Mapping a Year of Ministry for a Healthy ChurchBrandon Cox
Notes from one of our live group coaching calls inside DigitalLeadershipLab.com. We discussed how to define "success" biblically, how to measure actual growth and health, and how to map out a strategy for effective ministry leadership and church growth in the coming year.
To be part of our next call, sign up at http://DigitalLeadershipLab.com.
Mapping a Year of Ministry for a Healthy ChurchBrandon Cox
Notes from one of our live group coaching calls inside DigitalLeadershipLab.com. We discussed how to define "success" biblically, how to measure actual growth and health, and how to map out a strategy for effective ministry leadership and church growth in the coming year.
To be part of our next call, sign up at http://DigitalLeadershipLab.com.
Vision & Strategy: Diocese of Ontario Synod 2016 PresentationdioceseOntario
There are three particular areas of growth core to our vision and strategy that we must particularly focus on supporting:
• investing in ministry—supporting and nurturing lay and clergy to fulfil our baptismal covenant.
• serving communities—learning about the needs, partnering for mission and building the Kingdom of God in our neighbourhoods.
• mission driven stewardship—being faithfully led in our use of time, talent and treasure, recognizing that everything comes from our relationship with God.
The essence of a youth church
Building a sustainable vision and mission
knowing your environment
strategy and structure
having a biblical blueprint
types of youth groups
Vision & Strategy: Diocese of Ontario Synod 2016 PresentationdioceseOntario
There are three particular areas of growth core to our vision and strategy that we must particularly focus on supporting:
• investing in ministry—supporting and nurturing lay and clergy to fulfil our baptismal covenant.
• serving communities—learning about the needs, partnering for mission and building the Kingdom of God in our neighbourhoods.
• mission driven stewardship—being faithfully led in our use of time, talent and treasure, recognizing that everything comes from our relationship with God.
The essence of a youth church
Building a sustainable vision and mission
knowing your environment
strategy and structure
having a biblical blueprint
types of youth groups
In this presentation we share the outcomes from our first round of Listening Posts where we shared who we are and who we are called to be, and information about our needs for a Director of Youth and Family Ministries to fulfill our staff.
Organic Worship | New Testament FellowshipDr. Joy Allen
This Bible study outline examines the New Testament model for Christian assembly, compares it to the practices of today, and suggest practical methods to ensure our modern fellowship and meetings fulfill the purpose set forth by the original apostles of Jesus Christ.
Strategic planning is answering the question: "What do we wish to become?" The material in this presentation is drawn from the professional nonprofit development community and written from the Orthodox Christian perspective.
The Stewardship of Gratitude is a strategic methodology for increasing the impact of individual congregation members through the Five Actions of Gratitude.
Faith & Work initiatives di dalam:
Gereja, Persekutuan, Lembaga pelayanan, Dunia kerja
Dalam bentuk:
Ibadah, Pelatihan, Pembinaan, Retreat, Konferensi, Kamp, Pendidikan, Kelompok Kecil, Komunitas vokasi, Inkubator, Fellows
The Church Council is the visionary and leadership body of the church. This presentation was given during a Leadership Training event on January 18, 2014 for the Little Kanawha District of the West Virginia Annual Conference. You can contact me for more information or teaching opportunities at www.stevegedon.com
Emotional and relational wounds give Satan a "foothold" that can keep us from our loving union with God. Forgiveness and God's healing presence can heal our soul wounds.
Sunday's sermon slides from the 5th sermon in our current series based on Chip Ingram's series with personal insights and applications from "Emotionally Healthy Church" and "Great Commandment Principle."
Sunday's sermon slides from the 4th sermon in our current Unstuck series based on Chip Ingram's sermons with personal insights and applications from "Emotionally Healthy Church" and "Great Commandment Principle."
Sermon slides from Sunday's sermon based on Romans 12:1-3 and applied to getting over a painful past based on Church Ingram's series with personal insights and applications from "Emotionally Healthy Spirituality" and "Great Commandment Principle."
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The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
The Good News, newsletter for June 2024 is hereNoHo FUMC
Our monthly newsletter is available to read online. We hope you will join us each Sunday in person for our worship service. Make sure to subscribe and follow us on YouTube and social media.
HANUMAN STORIES: TIMELESS TEACHINGS FOR TODAY’S WORLDLearnyoga
Hanuman Stories: Timeless Teachings for Today’s World" delves into the inspiring tales of Hanuman, highlighting lessons of devotion, strength, and selfless service that resonate in modern life. These stories illustrate how Hanuman's unwavering faith and courage can guide us through challenges and foster resilience. Through these timeless narratives, readers can find profound wisdom to apply in their daily lives.
In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way.pptxCelso Napoleon
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way
SBs – Sunday Bible School
Adult Bible Lessons 2nd quarter 2024 CPAD
MAGAZINE: THE CAREER THAT IS PROPOSED TO US: The Path of Salvation, Holiness and Perseverance to Reach Heaven
Commentator: Pastor Osiel Gomes
Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon
Renewed in Grace
What Should be the Christian View of Anime?Joe Muraguri
We will learn what Anime is and see what a Christian should consider before watching anime movies? We will also learn a little bit of Shintoism religion and hentai (the craze of internet pornography today).
The Chakra System in our body - A Portal to Interdimensional Consciousness.pptxBharat Technology
each chakra is studied in greater detail, several steps have been included to
strengthen your personal intention to open each chakra more fully. These are designed
to draw forth the highest benefit for your spiritual growth.
