Creating the Environment for

GrowthThe 8 Essential Qualities

of Natural Church Development

8 Essential Quality Characteristics

LeadershipMinistrySpiritualityStructuresWorship Small GroupsOutreachRelationships

Empowering Gift-based Passionate

EffectiveInspiring Holistic

Need-oriented Loving

Empowering Leadership

Empowering Leadership

Empowering Leadership

• 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

• Super

Gift-based Ministry

Gift-based Ministry

Gift-based Ministry

•Members are helped to identify their gifts•Gifts, passion and

personality matched to ministries• Joy and fulfilment in

serving

Passionate Spirituality

Passionate Spirituality

•Hunger for God• Strong in Prayer•Personal spiritual

disciplines•Holiness, obedience

Passionate SpiritualityAlmighty 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 citywhere we shall see you face to face;through Jesus Christ our Lord.

CW Collect – 17th Sunday after Trinity

Effective Structures

Effective Structures

But I love our traditions!

Effective Structures•All ministries have

goals• Flexibility•Willing to change

able to adapt• Serve the ministries

Inspiring Worship

Inspiring Worship

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

Holistic Small Groups

Holistic Small Groups

WorshipBible StudyFellowshipPrayerServiceOutreach

Holistic Small GroupsA group that is small!Ministering to each other’s felt

needs: spiritual, emotional, physical, social

Using spiritual giftsBible applicationMultiply

Need-oriented Outreach

Need-oriented Outreach

Need-oriented Outreach•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

Loving Relationships

Loving Relationships•Atmosphere of joy

and trust• Forgiving and Fun•Affirmation and

encouragement•Prayer for one

another

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