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KHCPastoralChoiceReport,July2016

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PastoralChoiceReport

KHCisatthepointofbeginningasearchforanew,permanentseniorpastor.ThisreportisaimedathelpingthechurchidentifytheprofileofleadershipthatwouldbemostappropriateforKHCanditsfellowship.Toamuchlesserdegree,wewillmeasureprogressonissuesidentifiedinthelarger2015survey.AfewquestionsareaimedatmeasuringitemsthatprospectivepastoralcandidatemaywanttoknowaboutKHC.Thissurvey(May/June2016)wastakenby237people.WhoTookTheSurveyTheaverageageofparticipantswas50.2.ThemedianageatKHCis52.Themediandividesthesurvey-respondentsintotwoequallynumberedgroups.Themostcommonlyoccurringage(mode)isalso52.

Theaveragesurvey-takerhasbeenattendingKHC9.7yearswithamedianof10years.Whileotherfactorshavetobeconsidered,thisisapositiveindicator.Whentheaveragetenurepasses15years,onebecomesconcernedabout“institutionalization.”ThisnumberidentifiesthatKHCisarelativelyyoungchurchandonethatisprobablyopentochange.

Mostpeoplewhotookthesurveyperceivedthemselvesas“members”(88%)ofthechurch.Beingamembergenerallyconveysalevelofcommitmenttothechurch.



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KHChasrelativelyfew“Silents”(70to90yearolds).ThegenerationofSilentswereinfluencedbyWorldWarIIandhardtimesfollowingtheGreatDepression.Theytendtobemoretentativeandtendtoworkwithinexistinginstitutions.Theytendtovaluetheirprivacyandaregenerallyquietlyself-reliant.Almosthalf(48%)ofsurvey-respondentsare“babyboomers.”Theywerebornaspartofwhatwasthelargestgeneration,untiltheMillennials,beingmadeupofallthebabiespostponedbecauseofWorldWarII.Theytendtobeoptimisticandbelievethattheycanchangethings.Theytendtohaveananti-institutionalbent.Theyinventedthesit-inandmadeprotestsintoanartform.Mosthavesomewhatmellowedoutsincereachingtheir50’sormore.GenXersarethesmallestofmoderngenerations.Thejobmarkethasbeenlessstableforthem.Two-jobfamilies,latch-keychildren,andhighdivorceratesrockedthisgeneration.Scandalsingovernment,industry,andthechurchhavebeenpartoftheworldtheygrewupin.Theyarelessoptimisticaboutlifeandopportunities.Theyhaveatendencytobecynical,butself-reliant.GenXersmakeup29%ofcurrentattendersatKHC.TheMillennialsarethenewlargegeneration.TheolderMillennialsarearound36.Theyarereallyintoallthenewelectronicsandsocialmedia.Thisisthehardestgenerationofthetraditionalchurchtoreach.Theyarenotshyaboutsharingwhatisgoingonintheirlives.Theythriveonsharingintimatedetailsabouttheirlivesandstruggles.Theyevenvalueaccountabilitytoeachother.Churchesthataresuccessfulinreachingtheseyoungadultsmakesomeseriousadjustmentsintohowtheydochurch.Churchesthatdon’tmaketheappropriateaccommodationsgenerallyfailtoreachthisgroup.



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Most“others”couldbeclassifiedintoothercategoriesbythecommentspeoplemade.

ThefirstsurveyshowedKHCtobeanunusuallydiversechurch.Itremainsunusuallydiversecomparedtomostevangelicalchurches.Therewouldseemtobetwominortrends.Therateof“Bible-centered/Conservativesishigher(41%to46%)andtherateofthosecomingfromCatholicbackgroundshasdecreased(26%to17%).TheseresultsdosuggestthatdiversityatKHC,whilestillmorethanaverage,isdecreasing.

ThisquestionisameasureofwhatisworkingwellatKHCandprovidingsatisfactiontoattenders.Theresultsareveryclosetotheresultsoftheprevioussurvey.Sermonsgofrom29%to28%.Relationshipsgofrom51%to47%.TheroleofMusichasdecreasedfrom14%to3%androleof“Itistherightthingtodo”hasincreasedfrom5%to10%.



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Thesearenotmajorshifts.Theroleofsermonsandrelationshipsalwaysdominate,especiallyinatimeoftransition.Inresponsetothequestion,“Inwhatchurchactivitiesdoyouregularlyparticipate”,thefollowingresponseswerecollected:

Ofthe237participants,225areregularchurchattenders,105participateinLifeGroups,92areinvolvedinMenorWomen’sministry,and76areinChildrenorYouthMinistry.Theremainderofthelistshowsthenumberofleadersinseveralcategoriesthatparticipated.Fourteenleadersparticipatedinmorethanoneleadershiprole.Thenumberofindividualleadersis40.

“All”isallsurveyparticipants.“New”arethosewhohaveattendedKHC5yearsorless.“Tenured”arethose

whohaveattendedKHCmorethan5years.Millennialsareyoungadults36yearsofageandyounger.

