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Acts 1:8 Church Growth Workshop

Acts 1:8 Church Growth Workshop. UNIT 1 Where are we?. Where is your Church? ( What is the state of the church?). Where are we? Not compared to another church but compared to what God wants for your particular church. Where do we need to go from here? A vision from God (results)

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Acts 1:8 Church Growth Workshop

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  1. Acts 1:8 Church Growth Workshop UNIT 1 Where are we?

  2. Where is your Church?(What is the state of the church?) • Where are we? • Not compared to another church but compared to what God wants for your particular church. • Where do we need to go from here? • A vision from God (results) • What changes/key steps need to be made?

  3. WHERE ARE YOU? Church LIFE LeadershipTeam LIFE Family LIFE Personal LIFE LEADER’S

  4. Where are you as a Pastor? Proclaim Lead Care Strategic Planning

  5. A pastors work is never done

  6. The word Pastor(s) is used9times in the Bible. (KJV) _8_ times in Jeremiah _1_ time in Ephesians

  7. Our Calling ‘Jeremiah’ • JER 1:4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, • JER 1:5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

  8. Our Calling ‘Jeremiah’ • JER 1:6 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. • JER 1:7 But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

  9. Our Calling ‘Jeremiah’ • JER 1:8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. • JER 1:9 Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. • JER 1:10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

  10. Our Calling • JER 3:15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. • JER 10:21 For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.

  11. Our Calling • JER 12:10 Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. • JER 12:11 They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.

  12. Our Calling • JER 23:1 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD. • JER 23:2 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.

  13. ChurchLeadership table Positional Leader _______ Positional Leader _______ Positional Leader _______ Positional Leader _______ Leadership table Pastor Jesus Influential Leader _______ Influential Leader _______ Influential Leader _______

  14. Changing the Status Quo • Two ways or avenues we have as leaders to change the status quo. • Position • What are some issues that you would use your position to change? (Example – Doctrinal) • Personal Influence & sharing of knowledge • What are some issues that you would use your Personal Influence & sharing of knowledge to change?

  15. Changing the Status Quo Power of Position 4. Change in Group Behavior 3. Change in Individual Behavior 2. Change in Attitude 1. Change in Knowledge Degree of Difficulty Time Power of Personal Influence

  16. Jeremiah 3:15 “And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.” Is this positional or personal influence & the sharing of knowledge? I Peter 5:3 “Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being examples to the flock.” Changing the Status Quo

  17. Where is your Church?(What is the state of the church?) • Where are we? • Not compared to another church but compared to what God wants for your particular church. • Where do we need to go from here? • A vision from God (results) • What changes/key steps need to be made?

  18. Where is your church? • Growth • Numbers • Health • Fellowship • Reproduction • ___________?

  19. Church History? Pastors - Church ACP report BT II Planters - please work the evaluation handout. (It will be covered and discused in unit 6) SO, Where is your Church in light of the facts?

  20. Surveys • Characteristics of a Growing Church? • Faith Formula for Growth • Evangelism – Engel’ scale • are you moving folks along down the scale? • How do you choose a church? • Bell curve (Next slide)

  21. Every Church Has A Life Cycle Ministry Nostalgia Questioning Structure Polarization Goals Beliefs Dropout Robert Dale In To Dream Again Dream

  22. Characteristics of a Church Ministry Nostalgia Nurturing Parent Structure Rational Adult Questioning Goals Critical Parent Polarization Creative Child Belief Dropout Dream

  23. Refocusing Every Church Has A Life Cycle On Evangelism and outreach Reenergizing Deal with some internal issues & refocus on outreach Restructuring Large internal changes & refocus on outreach Ed Stetzer In Comeback Churches Restarting

  24. Where are we as a Church? Every Church ought to be a healthy, soul winning, caring, reaching, teaching reproducing church! Would you agree or disagree?

  25. Discipler’s Role A Healthy Reproducing Church Witness Parent Servant Steward Encourager 1Cor 1:18 1Cor 2:1-5 1Cor 3:1-3 1Cor 3:5-6 1Cor 4:1 1Cor 3:10-16 1Cor 3:7-9 1Cor 4:6, 17 Co-laborer Multiplying Leader Emphasis Partnership Friendship Lordship Discipleship Leadership Spiritual Disciple Spiritual Babe . . : . .::.:: ::.::.:.::: . : . . .:.:.. . . . .:.:.:.:.:.: …. ... .::::. ::::: Unbeliever Task Evangelism Nurture Discipling Equipping Supporting Master Builder

  26. Every Church ought to be reaching the Lost. WHY? • The Bible has told us so . . .

  27. Psalm 119:105 “Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path” • If this is true… ‘what do the following passages tell us?’