2 Peter 3: Because some scriptures are hard to understand and some will force them to say things God never intended, Peter warns us to take care.
https://youtu.be/nV4kGHFsEHw
The PBHP DYC ~ Reflections on The Dhamma (English).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma Reflections for the PBHP DYC for the years 1993 – 2012. To motivate and inspire DYC members to keep on practicing the Dhamma and to do the meritorious deed of Dhammaduta work.
The texts are in English.
For the Video with audio narration, comments and texts in English, please check out the Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF2g_43NEa0
Why is this So? ~ Do Seek to KNOW (English & Chinese).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma teaching of Kamma-Vipaka (Intentional Actions-Ripening Effects).
A Presentation for developing morality, concentration and wisdom and to spur us to practice the Dhamma diligently.
The texts are in English and Chinese.
4. Friday Evening
•Overview of ReFresh Process
•Vision Team Expectations
•Prayer Time
•Model Churches:
Jerusalem, Antioch, Athens
•Biblical Principles for Being/Doing
Church
•Go home and rest
6. ReFresh 2012
ReFresh Team –Pastor facilitates team of 15-20
people who will lead the process
ReFresh Retreats –Team meets 4 x during the
year to walk through the process
ReFresh Meetings –Team reports to the church
and gets feedback from the church
ReFresh Report –Team concludes process in a
year-end report to the church celebrating God’s
faithfulness
7. Strategic Planning
Process
Who are
Identity Values
we?
Where are
Direction Vision
we going?
How will
Strategy we get Mission
there?
8. Expectations
•Pray for the team, church, and process
•Participate positively in the process
•Be a team player and work toward unity
•Be at meetings as much as possible.
•Use your personality and gifts to
contribute.
•Get involved with implementation.
•Proactively promote the work of the team.
10. Theology of Change
•Change is at the core of our
faith. (Rom. 12:2; 2 Cor.
3:18)
•Transformation is the
biblical word for change.
•Some things must change;
others should never change.
•How do we distinguish
between the two?
11. Theology of Change
Timeless (Never Timely (Can
Change) Change)
Functions Forms
Scripture Culture
Mandates Methods
Purpose Systems
Values Structures
Mission Strategy
12.
13.
14. Change in the Church
Growth is the church word for
change. Grow…
•Stronger through Worship
•Warmer through Fellowship
•Deeper through Discipleship
•Broader through Ministry
•Larger through Evangelism &
Missions
15. Model Churches
Jerusalem Acts 2:42-47
Antioch Acts 11:19-29;13:1-3
Athens Acts 17:16-34
1. Who were they? (Identity)
2. What did they value? (Important)
3. What did they do? (Activity)
4. How did they do what they did?
(Motive and Means)
16. Saturday Morning
•Biblical Principles for Being/Doing
Church (Review)
•Intro to Core Values
•Identify our Core Values
•Personal—other statements &
audit
•Corporate—brainstorm & critical
reflection
•Write our Core Values Statement
17. Core Values (Defined)
•Why do we do what we do?
•Identify who we are
•Give expression to our soul
•Foundation of mission and vision
•Timeless functions
•Ends and NOT means
•Explain why and what we do
18. Core Values
(Characteristics)
•Constant—tenaciously unchanging
•Passionate—elicit powerful
emotions
•Biblical—don’t contradict Scripture
•Beliefs—conviction or opinion (NOT
doctrine)
•Core—central and at the heart
20. Core Values (Types)
Shared Unshared
Conscious Unconscious
Personal Organizational
Actual Aspirational
Single Multiple
Corporate Departmental
Good Bad
21. Core Values
(Sample)
Grand Blanc Community Church
We deeply value…
•…the people of Grand Blanc.
•…the truth and applicability of the
Bible, God’s Word to humankind.
•…cultural relevance and involvement.
•…personal authenticity and integrity.
•…excellence at every level.
•…the importance of healthy
relationships, both w/ God and each other.
22. Core Values
(Sample)
•Inspirational worship
•Relevant preaching
•Authentic relationships
•Christ-like virtues
•Common practices
•Diversity in unity
•Life-centered service
•Influence in the world
•Reproducing churches
23. Personal Core
Values
•Describe the “ideal church.”
•Take a look at some other
core value statements.
•Complete a values audit
24. Corporate Core
Values
•What is IBCB’s core values
statement?
•What does our budget say we
value?
•Should we do a church values
audit?
•Storyboard & Critical
Reflection
26. Write Our Corporate
Core Values
•What form and format?
•Does it attract interest?
•Does it instill pride?
•Does it communicate well?
•Does it include a limited number?
•Is it
clear, simple, straightforward, and
powerful?
•Does it include Scripture basis and
27. What time is it @
IBCB? Why?
•It’s almost time for…
•It’s too late for…
•When it’s ____ o’clock, we
should…
28. Acknowledgements
“Advanced Strategic Planning: A New Model for Church
and Ministry Leaders,” Aubrey Malphurs
“Values-Driven Leadership: Discovering and Developing
Your Core Values for Ministry,” Aubrey Malphurs
“Great Assumptions,” from Sermon Series by Scott Corwin
Gary Preston, ReFresh Consultant, Executive Pastor,
Rock Creek Church, Louisville, CO
International Baptist Convention, Church Development
Ministry Team for making Gary available.
Rock Creek Church, Louisville, CO and Frontline
Community, Ramstein (DE) for being prayer partners in
our ReFresh 2012 process.