Alloftheutilizedanalysisgroupshaveahighrecordofattendanceatthevariousworshipservicesofthechurch.



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Severalothercharacteristicsstandout.NeitherMenorWomen’sministrynorChildrenorYouthministryaregettingproportionalparticipationfromNewAttenders.MillennialsareveryinvolvedinChildren/Youthministry.ParticipationinLifeGroupswasanissueinthe2015report.Participationlevelsarelargelyunchanged.Overallparticipationhasactuallydecreasedfrom47%to44%.Healthychurchesgenerallyhave60%orhigherparticipation.NewAttenderparticipationhasalsodecreasedfrom43%to39%.Thenextgraphisbasedonthequestion,“Towhatdegreedoyoufeellikeyoubelongorareacceptedaspartofthischurch?”

Forthoseofyouwhoreadthe2015report,thisgraphisbasedon“experienced”acceptanceandbelonging

only.Inthepreviousreport,wecomparedtheidealizedlevelofacceptanceandbelongingandanalyzedthe

differencebetweenwhatpeoplewanted(idealized)andwhattheyexperienced.Thisgraphonlylooksatthe

levelofacceptanceandbelongingthatpeopleatKHCareactuallyexperiencing.

Anotherseriousissuefromthepreviousreporthasshownsomeprogress.Peoplewereveryupsetwhentheinitialsurveywasdone.Thisupset-nessresultedinverylowlevelofexperiencedacceptanceandbelongingscores.Overall,KHChadonlya6%ilelevelofexperiencedacceptanceandbelonging(rawscoreof60fromthepreviousreport).Nowtheoverallratingis39%ile—gettingmuchclosertoaverage(50%ile).Thisisseriousprogressfromwherethingswere.ThosewhohavebeenatKHCformorethan5years(Tenured)aredoingmuchbetterat61%ile.Millennialswhoasanagegroupspecializeinamuchgreaterleveloffellowshipthanthosethatareolderareatanamazing76%ile(Theywereat6%ileinthepreviousreport).Leaders,asagroup,aredoingextremelywellat95%ile.



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WhatcontinuestobeaproblemisthelevelofacceptanceandbelongingexperiencedbyNewAttenders(thosewhohaveattendedKHCfor5yearsorless).Theyhaveimprovedfrom1%ileto6%ile,butthisnumberleavesalotofroomforimprovement.ThewelcomingandassimilationprocessesatKHCstillneedalotofwork.PreferredPastoralProfileThegoalofthissectionistodescribewhatKHCattenderswouldliketoseeinanewpastor.Thisanalysisisonlypartofthepuzzle.Prayeranddiscernmentaremoreimportantthantheresultsofthisreport.However,thisreportshouldhelpthesearchteamknowwhattheyshouldbelookingforinapastoralcandidate.ThisanalysisisbasedontwodiagnostictoolsthatcometogetherinapackagecalledtheGrip-Birkman.The“Grip”isbasedonthepublicationYourLeadershipGrip1.The“Grip”focusesonSpiritualgifts,teamstyles,andbody-buildingroles.TheBirkmanMethod2isapsychologicalassessmenttoolcommonlyusedinindustrytomatchexecutivesandotherprofessionstoappropriatepositions.ThequestionsinthissurveyaredesignedsothattheycanbecomparedwiththeactualresultsofapastoralcandidatewhotakestheGrip-Birkman.EvenifactualcandidatesdonottaketheGrip-Birkman,thisanalysiswillprovidevocabularyandusefulcriteriaforevaluatingspecificcandidates.

1Ford,PaulR.,YourLeadershipGrip,SaintCharles,Il:ChurchSmartResources,2000.2TheBirkmanMethodcomesfromBirkmanInternational,Inc,3040PostOakBlvd,Suite1425,Houston,TX77056.Thistoolisusedprimarilyinbusinessandindustryaroundtheworldandistranslatedintomultiplelanguages.



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OneofthemostimportantquestionsiswhatstyleofpeachingdopeopleatKHCwant.Thisisaddressedinthefirstquestion…

KHCersclearlywantapreacherthatsystematicallyteachestheBible.TheyalsowantteachingtobepracticalandprovideabasisforgrowthintheChristianlife.SystematicpreachingcoversthewholeBibleandgenerallyinvolvesanexpositorystyle.



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ThenextstepistolookattheSpiritualgiftsthatwouldbemostappropriateforthenewKHCpastor.

Thischarthasalotofdata.Theblacklineisallsurvey-respondents.Theothercolorsareforthevarious

analysisgroups.

Theprecedingchartshowsthe8mostpreferredSpiritualgiftsthatpeoplewantthenextpastorofKHCtohave.Byclearpreference,KHCerswantagoodBibleteacher.Wisdom,Leadership,Pastor,andFaithcompletethetopfivepreferredgifts.WithWisdom,Discernment,andKnowledgeaddedtoTeaching,Leadership,andFaith,itishardtomissthatastrong,well-groundedspiritualleaderiswanted.



