Breaking Growth Breaking Growth Barriers: Mach 1 & 2Barriers: Mach 1 & 2

GCN Consultant TrainingGCN Consultant Training© Dr. John Jackson, 2007© Dr. John Jackson, 2007

Success?Success?

““Pastoral success is about rightly Pastoral success is about rightly understanding, pursuing, and understanding, pursuing, and

achieving what God’s vision for achieving what God’s vision for your ministry is all about”your ministry is all about”

Focus (Shaping Your Vision)Focus (Shaping Your Vision)

Alignment (Strategic Planning & Alignment (Strategic Planning & Ministries)Ministries)

Reach (Building Your Team)Reach (Building Your Team)

High Impact MinistryHigh Impact MinistryHigh Impact Churches break through High Impact Churches break through

spiritual, social, and leadership spiritual, social, and leadership barriers to establish new churches, barriers to establish new churches,

new ministries, and reach large new ministries, and reach large numbers of new people for Christ. numbers of new people for Christ. High Impact churches confront the High Impact churches confront the

law of inertia and the reality of law of inertia and the reality of human lethargy with a passionate human lethargy with a passionate

purposeful pursuit of God’s plan for purposeful pursuit of God’s plan for evangelism in their area.evangelism in their area.

Simple ChurchSimple Church

A simple church is designed around a A simple church is designed around a straightforward and strategic process that moves straightforward and strategic process that moves people through the stages of spiritual growth. The people through the stages of spiritual growth. The leadership and the church are clear about the leadership and the church are clear about the process (clarity) and are committed to executing process (clarity) and are committed to executing it. The process flows logically (movement) and is it. The process flows logically (movement) and is implemented in each area of the church implemented in each area of the church (alignment). The church abandons everything (alignment). The church abandons everything that is not in the process (focus).that is not in the process (focus). - pages 67-68 - pages 67-68

Step 1: Design a Simple Process Step 1: Design a Simple Process (Clarity)(Clarity)

Step 2: Place Your Key Programs Step 2: Place Your Key Programs Along the Process (Movement)Along the Process (Movement)

Step 3: Unite All Ministries Around Step 3: Unite All Ministries Around the Process (Alignment)the Process (Alignment)

Step 4: Begin to Eliminate Things Step 4: Begin to Eliminate Things Outside the Process (Focus) Outside the Process (Focus)

3 Questions Every Church Leadership 3 Questions Every Church Leadership Team should be asking each year Team should be asking each year (from Ray Johnston):(from Ray Johnston):

1) What will we do to reach our 1) What will we do to reach our community this year?community this year?

2) What will we do to grow our 2) What will we do to grow our people this year?people this year?

3) What will we do to develop 3) What will we do to develop leaders this year?leaders this year?

Thinking About People…Thinking About People…Curious are those interested in what Curious are those interested in what

Christianity is all about…OUTREACHChristianity is all about…OUTREACHCasual are those we challenge to Casual are those we challenge to

take a next step with Christ…take a next step with Christ…DISCIPLESHIPDISCIPLESHIP

Committed are those we challenge to Committed are those we challenge to discover gifts, serve, and develop discover gifts, serve, and develop leadership…MINISTRYleadership…MINISTRY

Part IIPart II

Growth Barrier Growth Barrier SpecificsSpecifics

GROWTH BARRIERS….. (Carl George & Warren Bird, GROWTH BARRIERS….. (Carl George & Warren Bird, Breaking Growth BarriersBreaking Growth Barriers))

The barrier of The barrier of visionvision - A breakthrough of - A breakthrough of ClarityClarity The barrier of The barrier of leadershipleadership – A breakthrough of – A breakthrough of

CertaintyCertainty The barrier of The barrier of teamteam – A breakthrough of – A breakthrough of UnityUnity The barrier of The barrier of communitcommunityy – A breakthrough of – A breakthrough of

ConnectionConnection The barrier of The barrier of presentationpresentation – A breakthrough of – A breakthrough of

ExcellenceExcellence The barrier of The barrier of follow-throughfollow-through – A breakthrough of – A breakthrough of

FaithfulnessFaithfulness

Five Behaviors of Five Behaviors of Sheep Herders:Sheep Herders:

Personally do all the caringPersonally do all the caringAttempt to meet all expectationsAttempt to meet all expectationsWork to the limit of time/energyWork to the limit of time/energyKeep work close to themselvesKeep work close to themselvesBase perspective on present Base perspective on present

conditionsconditions

Five Behaviors of Five Behaviors of Sheep Ranchers:Sheep Ranchers:

Concerned for high quality Concerned for high quality pastoral carepastoral care

Set expectationsSet expectationsPerceive the church Perceive the church

organizationallyorganizationallyDelegate and involve othersDelegate and involve othersDevelop leadership and Develop leadership and

management skillsmanagement skills

125 Barrier (Nelson Searcy)125 Barrier (Nelson Searcy)1) Grow Myself1) Grow Myself2) Shift from Shepherd to Rancher2) Shift from Shepherd to Rancher3) Advertise3) Advertise4) Pyramid Growth days4) Pyramid Growth days5) Work Through Volunteers and Hire 5) Work Through Volunteers and Hire

Some StaffSome Staff6) Use a Strategic Series6) Use a Strategic Series

125 Barrier (Nelson Searcy)125 Barrier (Nelson Searcy)

7) Start new Small Groups7) Start new Small Groups8) Develop New Leaders8) Develop New Leaders9) Think Twice Your Size9) Think Twice Your Size10) I must remember the Harvest10) I must remember the Harvest

200 barrier key 200 barrier key factors:factors:

contagious desire to growcontagious desire to growidentify growth acceleratorsidentify growth acceleratorsshepherd to ranchershepherd to rancherdeal with small church deal with small church

mentality-focus outward!mentality-focus outward!offer leadership and lay offer leadership and lay

ministry trainingministry training