Transcript Breaking Growth Barriers

Breaking Growth
Barriers: Mach 1 & 2
GCN Consultant Training
© Dr. John Jackson, 2007
Success?
“Pastoral success is about rightly
understanding, pursuing, and
achieving what God’s vision for your
ministry is all about”
Focus (Shaping Your Vision)
Alignment (Strategic Planning & Ministries)
Reach (Building Your Team)
High Impact Ministry
High Impact Churches break through
spiritual, social, and leadership barriers to
establish new churches, new ministries,
and reach large numbers of new people
for Christ. High Impact churches confront
the law of inertia and the reality of human
lethargy with a passionate purposeful
pursuit of God’s plan for evangelism in
their area.
Simple Church
A simple church is designed around a straightforward
and strategic process that moves people through the
stages of spiritual growth. The leadership and the church
are clear about the process (clarity) and are committed
to executing it. The process flows logically (movement)
and is implemented in each area of the church
(alignment). The church abandons everything that is not
in the process (focus). - pages 67-68
Step 1: Design a Simple Process (Clarity)
 Step 2: Place Your Key Programs Along
the Process (Movement)
 Step 3: Unite All Ministries Around the
Process (Alignment)
 Step 4: Begin to Eliminate Things Outside
the Process (Focus)
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3 Questions Every Church Leadership Team
should be asking each year (from Ray
Johnston):
 1) What will we do to reach our
community this year?
 2) What will we do to grow our people
this year?
 3) What will we do to develop leaders this
year?
Thinking About People…
Curious are those interested in what
Christianity is all about…OUTREACH
 Casual are those we challenge to take a
next step with Christ…DISCIPLESHIP
 Committed are those we challenge to
discover gifts, serve, and develop
leadership…MINISTRY
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Part II
Growth Barrier Specifics
GROWTH BARRIERS….. (Carl George & Warren Bird,
Breaking Growth Barriers)
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The barrier of vision - A breakthrough of Clarity
The barrier of leadership – A breakthrough of Certainty
The barrier of team – A breakthrough of Unity
The barrier of community – A breakthrough of
Connection
The barrier of presentation – A breakthrough of
Excellence
The barrier of follow-through – A breakthrough of
Faithfulness
Five Behaviors of Sheep
Herders:
 Personally
 Attempt
do all the caring
to meet all expectations
 Work
to the limit of time/energy
 Keep
work close to themselves
 Base
perspective on present
conditions
Five Behaviors of Sheep
Ranchers:
 Concerned
for high quality
pastoral care
 Set expectations
 Perceive the church
organizationally
 Delegate and involve others
 Develop leadership and
management skills
125 Barrier (Nelson Searcy)
1) Grow Myself
 2) Shift from Shepherd to Rancher
 3) Advertise
 4) Pyramid Growth days
 5) Work Through Volunteers and Hire
Some Staff
 6) Use a Strategic Series
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125 Barrier (Nelson Searcy)
7) Start new Small Groups
 8) Develop New Leaders
 9) Think Twice Your Size
 10) I must remember the Harvest
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200 barrier key factors:
 contagious
desire to grow
 identify growth accelerators
 shepherd to rancher
 deal with small church mentalityfocus outward!
 offer leadership and lay ministry
training