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Notallgroupsareinperfectagreementontheorderofthesegifts.However,thereisamazinguniformityonthetopgiftsasthenextchartshows.

Allgiftschosenby50%ormoreofagrouparehighlightedingreen.



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TeamStylesiswhatyouhopethepastor’smethodofrelatingtothecongregationwillbe.TeamStylestendstobehowapastormeasuressuccessinministry.Thealternativesarehelpingpeopletoworktogether,helpingpeopleinamoregeneralsenseincludingmentoring,gettingjobscompleted,orcarefulplanningwithriskassessment.

Theconclusionsinthisareaareveryclear.KHCersinallfouranalysisgroupswantapastorwhoisalmostequallyapersonwhokeepspeopletogetherandwhofocusesonhelpingpeopleincludingtrainingpeopletodoministry.ThepriorityofKHCersisjustasclearlynot“Let’sGo”—focusonjobcompletionoron“Let’sBeCareful”—focusonriskassessment.However,asweshallsee,KHCersdowantacarefulplanner.



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AnotherareatobeconsiderediswhatKHCwantsastheoutcomesofanewpastor’sministry.Sixoptionsareofferedwiththeinstructiontoselectthetoptwothatpeoplewantintheirpastor.Byasignificantmargin,allgroupschose“onewhoactivelyholdsthegroup’sguidingvisionbeforethem.”Thisoptionisprobablythebesttoguideagrowingchurch.Holdingthevisionbeforeacongregationhelpstofocusonwhatneedstohappentoaccomplishthevision.Thesecondchoicesupportsthefirst.KHCerswantapastorwhomentorsandtrainspeopleforministry.Thethird,alsosupportsthefirst—“Onewhohearswhatpeoplehavetosayandpromotesunderstandingwithinthegroup.”TheseareexcellentchoicesandsupportsKHC’shistoryofwantingto“dothegospel”andwellastalkaboutit.Itshouldbenotedthat“Leaders”particularlywantatraining,mentoringpastor(50%).



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TheCombinationQuestionsThenextfourquestionsarebasedontherealitythatcertainpersonalitycharacteristicstendtogrouptogether.Eachalternativeinaquestiongroupsseveralcharacteristicstogether.Youwereaskedtopickthesetthatbestdescribeswhoyouthinkthenextpastorshouldbe.Inthenextsection,specificindividualtraitswillbeconsidered.Itishelpfultodeveloptheprofileusingbothtraitsthatcommonlyoccurtogetherandwellaslookingatspecifictraits.



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Q:Ourchurchneedsapastorwhoapproachesministry...(pickone)

o withhighenergy,challengingthecongregationtoaccomplishitsgoalso withenthusiasm,inspiringpeopletofollowhisleadershipintothefutureo inathoughtfulway,changeisinnovativeandwellplannedo inapredictable,organizedway,attentivetodetails,stickingtotheagreed-upon

plan

Insomecases,“All”doesnotappeartobeinproportiontothefourgroups.Itisnottheaverage.Itisthe

numberofallpeoplewhochosethisoptiondividedbythenumberofparticipants.Inthosecaseswhere“all”

seemsoutofproportion,itisbecausethegroupsarenotofequalsize.“All”consistsofthe237participants.

Therewere67“New”Attenders,170were“Tenured”,41wereMillennials,and40wereLeaders.

AllgroupsexcepttheMillennialsclearlychose“withenthusiasm,inspiringandmotivatingthecongregation.”Thisisasignificantanddistinctchoice.Thedistant,secondchoiceis“inathoughtfulway,changeisinnovativeandbyconsensus.”TheMillennialsdon’tdisagreewiththefirsttwooptions.Theyjustmakethemequalinvalue.Millennialstendtowantamorerelational/participatorystyleofleadership—thoughtful,consensus-oriented.InachurchthesizeofKHC,havingahighlyrelational

withhighenergy,challengingthe

congregationtoaccomplishitsgoals

inapredictable,organizedway,attentivetodetails,and

well-planned

inathoughtfulway,changeisinnovativeandby

consensus

withenthusiasm,inspiringandmotivatingthecongregation

17%

20%

32%

32%

7%

19%

20%

54%

9%

16%

22%

53%

6%

13%

27%

54%

8%

15%

23%

53%

Multi_1All New Tenured Leaders Millennials



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associatewhoseareaofresponsibilitywouldbeyoungadultsmightbeveryappropriate.Q:Whatourchurchneedsisapastorwho...(pickone)

o respectstradition,goodatriskmanagement,developseffectivepolicieso isfocusedonwherethechurchneedstogo,decisive,aproblemsolvero hasgoodpeopleskills,ispersuasive,holdspeople’sinterestso understandsthings,isawareofpeople’sfeelings,tendstobeunhurried

Again,allgroupsareinagreement.KHCneedsapastorwhois“focusedonwherethechurchneedstogo,isdecisive,andaproblemsolver.”Thisisastrongstyleof



