Vital Churches Institute.

The Acts 16:5 Initiative encourages increasing vitality centered on:

A New Expectation

The Acts 16:5 Initiative encourages increasing vitality centered on:

A New Expectation A Defining Vision

The Acts 16:5 Initiative encourages increasing vitality centered on:

A New Expectation A Defining VisionThe Defining Practices of Growing Disciples

The Acts 16:5 Initiative encourages increasing vitality centered on:

A New Expectation A Defining VisionThe Defining Practices of Growing DisciplesThe Personal Lifestyle of a Christ-Follower

The Acts 16:5 Initiative encourages increasing vitality centered on:

A New Expectation A Defining VisionThe Defining Practices of Growing DisciplesThe Personal Lifestyle of a Christ-FollowerMissional Endeavor

The Acts 16:5 Initiative encourages increasing vitality centered on:

A New Expectation A Defining VisionThe Defining Practices of Growing DisciplesThe Personal Lifestyle of a Christ-FollowerMissional EndeavorCongregational Lifestyle

The Acts 16:5 Initiative encourages increasing vitality centered on:

A New Expectation A Defining VisionThe Defining Practices of Growing DisciplesThe Personal Lifestyle of a Christ-FollowerMissional EndeavorCongregational LifestyleAction Learning

The Acts 16:5 Initiative encourages increasing vitality centered on:

A New Expectation A Defining VisionThe Defining Practices of Growing DisciplesThe Personal Lifestyle of a Christ-FollowerMissional EndeavorCongregational LifestyleAction Learning