The document discusses the Acts 16:5 Initiative, which aims to help churches develop a defining vision for transformational and missional ministry. It involves seminars for pastors and teams, vision teams to apply concepts, and pastor clusters for encouragement. Key concepts include developing a high expectation for the church's future, shifting from programs to implementing a vision, and refining the vision based on vital signs like being spirit-driven, disciple-directed, and need-responsive. The initiative challenges churches to apply these concepts by taking next steps like forming a vision team or joining a pastor cluster.

1. The Acts 16:5 InitiativeThe Acts 16:5 Initiative
Develop a Defining VisionDevelop a Defining Vision

5. Sidney Crosby

6. We must be the
People of God
before we do the
work of the
People of God

7. www.vitalchurchesinstitute.com

9. TheThe SeventhSeventh PanelPanel

10. The Acts 16:5 Initiative - two years
Seminars – concepts
of transformational
and missional
ministry – for pastors
and congregational
teams
Vision Team – meets with
the pastor and within the
umbrella of the Church
Council to consider ways to
apply Acts 16:5 concepts –
comprised of imaginative,
initiative-taking, respected
people.
Pastor Clusters –
groups of four or five
pastors that meet for
Word-Share-Prayer
and to offer mutual
encouragement and
accountability
Support from the coaches of
the Vital Churches Institute.

11. Launch Seminar Awaken a New
Expectation
Gathering 1 Transformational Fellowship
Gathering 2 Transformational Discipleship
Gathering 3 Transformational Missional
Endeavor
Gathering 4 Transformational Worship and
of Generosity

12. Ministry Design

13. Awaken a HighAwaken a High
Expectation!Expectation!
Ministry Design Module 1Ministry Design Module 1

14. Church size is not a factorChurch size is not a factor

15. Some of the challengesSome of the challenges
we face in the churchwe face in the church

16. “The congregation paradigm
describes most of North
American religions and it’s
failing. Why? Because it’s not
prepared to cope with the
quality of turmoil people are
experiencing in their personal
lives.”
- Carl George

19. incline
recline
decline

20. Incline
Recline
Decline

22. Where in the lifecycle is your
congregation? Which way is it moving?

23. Some of the challengesSome of the challenges
we face in the culturewe face in the culture

24. This Is Generation Flux
(The Fast Company 1/9/12)

25. Flux is not merely
“change.” Flux is
continuous change.

26. Some things are not in flux!
The Love of the God who
Sustains us
The love of the people of
God who encourage us
Our love for those to
Whom God sends us

27. Yet many things are in flux!
DJ Patil explains, "There are
sometimes when you can predict
weather well for the next 15 days.
Other times, you can only really
forecast a couple of days. Sometimes
you can't predict the next two hours."
The business [and ministry] climate, it
turns out, is a lot like the weather.
We've entered a next two-hours era.

31. In times of rapid changeIn times of rapid change
what you know can misleadwhat you know can mislead
you.you. Michael MarquardtMichael Marquardt
Michael Marquardt

32. One of the things that limits our
learning
is our belief that we already
know something.
L. David Marquet – Turn the Ship Around p.9

33. This calls for
a new humility
and
a faith-shift

34. Make Vision Shift 1Make Vision Shift 1
Shift from your present hopes for yourShift from your present hopes for your
congregationcongregation’s future to the high’s future to the high
expectation that God has aexpectation that God has a
transformational future for your church.transformational future for your church.

35. www.vitalchurchesinstitute.com
Username: canada
Password: vital

36. Ministry Design Module 2Ministry Design Module 2
Your CongregationYour Congregation’s’s
Defining Vision?Defining Vision?

37. TheThe “Traditional” approach to“Traditional” approach to
ministry (recline).ministry (recline).

38. WHAT WILL BE THE
OUTCOME
IF YOU KEEP ON DOING
WHAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE
DONE?

39. TheThe “Transformational”“Transformational”
approach to ministryapproach to ministry
(incline)(incline)
A new expectationA new expectation
A clear visionA clear vision

40. Boring? Or Bubbling?

41. Make Vision Shift 2Make Vision Shift 2
Shift from merely running programs toShift from merely running programs to
implementing a vision for ministry.implementing a vision for ministry.