  28. Matthew 28:17-20 “When they saw him they worshiped him …Go ye therefore, and teach all nations(Ta Ethne- ethnic groups), baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. A-men.” KJV

  29. Five mandates Worship When they saw him, they worshiped him… (28:17) Ministry/Missions Go ye therefore, and teach all nations (ethnic groups)... Evangelism ...Baptizing them... Discipleship Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you... Fellowship And remember, I am with you always (28:20)

  30. ACTS 1:8 " But you will receive power, when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

  31. What must we do? Acts 1:8 • We must seek to understand our communities • We must focus on reducing lostness • Effective evangelistic churches will operate as missionaries • Missional evangelistic pastors lead their flock of 99 to reach the 1 • Missions and evangelism can no longer be two separate disciplines in Oklahoma • Churches must seek to bring transformation to their community rather than grow in numbers by transfer.

  32. Scan US – demographicsFocus Group • Population Change? • Population growth or decline Treads • Racial Trends • Male-Female balance? • Age trends? • Households? • Family • Non-family • Income trends? • Work sheet

  33. 23.0% 20.0% 40.6% 18.2% 30.6% 19.3% 27.7% Ottawa 34.0% 23.4% 31.2% 28.0% 25.0% Nowata Grant Kay Harper Craig Woods Cimarron Texas Beaver Alfalfa Washington 17.0% 26.3% Osage 25.4% Woodward 22.0% 23.4% 15.8% 18.1% Delaware 33.9% 20.7% Noble Garfield Rogers Pawnee Major Mayes 26.2% 22.5% Ellis 19.8% Tulsa 8.6% 45.3% Payne 30.2% 15.4% 16.1% 14.2% 17.2% Wagoner Dewey 27.4% Kingfisher Logan Cherokee Adair Creek Blaine 26.9% 21.0% 24.3% 30.5% 20.1% Roger Mills Lincoln Muskogee Custer 28.1% 18.4% Okmulgee 8.1% 18.2% Oklahoma Canadian Sequoyah 16.9% Okfuskee 27.7% 28.1% McIntosh 30.6% 25.3% Washita 20.0% 21.9% Beckham 15.1% Haskell Caddo Pottawatomie Seminole Cleveland 23.0% 19.4% 21.2% 22.7% 9.4% 25.0% Hughes Grady McClain 19.5% Pittsburg Le Flore 26.7% Greer Latimer 32.2% Kiowa 23.9% 25.2% Harmon 20.4% Pontotoc 24.0% 18.3% Garvin Comanche Jackson 26.4% Coal 20.2% 25.3% 20.8% 27.2% Stephens Murray Pushmataha Atoka 24.2% Tillman 31.0% 24.6% Johnston Cotton Carter 23.0% 24.6% 20.6% McCurtain 20.5% Jefferson 20.1% Choctaw 22.7% Marshall Bryan Love 0.0% to 20.5% 20.5% to 25.3% 25.3% to 46.3% Oklahoma Counties % of Population in 2000 at Christian churches on any Given Weekend

  34. Acts 1:8 • Who are the unchurched people in my community? • Who are the people groups in my community? • Do the people in my community know that we lovethem? • Why would a lost person come to my church? • Who am I counting on tonotshow up at my church? • What are some of the reasons my church may be becoming distant from its communities • What ministries is my church doing to show our love to our community?

  35. What has happened?

  36. Our churches have set wrong priorities.

  37. A lot of churches look like they are hunting for souls but are a lot like this guy.

  38. A lot of churches are fishing in dry holes!

  39. A lot are not fishing at all!

  40. Sometimes we stick our nose into others business. I Peter 4:15 Some of our Churches are fussing and fighting

  41. Some Churches... Any ole way will work!

  42. Some Church leaders are Lazy!

  43. Have you seen churches do something like this? • How could they have prevented this? • Planning? • This is why were are in this meeting.

  44. So.... Where are you? • After looking at your ACP report? • After working the surveys? • In relation to the great commission? • In relation to your community and focus group

  45. The Process of Planning Out of God’s Great commission (BIBLE) comes the Church’sPurpose Out of the church’s Purpose comes our dream Out of our dream come our goal (expected results, FAITH) Out of goal comes Action Plans Out of Action Plans comes a need for a Calendar of Activities, People to work and a Budget Out of Work come God’s given results – James “Faith without works is dead”

  46. From these scriptures:“What is the Purposeof the Church?” My church exists to: ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________

  47. Every Church Has A Life Cycle Original Dream

  48. A New Dream DreamingNew dreamsWith the ability to Change Original Dream

  49. Out of God’s Purpose comes a Dream • What kind of Christians do I dream of? • What kind of Church program must I develop to grow that Christian? • What kind of leadership team – volunteer and/or paid must I develop to produce my dream? • What kind of minister must I become to gather my dream team • What kind of support system do I need… family, peers • WHERE THERE IS NO VISION, THE PEOPLE PERISH Proverbs 29:18

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