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We must be thePeople of God
before we do the work of the
People of God
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The Acts 16:5 Initiative
Seminars – concepts of transformational and missional ministry – for pastors and congregational teams
Vision Team – meets with the pastor and within the umbrella of the Church Council to consider ways to apply Acts 16:5 concepts – comprised of imaginative, initiative-taking, respected people.
Pastor Clusters – groups of four or five pastors that meet for Word-Share-Prayer and to offer mutual encouragement and accountability
Support from the district and the Vital Churches Institute team.
Awaken a High Awaken a High Expectation!Expectation!
Ministry Design Module 1Ministry Design Module 1
Church size is not a factorChurch size is not a factor
Some of the challengesSome of the challengeswe face in the we face in the churchchurch
“The congregation paradigm describes most of North American religions and it’s failing. Why? Because it’s not prepared to cope with the quality of turmoil people are experiencing in their personal lives.”
- Carl George
http://www.pcusa.org/media/uploads/research/pdfs/cs-2008.pdf
Figure 1. Membership Totals and Annual Percentage Change, 1983-2008
incline
recline
decline
Incline
Recline
Decline
Where in the lifecycle is your congregation? Which way is it moving?
Russ Crabtree has conducted extensive survey work with mainline congregations. He reports, “From the research conducted with thousands of members in hundreds of churches, on average only 55 percent of members are clearly satisfied overall with what is happening in their church. By comparison, over 85 percent of members in an average community are satisfied with their public library… In transformational churches, over 80 percent of members are clearly satisfied with what is happing. The data shows this cannot be simply dismissed as the delusions of a self-satisfied organizational narcissism. These churches have members who are open and hospitable to one another, who are broadly involved in the decision-making of the church, who experience inspiring and transformational worship, who are engaged in significant ministry opportunities in the church and to the world, and who overwhelmingly affirm that the church has given new meaning to their lives. The Fly in the Ointment: why denominations aren’t helping their congregations… and how they can, pp 16-17.
Complacency
Be Happy Don’t Worry
Turf
Don’t Change it
Limited Bandwidth
The Pressure of Present Demand
The Law of Present DemandThe Pressure of Present Demand
The Routine of Present Demand
The Comfort of Present demand
Irregular People
Everyone has someone in
their lives who isn’t quite right
in the head
Some of the challengesSome of the challengeswe face in the we face in the cultureculture
the condition of the the condition of the cultureculturemanic
high velocity
discontinuous
This Is Generation Flux (The Fast Company 1/9/12)
Flux is not merely “change.” Flux is continuous change.
Some things are not in flux!
The Love of the God whoSustains us
The love of the people ofGod who encourage us
Our love for those toWhom God sends us
Yet many things are in flux! DJ Patil explains, "There are sometimes when you can predict weather well for the next 15 days. Other times, you can only really forecast a couple of days. Sometimes you can't predict the next two hours." The business [and ministry] climate, it turns out, is a lot like the weather. We've entered a next two-hours era.
It is a conceit of our own times to suppose that we are
obliged to live… amid
unprecedentedly rapid change.
Max Hastings – Catastrophe 1914 p. 2
The Cynevin Framework
P 9, 10
Did You Know?
What are some changes you have witnessed in our culture in the last five
years?
A recent study [2013] from the USA Today found 60 percent of Americans report feeling angry or irritable. That is up from 50 percent when a similar poll was taken in 2011.
Anger is more influential than joy. Rage was the emotion most likely to spread across social media, possessing a ripple effect that could spark irate posts up to three degrees of separation from the original message (so one angry post could negatively influence a follower of a follower of a follower ). Rui Fan et al.
In times of rapid In times of rapid change what you change what you know can mislead you. know can mislead you. Michael MarquardtMichael Marquardt
Michael Marquardt
One of the things that limits our learning
is our belief that we already know something.
L. David Marquet – Turn the Ship Around p.9
This calls for a new humility
and a faith-shift
Make Vision Shift 1Make Vision Shift 1Shift from your present hopes for Shift from your present hopes for your congregationyour congregation’’s future to the s future to the high expectation that God has a high expectation that God has a transformational future for your transformational future for your church.church.
“When we talk about congregationalrenewal, we mean a renewal of the people’s ability to notice and experience God in their midst, a renewal of the congregation’s desire to partner with God in achieving God’s aims for the world.”
Daniel P. Smith and Mary K. Sellon “Pathway to Renewal”
Ministry Design Module 2Ministry Design Module 2
Your CongregationYour Congregation’’ssDefining Vision?Defining Vision?
Vision is seeing what GodVision is seeing what Godwants to do through you – wants to do through you –
through you personallythrough you personallythrough your through your
congregationcongregationJim TozerJim Tozer
The The ““TraditionalTraditional”” approach approach to ministry (recline).to ministry (recline).
The The ““TransformationalTransformational””approach to ministry approach to ministry (incline)(incline)
A new A new expectationexpectation
A clear visionA clear vision
VisionVision Shifting Shifting
What is the nature of your congregation’s Defining Vision?
Traditional or Transformational or Transitional?
BLESS and ADDBLESS and ADD
Building a Church from Scratch
Twelve Dynamic ShiftsTwelve Dynamic Shifts
Make Vision Shift 1Make Vision Shift 1Shift from your present hopes for Shift from your present hopes for your congregationyour congregation’’s future to the s future to the high expectation that God has a high expectation that God has a transformational future for your transformational future for your church.church.