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leadership.Secondarily,KHCerswantapastorwho“understandsthings,isawareofpeople’sfeelings,andtendstobeunhurried.”Q:Ourchurchneedsapastorwho...(pickone)

o thinkswellonhisfeet,isfun,andadjuststochangingcircumstanceso thinksthingsoutcarefully,istactful,iscreativeo preserveswhatisbestfromthepast,maintainsastableenvironmento sayswhathemeans,ispractical,knowswhereheisleading

preserveswhatisbestfromthepast,

maintainsastableenvironment

thinkswellonhisfeet,takescharge,andadjuststochangingcircumstances

thinksthingsoutcarefully,istactful,is

creative

sayswhathemeans,ispractical,knowswhere

heisleading

15%

20%

27%

39%

7%

9%

50%

33%

8%

14%

36%

42%

9%

10%

37%

43%

8%

13%

37%

42%

Multi_3All New Tenured Leaders Millennials



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ThisisthefirstoftheMulti-questionsthatdoesnotmakeadefinitefirstchoice.Theslightleadingoptionis“sayswhathemeans,ispractical,knowswhereheisleading.”Thesecondis“thinksthingsoutcarefully,istactful,iscreative.”Thedisadvantageofthemulti-questionswiththeircombinationofattributesisthatonedoesnotknowwhichoftheoptionsishavingthemosteffectonpeople’schoices.Thenextsectionwillhelpmakethesechoicesclear.Itisimportanttonotethatthe“Leaders”makeadifferentfirstchoicethantheotheranalysisgroups.Theleadersseemmosttowantsomeonewhodoesnotgooffhalf-cocked(thinksthingsoutcarefully)andbothcandid(sayswhathemeans)andreceptivetotheirparticipation(istactful).



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Q:Ourchurchneedsapastorwhorelatestopeoplebybeing...(pickone)

o tactful,awareoffeelings,generallylowkeyo spontaneous,enthusiastic,inspirationalo direct,friendly,alwaysawareofgoalso cordial,methodical,creatingapredictable,peacefulenvironment

Thereis,again,aclearpreferencemadebyallanalysisgroups.Morethananythingelse,KHCerswantapastorwhois“direct,friendly,goal-oriented.”Leaderswantthismostofall(65%).Noneoftheotheroptionsinthisquestionrisetosufficientinterest.



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TheBirkmanMethodhasafeaturecalledtheLifestyleGridinwhichtherearefourgeneralprofilesidentifiedbycolors.Thisapproachidentifiesthemoregeneralcharacteristicsaboutaperson.Themulti-questionsarebasedontheLifestyleGrid.Personsintheredquadrantwearecalling“Let’sGetItDone.”The“Let’sGetItDone”profileisastrong,task-orientedleadershipstyle.TheLet’sGetItDoneleadertendstomakequickdecisionsbasedonthefacts.Hefocusesonwhatneedstobedonetoaccomplishthegoals.Heseespeopleasthemeansbywhichgoalsareaccomplished.Theredleadertendstoutilizewhathasworkedbefore.Thereisconsiderablevariabilityinpersonswiththisprofile.Whatisconsistentlytrueisthattheyfocusonresults/gettingthejobdone.Thehallmarkofthisleadershipstyleinapastoralsettingis“challengingthecongregationtoaccomplishitsgoals.”The“Let’sGetDone”istheredprofile.Whereasthe“Let’sGetItDone”leaderfocusesongettingthejobdone,the“Let’sDoItTogether”leaderbringsamuchmorerelationalstyletoleadership.Peopleandrelationshipscomebeforetask.Heisamanofthepeople.Histoolstoaccomplishhisgoalsareinspiration,enthusiasm,andpersuasion.Heisgenerallyverygoodwithpeople,thinksquicklyonhisfeet,andspecializesinkeepingpeople’sattention.Heenjoysbeingwithpeopleandisgenerallygoodwithpeoplebothingroupsandone-on-one.Thistypeofpastorthrivesonbeingwithpeopleandinspirespeopletofollowhisleadingwithenthusiasm.Thisstyleofpastoralsolikestobefollowed.Gettingthingsdonecaneasilybecomesecondarytomaintainingunityandsupport.“Let’sDoItTogether”isthegreenprofile.The“Let’sThinkItThroughBeforeWeDoIt”profileisasofter,relationalstyleofleadership.Thereismuchtalkandplanningbeforedoing.Itisalowerkeyleadershipstylethattendstobetactful,awareofpeople’sfeelings,andspecializesincreativeplanning.Suchpastorsspecializeinrelatingtopeopleone-on-oneaswellaslovingnewideas.Theytendtobeveryconceptualcomingupwithuniquesolutionstoproblems.The“Let’sThinkItThroughBeforeWeDoIt”istheblueprofile.Thefourthprofileis“Let’sOrganizeIt.”Thisapproachtoleadershipvaluesorganization,policyandprocedure,orderliness,predictability,andsmoothoperation.Ittendstobealowerkeyleadershipstyleliketheblueprofile,buthasmoreofataskorientation.Orderlinessandattentiontodetailsisthehallmarkofthisprofile.Suchpastorsarefriendly,polite,andcourteous,butnotnecessarilywarmandfuzzy.Suchpastorsareverygoodatsettinguppolicyandproceduresandaregenerallygoodadministrators.Theyspecializeinanticipatingproblemsbeforetheyhappenandtendtocreateapeaceful,stableenvironment.Oneofthegoalsofyellowleadersistodefinethe“rightway”todothings.“Let’sOrganizeIt”istheyellowprofile.Eachofthefourmulti-questionshadsetsofcharacteristicsfromeachofthesefourprofiles.Thefollowingtableshowshowsurvey-respondentsscoredonthefouroptionsfromeachprofile.Thedatainthistableincludesallsurvey-respondentswithout



