Core ValuesMinistry DNA

Dream: DNA

Mission

Values

Vision

Question: Who Are You

• What hills will you die on?• What are your non negotiables?

Mission vs. Values

Mission: Common

All church plants have the “Great Commission” as their mission. Therefore,

mission statements are similar.

Values: Uniquely You

Our DNA

• If the church really was the church, it would …

Critical Success Indicators

• Our church plant will be successful if …. ?

Look In Mirror

• How has God wired me?

• How has God wired the core group?

Early DNA Imprinting

• Planter wiring– Church takes on personality

of planter

• Core group wiring– First 40, determine next 100– I Cor. 12:11

Video: Values Development

Values Definition

Values Definition

Core values are the core, passionate,

biblical convictions that determine your ministry behavior

and shape your identity.

1. Core

• Everybody has values

• Challenge: getting at the “really core”

Written Values

• Fewer than 10 percent of organizations around the world have clear, written values.

• Most organizations that do have values either have too many values and/or they are not ranked.

Values Conflict• Research shows that

people can’t focus on more than three or four values if you really want to impact behavior.

• Also, values must be ranked to be effective. Why? Because life is about values conflicts. When these conflicts arise, people need to know what value they should focus on. – Ken Blanchard

Three-Six

• “If you articulate more than five or six, there’s a good chance you’re not getting down to only the core essentials. Visionary companies tend to have only a few core values, usually between three and six. In fact, we found none of the visionary companies to have more than six core values, and most have less.” – Built to Last, Collins

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2. Generates Passion

• Positive: What excites you about the church?

• Negative: What frustrates you about the church

Excites You

• What really excites you about the church?

• What is keeping you up at night thinking about your plant?

Frustrates You?

• What is your biggest criticism of the church?

• How will your plant be different?

3. Biblical

• Do your core values flow out of scripture?

Biblical Example

• 4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. 5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6

These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9

Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Early Church: Acts 2:42-47

• And they were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer. (Acts 2:42)

4. Determines Behavior

5. Shapes Identity

• What things do you want to shape the identity of your church plant?

• What would be your ideal reputation as a church plant?

EFCA Distinctive

1 •In essentials, Unity

2 •In nonessentials, Charity

3 •In all things, Jesus Christ

Values Clarity

Iceberg Problem

• 90%: Below surface

• Values are often not articulated until major conflict happens

Values Clarity

• Churches are often driven by tradition, personalities, finances, buildings, programs, events or even seekers.

• Planter needs to surface and tie programming to values.

• What will drive us?

3X5 Exercise

• Pastor expectations– What should the pastor

be doing?

• Church expectations– What should the church

be doing?

Video: Shared Values

Quick Brainstorm

1. Brainstorm a list of your values.

2. Identify the top five.

3. Rank in order of priority.

Core Values

• What are your 3-5 core values?

EFCA Movement Values

“EFCA exists to glorify God by

multiplying healthy churches

among all people.”

1 •Multiplication

2 •Health

3 •All People

EFCA Church Values

GC1 •Great Companion Dependency

GC2 •Great Commission Balance

GC3 •Great Commandment Climate

GC4 •Great Compassion Wholism

GC5 •Great Community Interdependency

The End

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