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Creating the Environment for Growth The 8 Essential Qualities of Natural Church Development

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8 Essential Quality Characteristics Leadership Ministry Spirituality Structures Worship Small Groups Outreach Relationships Empowering Gift-based Passionate Effective Inspiring Holistic Need-oriented Loving

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Empowering Leadership

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Leaders train others for the ministry, rather than just doing it themselves Not just the clergy, all leaders enable others. Mentoring, equipping, coaching On-the-job training Apprentice leaders developed

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Super

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Gift-based Ministry

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Members are helped to identify their gifts Gifts, passion and personality matched to ministries Joy and fulfilment in serving

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Passionate Spirituality

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Hunger for God Strong in Prayer Personal spiritual disciplines Holiness, obedience

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Passionate Spirituality Almighty God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you: pour your love into our hearts and draw us to yourself, and so bring us at last to your heavenly city where we shall see you face to face; through Jesus Christ our Lord. CW Collect 17 th Sunday after Trinity

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Effective Structures

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But I love our traditions!

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Effective Structures All ministries have goals Flexibility Willing to change able to adapt Serve the ministries

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Inspiring Worship

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Psalm 122:1 I was glad when they said to me, Let us go to the house of the Lord.

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Holistic Small Groups

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Worship Bible Study Fellowship Prayer Service Outreach

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Holistic Small Groups A group that is small! Ministering to each others felt needs: spiritual, emotional, physical, social Using spiritual gifts Bible application Multiply

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Need-oriented Outreach

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Aware of the felt needs of the community Ministries meet felt needs Members able to effectively share their faith Services accessible to visitors New believers assimilated

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Loving Relationships

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Atmosphere of joy and trust Forgiving and Fun Affirmation and encouragement Prayer for one another

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8 Essential Qualities Empowering Leadership Gift-based Ministry Passionate Spirituality Effective Structures Inspiring Worship Holistic Small Groups Need-oriented Outreach Loving Relationships