churches grow: intentional in developing core vision and values: love god, make disciples, engage...
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Churches grow:
Churches grow :Intentional in developing core vision and values: love God, make disciples, engage with community
Shared, clear DNA of belief within activities
Celebrate innovation, try things even if they fail
Permeable boundaries with local area: engaged
Good leadership, lay people committed
Prayer at heart of things: work of Spirit
Friends invite friendsBuildings used well
Let’s get personal
“We have heightened
expectations that with so many
options, we’ll make the perfect choice.
When it turns out to be just fine, but not perfect, we feel like failures and are filled with self-
blame”.
“Could we make ourselves content with mere
excellence rather than absolute
perfection?”
There is hope because…
… but (de) God
Nehemiah 1:18
36% cite core belief that shapes habits as very important to pass to our children
Most committed CofE worshippers
place
respect (83%)
and
good behaviour
(93%)as significantly more
important than
faith to pass to their children
I'm dipping my toe in and it's all new to me
I'm getting the idea and I'm moving forward
My faith is becoming an increasingly important
part of my life
My faith impacts all areas of my life and decisions
None of these describe me right now - not sure
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Discipleship vs Attendance
Once a monthEvery weekA few times a year2 - 3 times a month
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Discipleship vs Congregations
9.30 Heritage Hambledon8.30 Quiet Busbridge6.30 Busbridge11.00 Contemporary Hambledon10.00 Contemporary Busbridge10.00 Classic Busbridge
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s all n
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me
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tting the i
dea an
d I'm m
oving f
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h is bec
oming an in
creasi
ngly im
portant p
art of m
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area
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and dec
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Ideal Preaching Ingredients vs Discipleship Stage
Q12-9 Use of creative ways of illustrating the messageQ12-8 Means something for Monday morningQ12-7 Puts it in the context of Jesus ChristQ12-6 Raises questions to ponderQ12-5 Tells me what to do nextQ12-4 Has illustrations drawn from lifeQ12-3 Use of multi-mediaQ12-2 Explains the meaning of the passageQ12-1 Reference to the Bible
Small groups today?
Mission communities
tomorrow
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