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Coker United Methodist Church, San Antonio, TX

Strategic Church Growth Analysis

Bob Whitesel D.Min. Ph.D.

1 Strategic Church Growth Analysis

Coker United Methodist Church, San Antonio, Texas

Bob Whitesel D.Min. Ph.D. With missional coaches in training Dr. Judith Anthony, Dr. Jerry Davisson, Dr. Stan Granberg, Jeremy Schell, Dr. Jason Tucker.

Strength A2 Strengths from interviews/questionnaires:

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Strength B3 Strengths from interviews/questionnaires:

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Strength C4 Strengths from interviews/questionnaires:

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Weakness 16 Weaknesses from interviews/questionnaires:

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KRA Areas✓ Task Force

#1: Greater focus outward and

youth-ward.✓ Task Force

#2: Guest Services (Through

Membership Commitment) Becomes ASignature Ministry

✓ Task Force #3: Small Groups Create a

Stickiness That Connects the Majority ofPeople.

✓ Task Force #4: Volunteer Base is Expanded

with Mentor/Mentee Structure for All Tasks.

10 Task Force #1: Greater focus outward and youth-ward. Task Force #2: Guest Services (Through Membership Commitment) Becomes A Signature Ministry Task Force #3: Small Groups Create a Stickiness That Connects the Majority of People. Task Force #4: Volunteer Base is Expanded with Mentor/Mentee Structure for All Tasks.

KRA Areas✓ Task Force

#5: Finding Ways for More People

to Participate in Prayer as well as in PrayerVenues, Times and Places.

✓ Task Force #6: (staff task force) Moving From

Leading a "Large Church" to Leading a “VeryLarge Church.”

✓ Task Force #7 (year 2): Make Contemporary

Worship as Central as Traditional Worship.✓ Task Force

#8 (year 2): Grow in Both Diversity

and Unity Through Intentional Reconciliation.

11 Task Force #5: Finding Ways for More People to Participate in Prayer as well as in Prayer Venues, Times and Places. Task Force #6: (staff task force) Moving From Leading a "Large Church" to Leading a “Very Large Church.” Task Force #7 (year 2): Make Contemporary Worship as Central as


Traditional Worship. Task Force #8 (year 2): Grow in Both Diversity and Unity Through Intentional Reconciliation.

7 Marks of Church HealthAmerican Congregations 2015 Study, 32,000 churches.

Rx = physical, member & social media visibility

Rx = cultural leadership + cultural participation

Rx = diverse worship + unity events

Rx = conversion & 4 laws knownRx = mentors/mentees

Rx = people work out differences

Rx = known by this in the community

12 Find background information and an article on each of the 7 systems at …

www.7Systems.church

There you can: • Read the article

“MULTIPLICATION & 7Statistics That PredictChurch Growth”published by Outreach

Magazine

• Get direct access to theAmerican Congregations

Study .


Today's Verse

'For I know the plans I have for you' declares the LORD,

'plans to prosper you and not to harm you,

plans to give you hope and a future.'

(Jeremiah 29:11, NIV)

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‘For I know the plans I have for you' declares the LORD,

'plans to prosper you and not to harm you,

plans to give you hope and a future.'

(Jeremiah 29:11, NIV)

✓ Greater focus outwardand youth-ward

A. The rocky road of the past created focus onhistory, peservance & community … and whilegood they must be balanced w/ a strengthenedoutward focus.

B. Communicate this in the Vision: What onesentence should descibe your ideal future thatwould attract to you non-churchgoers?

C. Balance inward-focused committees/boards/volunteers …w/ outward actions too: UP-IN-OUT

D. >> SEE APPENDIXES for “Idea Generators”

KRA Task Force #1 14 Greater focus outward and youth-

ward A. The rocky road of the

past created focus onhistory, peservance &community … and whilegood they must bebalanced w/ astrengthened outwardfocus.

B. Communicate this in theVision: What onesentence should descibeyour ideal future thatwould attract to you non-churchgoers?

C. Balance inward-focusedcommittees/boards/volunteers …w/ outwardactions too: UP-IN-OUT


D. >> SEE APPENDIXESfor “Idea Generators”

✓ Guest Services (Through MembershipCommitment) Becomes A “SignatureMinistry”

A. More organized and extensive guest servies:• People are greeted & informed in the parking areas• Guests are directed to CM, services, etc.