42. VisionVision ShiftingShifting

43. What is the nature of your congregation’s
Defining Vision?
Traditional or Transformational or Transitional?

44. BLESS and ADDBLESS and ADD

45. Building a Church from Scratch

46. Twelve Dynamic ShiftsTwelve Dynamic Shifts

47. Make Vision Shift 1Make Vision Shift 1
Shift from your present hopes for yourShift from your present hopes for your
congregationcongregation’s future to the high’s future to the high
expectation that God has aexpectation that God has a
transformational future for your church.transformational future for your church.

48. Make Vision Shift 2Make Vision Shift 2
Shift from merely running programs toShift from merely running programs to
implementing a vision for ministry.implementing a vision for ministry.

49. Refine Your Defining VisionRefine Your Defining Vision
Ministry Design Module 3Ministry Design Module 3

50. Be who God
wants you to be
and
you will set the
world on fire!
Catherine of
Siena

52. Reflectively-Practiced
Principle-Patterned
“Gathered-Scattered” Attentive
Need-Responsive
Disciple-Directed
Biblically-Based
Spirit-Driven
“Gathered-Scattered” Attentive
Reflectively-Practiced
Disciple-Directed
Spirit-Driven
Life-Changing Transformational Ministry
The Foundation of a Vision for Ministry

53. Vital Sign 1:Vital Sign 1:
Spirit-Driven (Spirit-Given)Spirit-Driven (Spirit-Given)

54. Vital Sign 2:Vital Sign 2:
Biblically-BasedBiblically-Based

55. Vital Sign 3:Vital Sign 3:
Discipleship-DirectedDiscipleship-Directed

56. Virtually every study reveals our
diminishing fruitfulness
in growing disciples of Jesus – by
almost any measure!
Stephen Prothero: Religious Literacy

57. Vital Sign 4:Vital Sign 4:
Need-ResponsiveNeed-Responsive

58. Vital Sign 5:Vital Sign 5:
““Gathered-Scattered” AttentiveGathered-Scattered” Attentive

59. Gathered (Spectrum of MINISTRY)Gathered (Spectrum of MINISTRY)
Scattered (Spectrum of MINISTRY)Scattered (Spectrum of MINISTRY)

60. Vital Sign 6:Vital Sign 6:
Principle-PatternedPrinciple-Patterned

61. The Devotional Life
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62. HospitalityHospitality

63. The Emmaus Meal
www.VitalChurchesInstitute.com
Username: Emmaus Password: hospitality

64. People EyesPeople Eyes

65. People Eyes

66. Vital Sign 7:Vital Sign 7:
Reflectively-PracticedReflectively-Practiced

67. Reflectively-Practiced
Principle-Patterned
“Gathered-Scattered” Attentive
Need-Responsive
Disciple-Directed
Biblically-Based
Spirit-Driven
“Gathered-Scattered” Attentive
Reflectively-Practiced
Disciple-Directed
Spirit-Driven
Life-Changing Transformational Ministry
The Foundation of a Vision for Ministry

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Spirit&Driven+
Need&Responsive+
!
Discipleship&Directed+
Biblically&Based+
Glorify God
Grow Disciples
Meet Human Need

69. Glorify God
Grow
Disciples
Meet
Human
Need

70. Doxological
Koinonial Missional

72. Know and experience the God whoKnow and experience the God who
loves youloves you
1. “Touching Jesus” – encouraging growth in personal faith
2.Lift up your heart Shift to the high expectation that God
has a vital future for you.
3. Begin a devotional life of prayer and Bible reading at home.
4. “Word-Share-Prayer” with others. “Be the people of God
before doing the work of the people of God.”

73. Equip and care for the people GodEquip and care for the people God
gives yougives you
1. “Offer Appreciation and expectation in every conversation!”
2. Show hospitality. Encourage the practice of the deipnon –
the lingering meal with “silver and gold.”
3. People eyes – seeing people through the eyes of Jesus –
becoming alert to the needs of the people God gives us.