Make Vision Shift 2Make Vision Shift 2Shift from merely running Shift from merely running programs to implementing a programs to implementing a vision for ministry.vision for ministry.
Refine Your Defining VisionRefine Your Defining VisionMinistry Design Module 3Ministry Design Module 3
Be who God wants you to be
andyou will set the world on fire!
Catherine of Siena
Write down as much of your congregation’s vision statement as you can. It may be called a mission statement or a purpose statement.
Life-Changing Transformational Ministry
The Foundation of a Vision for Ministry
Vital Sign 1:Vital Sign 1:Spirit-Driven (Spirit-Spirit-Driven (Spirit-Given)Given)
Vital Sign 2:Vital Sign 2:Biblically-BasedBiblically-Based
Vital Sign 3:Vital Sign 3:Discipleship-DirectedDiscipleship-Directed
1. Fewer than half of us can identify Genesis as the first book of the Bible.
2. Only one third know that Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount.
3. A majority of Americans believe that the Bible says that Jesus was born in Jerusalem.
4. When asked whether the New Testament Book of Acts is in the Old Testament, one quarter of Americans say yes. More than a third say they don’t know.
5. 60% of Americans can't name five of the Ten Commandments6. Only 50% can name one of the four gospels
Stephen Prothero: Religious Literacy – What Every American Needs to Know and Doesn’t.
Virtually every study reveals our diminishing fruitfulness in growing disciples of Jesus – by almost any measure!
Vital Sign 4:Vital Sign 4:Need-ResponsiveNeed-Responsive
Vital Sign 5:Vital Sign 5:““Gathered-ScatteredGathered-Scattered”” AttentiveAttentive
Gathered (Spectrum of MINISTRY)Gathered (Spectrum of MINISTRY)
Scattered (Spectrum of MINISTRY)Scattered (Spectrum of MINISTRY)
Vital Sign 6:Vital Sign 6:Principle-PatternedPrinciple-Patterned
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Vital Sign 7:Vital Sign 7:Reflectively-PracticedReflectively-Practiced
Life-Changing Transformational Ministry
The Foundation of a Vision for Ministry
Glorify GodGrow Disciples
Meet Human Need
Know and experience the God who Know and experience the God who loves youloves you
1. “Touching Jesus” – encouraging growth in personal faith 2.Lift up your heart Shift to the high expectation that God has a vital future for you. 3. Begin a devotional life of prayer and Bible reading at home. 4. “Word-Share-Prayer” with others. “Be the people of God before doing the work of the people of God.”
Equip and care for the people God Equip and care for the people God gives yougives you
1. “Offer Appreciation and expectation in every conversation!” 2. Show hospitality. Encourage the practice of the deipnon –
the lingering meal with “silver and gold.”
3. People eyes – seeing people through the eyes of Jesus – becoming alert to the needs of the people God gives us.
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Engage and serve the World Engage and serve the World to which God sends youto which God sends you
Use the Halverson Benediction for yourself and with the congregation and with its groups:
Wherever you go, God is sending you. Wherever you are God has a purpose in you being there. Christ who indwells you has something he wants to do through you where you are! Believe it and go in his grace and power. Richard C. Halverson
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In the examples of Defining Vision statements on pages 18-19 see how many of the three dimensions of the church you see in each one.
Leadership MattersLeadership MattersLeadership Module 1Leadership Module 1
The Church’s Kodak Moment
What is this?
The Church’s Frightful Kodak Moment
January 15, 2014
January 15, 2014
Three road blocks to transformation:
Complacency
Be Happy Don’t Worry
Turf
Don’t Change it
Bandwidth
The Pressure of Present Demand
On the decline of Rome: “Everyone aimed at security: no one accepted responsibility. What was plainly lacking, long before the barbarian invasions had done their work, long before economic dislocations became serious, was an inner go. Rome’s life was now an imitation of life: a mere holding on. Security was the watchword — as if life knew any other stability than through constant change, or any form of security except through a constant willingness to take risks.”
The Condition of Man – Lewis Mumford
Quoted in http://thingamy.typepad.com October 6, 2010
First Follower
Fluidity and mobilityFluidity and mobility
Melting movesMelting moves
Technical ChallengesTechnical ChallengesChallenges for which you have Challenges for which you have adequate knowledge and an adequate knowledge and an acceptable solution.acceptable solution.
Adaptive ChallengesAdaptive ChallengesChallenges for which you do not Challenges for which you do not have an adequate or effective have an adequate or effective solution.solution.
The Cynevin Framework
ApplicationApplicationTake the Adventure Module 1Take the Adventure Module 1
church church sizesize
1.1. Did the learner Did the learner like itlike it??2.2. Did the learner Did the learner learn itlearn it??3.3. Did the learner Did the learner live itlive it??4.4. Did Did it lastit last??
Take the adventure the Take the adventure the LordLordhas for you – and begin!has for you – and begin!
The Acts 16:5 Initiative
Seminars – concepts of transformational and missional ministry – for pastors and congregational teams
Vision Team – meets with the pastor and within the umbrella of the Church Council to consider ways to apply Acts 16:5 concepts – comprised of imaginative, initiative-taking, respected people.
Pastor Clusters – groups of four or five pastors that meet for Word-Share-Prayer and to offer mutual encouragement and accountability
Support from the district and the Vital Churches Institute team.
Becoming like Christ
together for the World
Where are we going?Where are we going?
The Seven Strategic Domains of the Acts 16:5 Church
©2013 E. Stanley Ott: www.vitalchurchesinstitute.com
Application and
Transformation Handout