• Guests are connected with people like them.B. Guests services populated with people with the “gift

of hospitality” (Rom. 12:9-13)C. Clear, smooth flow from visit, to “Connecting at

Coker” class, to membership committment, to smallgroup involvement.


Key Result Area Task Force #2 15 Guest Services (Through

Membership Commitment) Becomes A “Signature Ministry”

A. More organized andextensive guest servies:

• People are greeted& informed in theparking areas

• Guests are directedto CM, services, etc.

• Guests areconnected withpeople like them.

B. Guests servicespopulated with peoplewith the “gift ofhospitality” (Rom.12:9-13)

C. Clear, smooth flow fromvisit, to “Connecting at


Coker” class, to membership committment, to small group involvement.

D. >> SEE APPENDIXES for“Idea Generators”

✓ Small Groups Create a Stickiness ThatConnects the Majority of People.

A. List, chart all current small groups1. List leaders/mentees w/ contact info.2. Describe groups for guests3. Publish “A Guest Guide to Finding a Group”

B. Create “entry-ramp” small groups1. Goal 60+ % of congregation in small groups2. Focus on need-based sm. groups: finances,

parenting, health issues, etc. (Holmes-Rahe)C. >> SEE APPENDIXES for “Idea Generators”

KRA Task Force #316 Small Groups Create a Stickiness

That Connects the Majority of People. A. List, chart all current small groups

1. List leaders/mentees w/contact info.

2. Describe groups for guests3. Publish “A Guest Guide to

Finding a Group”B. Create “entry-ramp” small groups

4. Goal 60+ % of congregationin small groups

5. Focus on need-based sm.groups: finances, parenting,health issues, etc. (Holmes-Rahe)

C. >> SEE APPENDIXES for “IdeaGenerators”

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✓ Volunteer Base is Expanded with Mentor/Mentee Structure for all Tasks.

A. Create an org. chart of all leadersB. Put together a list of all leaders and publish to the

church:1. Every leader’s name2. A designated mentee of ea. leader3. A job description4. A “leadership covenant” that includes resignation

process.C. >> SEE APPENDIXES for “Idea Generators”

KRA Task Force #417 Volunteer Base is Expanded with

Mentor/Mentee Structure for all Tasks. A. Create an org. chart of all leadersB. Put together a list of all leaders

and publish to the church:1. Every leader’s name2. A designated mentee of ea.

leader3. A job description4. A “leadership covenant”

that includes resignationprocess.

C. >> SEE APPENDIXES for “IdeaGenerators”

✓ Create Ways for More People to Participate inPrayer via …

• Prayer Venues,• Prayer Times

A. Create more prayer spaces …• accessible

• informedB. Create more prayer times …

• Before services for annointing,• During for the Holy Spirit to move and• After church services for people to receive prayer.

C. >> SEE APPENDIXES for “Idea Generators”

KRA Task Force #518 Create Ways for More People to

Participate in Prayer via … Prayer Venues, Prayer Times

A. Create more prayerspaces …

1. accessible2. informed

B. Create more prayer times…


1. Before services forannointing,

2. During for the HolySpirit to move and

3. After church servicesfor people to receiveprayer.

C. >> SEE APPENDIXES for“Idea Generators”

✓ Moving From Leading a "Large Church" toLeading a “Very Large Church.”

A. 3-STRAND LEADERSHIP … find & designate each ofthe leadership styles of every staff team.

B. MENTOR/MENTEE: • Each staff person has a listed mentee• Who takes over once per quarter (delegation)

C. UP-IN-OUT > every staff-led committee has:• Worship time (ea. meeting)• Prayer time (ea. meeting)• Service (ea. 3 months) to non-churchgoers.


(staff group) Task Force #619 Moving From Leading a "Large

Church" to Leading a “Very Large Church.” A. 3-STRAND LEADERSHIP … find &

designate each of the leadershipstyles of every staff team.

B. MENTOR/MENTEE:• Each staff person has a

listed mentee• Who takes over once per

quarter (delegation)C. UP-IN-OUT > every staff-led

committee has:• Worship time (ea.

meeting)• Prayer time (ea. meeting)• Service (ea. 3 months) to

non-churchgoers.D. >> SEE APPENDIXES for “Idea

Generators”


✓ Make Contemporary Worship as Centralas Traditional Worship (yr. 2)

A. LOCATION must be more accessible, asaccessible as traditional celebration

B. TRY NEW EXPRESSIONS: Encourage congregantsto:

• Look around, pray for and invite: youthfulfriends/co-workers/neighbors to invite.