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distinguishingbetweenleadersandthecongregationandsohasslightlydifferentnumbersfromthepreviousfourcombinationgraphs.Herearethespecificoptionsthatweremostchosenbysurvey-respondentsalongwiththeprofilecolorthatittendstorepresent.

Threeofthetop5mostchosenmulti-questionstatementstendtoreflecta“red”orientation.Being“direct,friendly,goal-oriented”isdistinctlyredandisfocusedonwherethechurchneedstogo,isdecisiveandaproblem-solver”and“sayswhathemeans,ispractical,knowswereheisleading.”However,theremainingtwostatementstendtomodifythisseeminglytask-orientation.“Withenthusiasm,inspiringandmotivatingthecongregation”pushestheprofileinamuchmorerelationaldirection.“Thinksthingsoutcarefully,istactful,iscreative”puts“carefulplanning”asaprerequisiteformovingforward.TheprecedinggraphisalistingofalltheMulti-Questionstatementsthatreceivedmorethanathirdofparticipantchoices.Itisworthyofstudy.Lookforcommonelementsinthesechoices.Hereareafewofthemoreobvious.

thinksthingsoutcarefully,istactful,iscreative

sayswhathemeans,ispractical,knowswhereheisleading

isfocusedonwherethechurchneedtogo,isdecisive,andaproblem

solver

withenthusiasm,inspiringandmotivatingthecongregation

direct,friendly,goal-oriented

37%

42%

44%

53%

54%

MostChosenMulti-QuestionStatements



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1. “Direct”and“sayswhathemeans”speaktocandor.KHCerswantastraighttalkerwhosayswhathemeans.

2. “Goal-oriented”,“isfocusedonwherethechurchneedstogo”,and“knowswhereheisleading”allspeakofhavingaclearvisionofwherehethinksthechurchneedstogo.Thisisfurthercomplimentedby“thinksthingsoutcarefully”and“iscreative.”

3. Heneedstobeapeople-personwhois“friendly”,enthusiastic,inspiring,andmotivating”andis“tactful.”



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InterestsandSpecificTraitsQ:Pickthreetraitsfromthefollowinglistthatarethemostimportantforapastoratyourchurch.Thisquestionaddresseswhatyouhopeoccupiesyourpastor’smind—whatyouwanthimthinkingaboutbeforehegoestosleepatnight.Theintentofthisquestionismostliketheearlierquestion,“themostimportantwaysyouwantyourpastortorelatetothecongregation.”Thegoalisdesignedtodeterminepastoralpriorities.



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Thisisasurprisingpattern.KHCisthefirstchurchthathasnotchosen“aheartforhelpingpeople”asitsfirstchoice.Inthiscase,itisthethirdchoice.Thefirsttwochoiceshavetodowiththepastor’sgraspofreality.KHCerswantapastorwhoknowsboththeoreticalreality(whythingswork)aswellasapracticalunderstandingofhowthingsactuallywork.Intheregularworld,wearetalkingaboutscience(whythingsarethewaytheyare)andmechanics(orengineering)—howtomakethingswork.KHCerswantaclearleaderwhounderstandsthe“why”and“how”ofthingsinthechurchworld.Thenextchartisacombinationoftwoquestionsthatidentify16leadershiptraitseach.Manycontainspecific,individualtraitsthatwerecontainedinthemulti-questions.ThegoalinthissectionistoidentifythespecifictraitsthatpeopleatKHCwantintheirnewpastor.



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Thischarthasthetop12choicesmadefromthe32optionsandincludesalltraitsthatreceived20%ormore

ofthevote.

Thereiscompleteagreementonthefirsttrait.Seventy-fivepercentofparticipantschose“inspiresthecongregation.”Thisisaverysignificantlevelofchoice.Threeoutoffourpeoplechoseit.Hereisatablethathelpstoshowtheprioritiesofthevariousgroupsonthetopsixtraits—thosewithascoreofmorethan50%.



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Allchoicesinvolvingmorethan49%ofagrouparehighlighted.