74. The Emmaus Meal
www.VitalChurchesInstitute.com
Username: Emmaus Password: hospitality

75. Engage and serve the WorldEngage and serve the World
to which God sends youto which God sends you
Use the Halverson Benediction for yourself and
with the congregation and with its groups:
Wherever you go, God is sending you.
Wherever you are God has a purpose in you
being there. Christ who indwells you has
something he wants to do through you
where you are! Believe it and go in his grace
and power. Richard C. Halverson

76. In the examples of Defining Vision
statements on pages 18-19 see how
many of the three dimensions of the
church you see in each one.

77. Doxological
Koinonial Missional
A 3-D
Vision

78. Leadership MattersLeadership Matters
Leadership Module 1Leadership Module 1

79. Road Blocks to Transformation:

80. Complacency
Be Happy Don’t Worry

81. Change or Die - The Fast Company
All leadership comes down to this: changing people's behavior.
Why is that so damn hard? Science offers some surprising new
answers -- and ways to do better.
Change or Die? What if you were given that choice? For real.
What if it weren't just the hyperbolic rhetoric that conflates
corporate performance with life and death... We're talking actual
life or death now. Your own life or death. What if a well-informed,
trusted authority figure said you had to make difficult and enduring
changes in the way you think and act? If you didn't, your time
would end soon -- a lot sooner than it had to. Could you change
when change really mattered? When it mattered most?

82. Yes, you say?
Try again.
Yes?
You're probably deluding yourself.
You wouldn't change.
Don't believe it? You want odds? Here
are the odds, the scientifically studied
odds: nine to one. That's nine to one
against you. How do you like those
odds?

83. On the decline of Rome: “Everyone aimed at
security: no one accepted responsibility. What
was plainly lacking, long before the barbarian
invasions had done their work, long before
economic dislocations became serious, was an
inner go. Rome’s life was now an imitation of life:
a mere holding on. Security was the watchword
— as if life knew any other stability than through
constant change, or any form of security except
through a constant willingness to take risks.”
The Condition of Man – Lewis Mumford
Quoted in http://thingamy.typepad.com October 6, 2010

84. Turf
Don’t Change it

85. Limited
Bandwidth
The Pressure of
Present Demand

86. The Law of Present Demand
The Pressure of Present Demand
The Routine of Present Demand
The Comfort of Present demand

87. Irregular
People
Everyone and
every church
has
someone in
their lives who
isn’t quite right
in the head!

88. Technical ChallengesTechnical Challenges
Challenges for which you have adequateChallenges for which you have adequate
knowledge and an acceptable solution.knowledge and an acceptable solution.

89. Adaptive ChallengesAdaptive Challenges
Challenges for which you do not have anChallenges for which you do not have an
adequate or effective solution.adequate or effective solution.

90. ApplicationApplication
Take the Adventure Module 1Take the Adventure Module 1

91. Greek: the more you
know the more educated
you are!

92. Hebrew: you are as
educated as you do what
you know!

93. Moving from Greek to
Hebrew equals “transfer”
of Acts 16:5 Initiative
concepts into into life.

95. The Acts 16:5 Initiative
Seminars – concepts
of transformational
and missional
ministry – for pastors
and congregational
teams
Vision Team – meets with
the pastor and within the
umbrella of the Church
Council to consider ways to
apply Acts 16:5 concepts –
comprised of imaginative,
initiative-taking, respected
people.
Pastor Clusters –
groups of four or five
pastors that meet for
Word-Share-Prayer
and to offer mutual
encouragement and
accountability
Support from the coaches of
the Vital Churches Institute.

96. Launch Seminar Awaken a New
Expectation
Gathering 1 Transformational Fellowship
Gathering 2 Transformational Discipleship
Gathering 3 Transformational Missional
Endeavor
Gathering 4 Transformational Worship and
of Generosity

97. Next Steps:
Applying the concepts of the
Acts 16:5 Initiative

98. The Session

99. The Vision Team
© 2006 E. Stanley Ott

100. Pastor Clusters

101. churchchurch sizesize

102. Becoming
like Christ
together for
the World
Where are we going?Where are we going?

103. Take the adventure the LordTake the adventure the Lord
has for you – and begin!has for you – and begin!

104. Lift up your heartLift up your heart

105. Finis

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