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The Lifecycle for The Church

The Lifecycle for The Church. The CDP district (our bias). Exists to create healthy growing churches that are transforming their communities for Christ through m aking disciples of lost people in the redeeming presence and power of Christ The local church will change the world…not a district.

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The Lifecycle for The Church

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  1. The Lifecycle for The Church

  2. The CDP district (our bias) • Exists to create healthy growing churches that are transforming their communities for Christ through making disciples of lost people in the redeeming presence and power of Christ • The local church will change the world…not a district

  3. The Church as a Body • Paul repeatedly refers to the church as the body of Christ. • 1 Corinthians • Romans • Ephesians • Colossians

  4. The Health of a Body • Our Health can be measured if various ways. • Physically • Emotionally • Relationally • Spiritually • Financially • Every body has facets of both healthand un-health • The question is which predominates • Your health is a continuum, so is that of the church

  5. Four dimensions that measure church health: • V - Vision • R - Relationships • M - Ministries • S – Structure

  6. Living Organism experience lifecycles(Biological/Sociological) • People can have multiple lifecycles • Growing up years (0—25) • Maturing years (25—50) • Wisdom years (50-70) • Afterglow years (70+) • Churches can also have multiple lifecycles • Every 20-30 years

  7. Lifecycles influence HealthHealth is different in different stages Adulthood Birth Death

  8. V s R m

  9. r v S M

  10. Life Cycle of a Church Vision Relationships Ministries Structure Vision Relationships Ministries Relationships Ministries Structure Maturity Vision Relationships Ministries Structure Empty Nest Adolescence Vision Structure Childhood Vision……………Where are we going? Relationships…….Who is going with us? Ministry………….How do we get there? Structure………….What do we control? Old Age Birth Death

  11. It takes Catalytic leaders To launch a new life cycle Birth Death

  12. Where we see ourselves…

  13. Lifecycles influence Leadership behaviors Di C S D iSC Di C i SC i D Maturity D S C Birth Death

  14. Jerusalem Judea & Samaria Acts 10 VR Acts 11.1-3 Acts 9.1-19 Acts 9.30-31 Acts 8.1 V Ends of the Earth Acts 6.1-7 VRMS Acts 15 Acts 13.1-3 V Acts 4.32-37 VRM Acts 2.42-47 VR Acts 1.8 V Birth Death

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