How to turn your Church around

From Settlers to Pioneersin Revitalization

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?

ChurchLIFE

Leadership TeamLIFE

FamilyLIFE

PersonalLIFE

LEADER’S

WHERE ARE YOU?

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.

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.

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.

Church Leadership table

Leadership tablePastor Jesus

Influential Leader

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Influential Leader

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Influential Leader

_______

Positional Leader

_______

Positional Leader

_______Positional

Leader_______

Positional Leader

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Declared & Real Values

Declared valuesReal values

The further apart Real and Declared values are the more problems the leadership team will have.

A higher level of RESULTSEffective Ministry

is created

Declared values

Real values

The closer Real values are to Declared values the more Fruit will be produced.

Leadership Alignment

is the match between myindividual dreams & goals and the goals of the church leadership

“Why should I be aligned?”

Alignment

I Corinthians 14:8

“If the bugle producesan indistinct sound, whowill prepare himself forbattle?”

God’s Desire – United Leadership

• Reason - Common Purpose – Dream• Strategy - Clear roles• Structure - Accepted Leadership• Method - Effective Processes and Action

plans• Climate - Solid relationships• Means - Excellent Communication

Alignment

Purpose

Team work

When the leadership team is paddling in the same direction of one purpose or dream or goal there is progress.

pastor

Churchleader

Churchleader

Churchleader

Churchleader

Churchleader

Churchleader

Alignment

Purpose

NO Team work

When the leadership team is paddling in different directions. There is confusion & frustration.

pastor

Churchleader

Churchleader

Churchleader

Churchleader

Churchleader

Churchleader

Alignment

• Pastor, you must set the course!• Out of your purpose and dream

should come goals.• Think about these things (Core

Values & leadership alignment) as you think about Goals……

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?

Changing the Status Quo

TimeDegree ofDifficulty

1.Change in Knowledge

2.Change in Attitude

3.Change in Individual Behavior

4.Change in Group Behavior

Power of Personal Influence

Power of Position

Changing the Status Quo

• 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.”

Where is your church?

– Growth– Numbers– Health– Fellowship– Reproduction– ___________?

Dream

Goals

Beliefs

Structure

Polarization

Questioning

NostalgiaMinistry

DropoutRobert Dale

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Characteristics of a Church

Dream

Belief

Goals

Structure

MinistryNostalgia

Questioning

Polarization

DropoutCreative

Child

RationalAdult

NurturingParent

CriticalParent

Refocusing

Restructuring

Reenergizing

Restarting

Large internal changes & refocus on outreach

Deal with some internal issues & refocus on outreach

On Evangelism and outreach

Ed StetzerIn

ComebackChurches

Discipler’sRole

Task

Unbeliever

Witness

Evangelism

1Cor 1:181Cor 2:1-5

Spiritual

Babe

1Cor 3:1-3

Parent

Nurture

Spiritual

Disciple

Discipling

1Cor 3:5-6

Servant

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Multiplying

Lead

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1Cor 4:11Cor 3:10-16

Equipping

Steward

A Healthy Reproducing Church

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1Cor 3:7-91Cor 4:6, 17

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Encourager

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Master Builder

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?

Every Church ought to be reaching the Lost.

• The Bible has told us so . . .

WHY?

“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

Matthew 28:17-20

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.”

What has happened?

Our churches have set wrong priorities.

A lot of churches are fishing in

dry holes!

A lot are not fishing at all!

Sometimes we stick our nose into others business. I Peter 4:15

Some of our Churches are fussing and fighting

Some Church leadersare Lazy!

Have you seen churches do something like this?

• How could they have prevented this?• Planning?• This is why were are in this meeting.

The Process of Planning

Out of God’s Great commission (BIBLE) comes the Church’s Purpose

Out of the church’s Purpose comes our dreamOut of our dream come our goal (expected results, FAITH)Out of goal comes Action PlansOut of Action Plans comes a need for a

Calendar of Activities, People to work and a BudgetOut of Work come God’s given results

– James “Faith without works is dead”

From these scriptures:“What is the Purpose of the Church?”

My church exists to: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Original Dream

Dreaming New dreams With the ability to Change

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

Out of God’s Purpose comes a Dream

• My dream (VISION) for my church is ... • OR -- Next year I see my church ...

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EFFECTIVE GOALS • Are they Specific?• Are they Measurable? • Are they Attainable? • Are they Relevant?• Are they Time Sensitive? Are they God’s preferred future?Will you Celebrate and give God the

glory when you reach them?? GOAL

What are your goals?• How does our church actually spend its budget?

– Mostly on buildings and properties?– Mostly on personnel salaries?– Mostly on national and foreign missions?– Mostly on local ministry and outreach?– Mostly on church education programs?

• Do our budget expenditures flow outward on mission or inward on maintaining our congregation?

• Which age groups are spotlighted via budget • Which organizations get the most money• Do we have any organizations or groups which have no access

to budgeted funds?

Your Budget reflects your goals

Out of the Churches Purpose What Should be our GOALS?

• Baptisms _____• Worship attendance _____• Cooperative Program giving _____• Teachers trained/Leaders develop _____• Classes started _____• Ministries started _____• Fellowship _____• Structure _____“Always more than the year before!”

Tom Cheyney

Action Plans

ACTION PLANS Answer the following questions:

• What?

• Where?

• When?

• Who?

• How?

What does an ACTION PLAN road map look like?

THIS

What does your road map look like?Vision, Values

WHY: To win the lost

I must or It’s sin!

What does your road map look like?

Vision, Values Goals

Mission Strategy - HOWMath.28:19

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What does your road map look like?

Vision, Values Organization

Goals

Mission

Strategy

Baptize 26

Math.28:19

Empower

Preach onWitnessingEnlist ‘HOT’ team

ModelThe study

Prayer Strategy

TrainCommissionTeams

Go - Sow - Water - CultivateAction

Start the STUDY

BaptizeVisitation

Go back& re-share WHY!

Celebrate ! ! !

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