taking church to the next level-part 3
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Part 3 of 4 of a Study about Church growthTRANSCRIPT
Part 3Taking South Shore
Community Church to…
THE NEXT LEVEL
Part 1 HUMAN LIFE CYCLE
Birth
Child
hood
Adol
esce
nce
Emer
ging
Adu
lt
Youn
g Ad
ult
Mid
dle
Adul
t
Seni
or A
dult
Eder
ly A
dult
Death
Life Cycle
Part 1 PREDICTABLE LIFE CYCLE OF A CHURCH
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80
EmergingChurch
GrowingChurch
ConsolidatingChurch
DecliningChurch
DyingChurch
Part 2LEADERSHIP TYPES
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80
CATALYZER
ORGANIZER
OPERATOR
REORGANIZER
SUPER REORGANIZER
Part 2CONSTANT RENEWAL
ST-JUDE, QUEBEC - 2010
The House built on Sand
•The foundation is invisible.
•Absence of water or too much water can produce a sinkhole
FLORIDASINKHOLES
FLORIDASINKHOLES
THE ROLE OF A PASTOR
• The Pastor is more than just a Sunday Preacher
• The Pastor has to examine the foundation of the Church and make sure it’s solid ground…
Part 3 – The Next Level
•I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been – Wayne Gretzky
FEEDBACK LOOPS
• All congregations have what we call feedback loops.
• GROWTH: Positive loops are: Conversions, Births, People transferring
• DECREASE: Negative loops are the exact opposite
POSITIVE LOOPS
CONGREGATION SIZE GROWS
PEOPLE ADDED PER
YEAR BY CONVERSIONS BIRTH AND
TRANSFERRENCE
NEGATIVE LOOPS
CONGREGATION SIZE DECLINES
PEOPLE SUBTRACTED PER YEAR BY REVERSIONS DEATH AND
TRANSFERRENCE
CONGREGATION
CONGREGATION SIZE
NEGATIVELOOPSPOSITIVE
LOOPS
INFLUENCE OF LOOPS
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80
Positive loops Negative loops
Balance ofPositive and
Negative Loops
Ministry Capital
Spiritual
Directional
Relational
Structural
Physical
Soundness of Doctrine and Values. Prayer Life. Vision.
Quality of Leadership. Talents of Pastor
Unity. Fellowship. Community relations.
Philosophy. Ways of Working together
Building. Location. Visibility.
MINISTRY CAPITAL
SIZE
MINISTRY CAPITAL
Spiritual
Directional
Relational
Structural
Physical
Spiritual
Directional
Relational
Structural
Physical
CHURCH GROWTH
3585
125200
4008001,200
3,0006,000
10,000
Plateau of Church Growth in North America
SMALL CHURCH BARRIERS
FLOOR (support)
CEILING (resistance)
NEW CEILING
NEW FLOOR200
400
85
AVERAGE: 125 CHOICEPOINT
WHAT ARE OUR WEAK POINTS?
Spiritual
Directional
Relational
Structural
Physical
Soundness of Doctrine and Values. Prayer Life. Vision.
Quality of Leadership. Talents of Pastor
Unity. Fellowship. Community relations.
Philosophy. Ways of Working together
Building. Location. Visibility.
RULE FOR GROWTH
•ORGANIZATIONAL EXPANSION ALWAYS PRECEDES NUMERICAL INCREASE
TYPES OF CHURCHES
• 15 to 200 – RELATIONAL
• 200 to 400 – MANAGERIAL
• 400 to 800 – ORGANIZATIONAL
• 800 to 1,500 – CENTRALIZED
• + 1,500 - DECENTRALIZED
CHURCHES WITH 150
• OFTEN THEY FIND THEY MUST EMPLOY THE SERVICES OF A BI-VOCATIONAL PASTOR OR PERHAPS PAY A PASTOR A LOWER THAN AVERAGE SALARY
THE TEXT BOOK SAYS: TO BREAK THE 200 BARRIER…
• THE CHURCH NEEDS: + 1 SECOND FULL-TIME PASTOR + 2 FULL-TIME SUPPPORT STAFF
• GROWTH RULE: 1 PASTOR FOR EVERY 150 PEOPLE + 1 SUPPORT STAFF PER PASTOR
Some people don’tWant the Church toGrow Because They are afraidOf loosingThe falseSense ofCONTROL
Watch for the spirit ofJEZEBEL !
GROWING to the NEXT LEVEL
Floor: 200 / Ceiling: 400
Part 4FINAL PRESENTATION
NEXT WEEK
THE NEXT STEP REQUIRES A CHOICE AND A CHANGE OF
STRUCTURE LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP
MUST MAKE A CHOICE