Thesecondis“carefullythinksthingthroughbeforemakingadecision.”Sixty-fourpercentofparticipantsmadethischoice.Carefullythoughtoutdecision-makingisespeciallyimportanttotheTenured(67%)andtheMillennials(71%).Oneisnotcompletelysureofthereasonsbehindthischoiceexcepttosaythatpeoplewantthepastortobeacarefulplannerand,perhaps,beagoodadministratorthatcanoutlinethestepsnecessarytoaccomplishagoal.Clearly,thepressureisonforthepastortomakegooddecisions.KHChasahistoryofbeingdependentonthepastortomakedecisions.Thismaynotbethebestoptionatthispointintime.TheroleandlevelofparticipationbyEldersneedstobeconsidered.Thethirdchoiceis“challengesthecongregation.”Fifty-sixpercentchosethisoptionanditistheMillennial’sfirstchoice—youngpeopleliketorespondtoachallenge.Thedistinctionbetween“inspires”and“challenges”isnotalwaysclear,butthereisone.“Inspires”involvespaintingawordpicture—visionsharingandgettingpeopleexcitedaboutit.“Inspires”involvesbuildingupafollowingandgainingenthusiasmfortheproject.“Challenge”involvesthenextstep—Let’sgetitdone.Theinitiationandcompletionofataskisthefocusofchallenge.Onecan“inspire”withoutprovidinga“challenge”toaccomplishagoal.Sermonscaninspirewithoutparticularlyhavingresponseoption.Onecanalso“challenge”toaccomplishagoalwithout“inspiring”peoplewiththevision.Thetwoincombinationinsuremotivationandadistinctgoaltoobtain.“Goodwithgroupsofpeople”isaclosecompanionof“inspiresthecongregation.”Bothtendtobeaspectsofbeingagoodpeople-person.Theotherchoicethatgoeswiththesetwois“eagertotakechargeandleadpeople.”However,since“eagertotakechargeandleadpeople”is11thofthetop12traits,thereislimitedendorsementof“takecharge.”Thefifthis“ateamplayer.”ItisveryimportanttonotethatthisistheLeader’ssecondchoiceat67%.Leadersfeelliketheyneedaseniorpastorwhois“ateamplayer.”Thisisanimportantconsideration.



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Thenextgraphshowshowthesechoicesshowupinthevariousprofiles.

Allthreeofthegeneralprofilesexcepttheyellowprofilearewellrepresentedintheseresults.Therearefourgreenbars,fourbluebars,threeredbarsandoneyellowbar.However,itisthetopsixbarsthatdeservemostofourattentionbecause49%ormoreofparticipantschosethem.Fiveofthetopsixbarsareeithergreenorblue.Bothgreenandblueprofilesare“people”ratherthan“task”oriented.AgeConsiderationsAswehaveseen,theaverageageofsurvey-respondentsis50.2yearsofage.TheagethatdividestheadultsatKHCintotwoequallynumberedhalvesis52yearsofage.Themostcommonoccurringageis52.



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Theageofthepastordoeshaveaneffectontheagegroupsthatachurchattracts.Anolderpastorwilltendtoattractolderpeople.However,olderpeoplewillcometoachurchwithayoungerpastorifthequalityoffellowshipintheiragegroupisgood.Youngadultstendtobesensitivetothelackofyouthfulpresenceontheplatform,includingthepastor.However,norulesareetchedinstone.Theruleofthumbisthatapastorisbestatreachingpeople2to10yearsyoungerthanheis.A45-yearoldpastor,bythisrule,cangenerallyreachdownto35yearolds.Aftertheage50,theabilityofthatpastortoreachyoungadultsbeginstofadeunlessthepastorisexceptional.However,havingamultiplestaffallowsmoreflexibilitytothechurchifchosenappropriately.LetusbegintosummarizewhatweknowaboutwhatKHCerswantintheirnewpastor.

1. KHCwantsapastorwhosystematicallyteachesthetruthofscripture.KHCwantstomaintainitstraditionofstrongpreaching/teaching.Thatpreachingneedstobepractical,butthestyleshouldbeexpository.

2. TeachingisthenumberonemostwantedSpiritualgiftbyasignificantmargin.

3. Supportingthatgiftofteaching,KHCerswantapastorwiththegiftsofWisdom,

Faith,Discernment,andKnowledge.KHCerswantapastorwithaverysolidspiritual foundation. A concern could be that KHCers might be setting anunrealistic standard to this point. Even pastors are human and have failings.GodleadstheBody,notjustthepastor.

4. KHCersexpecttheirpastortobeastrongspiritualleader(Leadership)along

withapastor’sheartforhispeople(Pastoring)whocanencouragehiscongregation(Exhortation).

5. KHCerswanttheirpastortomeasuresuccessasherelatestothecongregationin

twoways:a. Let’sStayTogether—keepingthecongregationunitedb. LetMeHelpYou—focusonhelpingpeopleandmentoringleadershipto

doministry

6. KHCer’swanttoseetwooutcomestotheirpastor’sministrya. VisionSharing:Onewhoactivelyholdsthegroup’sguidingvisionbefore

themb. EquippingReleasing:Onewhomentorsandtrainspeopleforministry

7. FromthefourMulti-questionsweknowthatKHCerswantapastorwhois

a. “Direct”and“sayswhathemeans”speaktocandor.KHCerswantastraighttalkerwhosayswhathemeans.