• Invite friends & try it with them for 3 mo.C. EXPENDITURES: balance staff, publicity &

expenditures.D. >> SEE APPENDIXES for “Idea Generators”

KRA Task Force #720 Make Contemporary Worship as

Central as Traditional Worship (yr. 2) A. LOCATION must be more

accessible, as accessible astraditional celebration

B. TRY NEW EXPRESSIONS:Encourage congregants to:

• Look around, pray for andinvite: youthful friends/co-workers/neighbors to invite.

• Invite friends & try it withthem for 3 mo.

C. EXPENDITURES: balance staff,publicity & expenditures.

D. >> SEE APPENDIXES for “IdeaGenerators”

✓ Grow in diversity AND unity, thoughintentional reconciliation.

A. The church has begun to diversify, but reconciliation (andresultant unity) must be more intentional.

B. UNITY EVENTS: • Regular (at least quarterly)• Led by smaller sub-congregations

• Not worship but fellowship-orientatedC. COMMITTEES: Affirmative action in ethnicity & ageD. COMMUNICATION: Promote all events with culturally

inclusive messages, logos, pictures. etc. E. TALK: Discuss cultural differences in SS, sermons, etc.F. >> SEE APPENDIXES for “Idea Generators”

KRA Task Force #821 Grow in diversity AND unity,

though intentional reconciliation. A. The church has begun to diversify,

but reconciliation (and resultantunity) must be more intentional

B. UNITY EVENTS:• Regular (at least quarterly)• Led by smaller sub-

congregations• Not worship but fellowship-


orientated C. COMMITTEES: Affirmative action

in ethnicity & ageD. COMMUNICATION: Promote all

events with culturally inclusivemessages, logos, pictures. etc.

E. TALK: Discuss cultural differencesin SS, sermons, etc.

F. >> SEE APPENDIXES for “IdeaGenerators”

KRA Areas #1 - #4✓ Task Force

#1: Greater focus outward and

youth-ward.✓ Task Force

#2: Guest Services (Through

Membership Commitment) Becomes ASignature Ministry

✓ Task Force #3: Small Groups Create a

Stickiness That Connects the Majority ofPeople.

✓ Task Force #4: Volunteer Base is Expanded

with Mentor/Mentee Structure for All Tasks.

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✓ Join a Temporary Task Force (TTF).• Meet once a month before Dr.

Whitesel’s return.• Consider the options suggested in

this diagnostic report.• Select the best options and

report at the next meeting.

KRA Areas #5 - #8✓ Task Force

#5: Finding Ways for More People

to Participate in Prayer as well as in PrayerVenues, Times and Places.

✓ Task Force #6: (Staff Task Force) Moving From

Leading a "Large Church" to Leading a “VeryLarge Church.”

✓ Task Force #7 (year 2): Make Contemporary

Worship as Central as Traditional Worship.✓ Task Force

#8 (year 2): Grow in Both Diversity

and Unity Through Intentional Reconciliation.

23 ✓ Join a Temporary TaskForce (TTF).

• Meet once a monthbefore Dr. Whitesel’sreturn.

• Consider the optionssuggested in thisdiagnostic report.

•Select the best optionsand report at the next


meeting. NOTES:

Join a temporary task force: • Meet once a month before Dr. Whitesel’s return• Consider options suggested in this diagnostic

report.• Select the best options• And report at the next meeting.

BEFORE YOU LEAVE TODAY, select a … • Convener - they will schedule & oversee 2

meetings• Scribe - They will give the names today of the

convener/scribe and submit meeting notes.

24 Task Force # _____ (write task force number here)

BEFORE YOU LEAVE TODAY, select a …

✓ Convener: (write namehere_____________________)they will schedule &oversee 2 meetings

✓ Scribe - (write name here_____________________)They will give the namestoday of the convener/scribe and submitmeeting notes.


Coker United Methodist Church, San Antonio, TX

Strategic Church Growth Analysis

Bob Whitesel D.Min. Ph.D.

25 Strategic Church Growth Analysis

Coker United Methodist Church, San Antonio, Texas

Bob Whitesel D.Min. Ph.D. With missional coaches in training Dr. Judith Anthony, Dr. Jerry Davisson, Dr. Stan Granberg, Rev. Jeremy Schell, Dr. Jason Tucker.

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