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b. “Goal-oriented”,“isfocusedonwherethechurchneedstogo”,and“knowswhereheisleading”allspeakofhavingaclearvisionofwherehethinksthechurchneedstogo.Thisisfurthercomplimentedby“thinksthingsoutcarefully”and“iscreative.”

c. Heneedstobeapeoplepersonwhois“friendly”,“enthusiastic,inspiringandmotivating”andis“tactful.”

8. KHCerswanttheirpastortohavethefollowinginterests—thingshelikesto

thinkabout.Note:Peoplehavehighexpectationsfortheirnextseniorpastor.

a. Atheoreticalunderstandingofwhythingsarethewaytheyare—science,thoughprobablysocialscience.

b. Apracticalunderstandingofhowthingswork—mechanicsorengineeringintheareaoflife

c. Aheartforhelpingpeople

9. FromtheindividualtraitsweknowthatthefollowingitemsareimportanttoKHCers:

a. Inspiresthecongregation—tiesincloselywithvisionsharingb. Besidesbeinginspiring,KHCersexpecttheirpastortobe“challenging”—

leadingthechurchtoaccomplishitsgoals.c. They(especiallyleaders)expecthimtobea“TeamPlayer”d. Heneedstobeapeopleperson—goodwithgroupsofpeopleandbe

unhurriedandtaketimewithpeople.

InterpretativeNoteonPastoralLeadershipAspreviouslystated,thegoalofthisstudyistoidentifythetraitsthatareimportantforthenewpastorofKHCtohave.Thisstudyisastartingpointandprovidesavocabularyfordiscussion.Theactualpriorityofthevariouselementsshouldbebasedonfurtherstudyandprayer.Noonewillfittheprofileexactly.WhatKHCwantsisapastorwhouniquelyfitstheirchurch.Theywantapastorwithaverystrongspiritualfoundation.HeneedstobeanexcellentBibleteacherandsystematicBiblepresenter.Churchleaderswanthimtobeateamplayer.Heneedstobepersonofvisionwhoknowswherehewantstoleadthechurch.Heneedstobothbeabletoinspirethecongregationandchallengethemtoaccomplishthechurch’sgoals.Heneedstobeapeopleperson,butonewhonotonlycaresaboutpeople,buthehasagoodunderstandingofreality(whythingsarethewaytheyare)aswellasagoodsenseofhowtomakethingshappeninthechurchworld.Heneedsnotonlytosharehisvision,buttobewillingtotrainandmentorpeopletohelpaccomplishthevision.



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TheologySectionOneofthefocusesofPastorGregg’sministryatKHChasbeentoaddresssomeofthetheologicaldiversityissuesthatsurfacedafterthedepartureofPastorChris.Herearequestionsrelatedtothisendeavor.Thegoalisnottoerasetheologicaldiversity,butrathertounderstandandgainanappreciationfordiversity.Q.ThepermanentLeadPastorneedstohaveagraduatedegreefromanaccreditedseminaryorChristiancollege.

Theresultsofthisquestionaresomewhatunclear.More“stronglyagree”(38%)thandisagree(12%).Wecanconcludethatmorepeoplehavestrongfeelingsthatthepastorshouldhaveanaccreditedgraduatedegreethanthosewhowoulddisagree.Aswritten,themiddlecategoryprovidesmildsupportforrequiringthiseducationalcomponent.Ifthemiddlecategoryispresumedtobetheneutraloption,thennodecisiveopinionisoffered.Fiftypercentchosethemiddleoption.WhatisclearfromoveralldataisthatKHCwantsanexcellentBibleteacher/preacherwhowillsystematicallyteachtheWord.TheoverallqualityofcontentshouldbeimprovedbythedisciplinedstudyofGod’swordinaChrist-honoringeducationalcommunitysetting.LessthansuchadisciplinedapproachoftenresultsintheologicaldistortionsandalackofawarenessofthesignificanceofallareasofBiblicalteaching.



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Q-PleasestateyourstrongestpreferenceforKHCtoaffiliatewithadenominationornetworkofchurches.

• Ibelievethatitisessentialforthesakeofaccountability,covering,andrelationships

• Iamneutralontheideaatthistime.Ifwefoundagoodmatch,Iwouldbeopentoit.

• Idon'tbelieveweneedtoaffiliate--ifthereisaccountabilitybuiltintoourchurchstructure.

Asinthepreviousquestion,thereisnotaclearanswer.Ingeneral,morepeoplefavoraffiliationwithadenominationalgroupthanopposeit,butclearlymorepeopleareneutraltotheidea.



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Q-ThefirstcontinuumisDispensationalandCovenantalTheology.DispensationaltheologyseesGodasdealingwithhumankinddifferentlyduringvariousperiodsofhistory.ItseesIsraelandtheChurchasdistinctlydifferent.Theviewoftheendtimesis"pre-millennial"and"pre-tribulation"rapture.TheScofieldReferenceBiblepopularizedthisapproach.CovenantaltheologyrecognizesthatthereisanOldTestamentCovenantandaNewTestamentCovenant,butbotharebasedonanoverarchingcovenantofgrace.ThroughJesus,thepromiseofredemptionandeternallifecomestothosewhobelieveinHim.MarktheoptionthatbestrepresentsyourunderstandingofScripture.

Thosewhochose“MostlyCovenantal”or“StronglyCovenantal”makeupmorethan75%ofparticipants.KHCclearlyhasapreferenceforcovenantaltheology.



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Q- ThenextcontinuumisNon-CharismaticandCharismatic.Non-CharismaticsbelievethatthebaptismoftheHolySpiritisnota"secondblessing"subsequenttoconversion,butisinseparablefromconversionandaonce-for-allexperiencethatinvolvesone'spermanentidentificationwithChristandHisChurch.CharismaticsbelievethatChristiansmaybe"baptizedin"theHolySpiritasasecondexperiencesubsequenttosalvationandthatitwillbeevidencedbymanifestationsoftheHolySpiritincludingthe"giftoftongues."ChoosetheoptionthatmostcloselymatchesyourunderstandingofScripture.

Thereisaconsistentslightpreferenceforanon-Charismaticposition.Forty-threepercentvotenon-Charismatic.Twenty-ninepercentvoteCharismatic.Twenty-eightpercenttookaneutralposition.ThisissueisclearlyoneinwhichdiversityremainsatKHCandinwhichtoleranceneedstobepracticed.



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Q- ThenextcontinuumisCessationistandContinuationist.CessationistsbelievethatthemiraculousgiftsoftheSpirit(foundin1Corinthians12:8-10),suchashealing,tongues,miracles,prophesy,etc.pertainedtotheapostoliceraonly,servingthepurposeofestablishingtheearlychurchandpassedawaywhenthecannonofScripturewasclosed.ContinuationistsbelievethatthemiraculousgiftsoftheHolySpiritcontinuetobenormative,havenotceased,andareavailableforthebelievertoday.ChoosetheoptionthatismostsimilartoyourunderstandingofScripture.

Morethan75%optedforacontinuationistposition.Allgroupsareconsistentwiththispreference.MostKHCerscontinuetoexpecttomiraculousgiftsoftheHolySpirittotakeplaceinHisChurch.



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Q- ThenextcontinuumisArminianismandCalvinism.Arminiansemphasizetheroleof"freewill"incomingtoChristandtheongoingroleofindividualchoiceinlivingtheChristianlife.Thefocusisonwhatthepersondoeswithhisorherfaith.CalvinistsemphasizethesovereigntyofGodinallthingsincludinganindividual'srespondingtogospelandcontinuinginthefaith.ThefocusisonwhatGoddoesforthoseHecalls.

Justunder50%(49%)selectedCalvinist.However,21%selectedArminianwith30%choosingneutral.ThisremainsanareaoftheologicaldiversityatKHC.



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Q-ThefinalcontinuumisEgalitarianandComplementarian.EgalitarianssaythatallpeopleareequalbeforeGodintheirpersonhoodandworth.Theydonotrecognizeanygender-basedlimitationsforrolesinthehomeorthechurch.Bothmalesandfemalesarefreetobeeldersandpastors.ComplementariansalsosaythatallpeopleareequalbeforeGodintheirpersonhoodandworth.Theyseethatmalesandfemaleshavecomplementaryrolesinthefamilyandthechurchwithmenservingastheheadofthehomeandservingaseldersandtheleadpastorinthechurch.ChoosetheoptionthatbestrepresentsyourunderstandingofScripture.

Ofthetheologicalquestions,thelevelofagreementishighestonthisone.Eightypercentoverallareonthecomplementariansideandonly13%areontheegalitarianside.Sevenpercentareneutral.NewAttendersaretheleastsupportiveofthispositionwith74%complementarian,butarestillstronglyonthecomplementarianside.Millennials,whobytheirgenerationmightbeexpectedtobeegalitarian,supportcomplementarian89%.



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ThegoalatKHCisnotforeveryonetoagreeoneverything.PartoftheDNAofKHChasbeentheabilitytocopeeffectivelyevenwithnon-essentialtheologicaldifferences.ThankyouforthisopportunitytoshareinyourefforttomoveKHCforwardtothegloryofGod.IfIcanbeofserviceinhelpingtodeterminethedegreethatindividualcandidatesfittheprofiledevelopedfromyourresponses,letthereTURN/CRMTeamknow.MyprayerswillbewithyouasyoumoveforwardinthechoiceofanewLeadPastor.Dr.ChetAinsworthLeadAnalystreTURN/CRMTeamcrmreturn.org

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