Practical Steps for Leading a Church off the Plateau
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Practical Steps for Leading a
Church off the Plateau
By Dr. Tom Cheyney
Company
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Practical Steps for Leading a Church
off the Plateau
Intro:
Practical Steps for Leading a Church
off the Plateau
Mobilize a prayer coalition to begin
praying for church renewal and
revitalization!
It is amazing how often this is done as an after
thought or as an add on after everything else has
been decided.
Keeping prayer first and foremost is essential!
Any growing church moves forward only on it knees.
When the membership gets serious about prayer
God can do amazing things!
Practical Steps for Leading a Church
off the Plateau
Cast a gripping vision of what the
church could become.
You must see the vision as a possibility and then lead
your people to see it as a possibility as well.
Groundwork to achieve the vision must be done.
Here are some of the BIG ones: Build relationships as
early and often as possible, Train staff and laity,
Keep vision casting, Pep up the music just a little,
Keep growing the prayer partner ministry, Help new
members fit in, create new ministries that will
facilitate growth, Preach & Teach on what it takes to
be a healthy growing church, change the perception
that everyone is a minister at this growing church!
Practical Steps for Leading a Church
off the Plateau
Renew, reinvent, and refresh your
mission statement so that everyone
can catch it! (10 words or less)
Work together on this statement and make it
theirs as well as yours.
Practical Steps for Leading a Church
off the Plateau
Develop a working strategy for
present, near future, and long term
growth.
Connect the laity to the work of ministry.
Form the Church Revitalization Dream Team
Work on ways to accommodate growth
Add services
Make reaching people the new priority
Practical Steps for Leading a Church
off the Plateau
Allow God to provide for the financial
resources needed for the church.
Practical Steps for Leading a Church
off the Plateau
Keep personal evangelism on the front
burner and lead lost people to Christ!
Light a candle when some gets saved! Salvation candle
Keep your commitment to evangelism public
Remember the responsibility for keeping evangelism a
priority in the senior pastor and no one else!
Keep the fire burning!
Disciple those who are won to Christ.
Share the plan of salvation in your new members
class.
Give your fellowship handles for doing evangelism.
Practical Steps for Leading a Church
off the Plateau
Conduct Special Evangelistic Events
that will create awareness of your
churches love for the community.
Use the natural seasons for events.
Become known as a church of compassion for its
community.
Utilize the media to help you share your story.
Practical Steps for Leading a Church
off the Plateau
Openly and outwardly display to your
community your love in specific
practical ways that demonstrate this
love.
Practical Steps for Leading a Church
off the Plateau
Within your organization structure
begin new classes and programs to
meet new needs.
Practical Steps for Leading a Church
off the Plateau
Utilize music, drama, and video to
enhance the evangelistic emphasis of
the church.
Practical Steps for Leading a Church
off the Plateau
If you can not implement all of these
steps, begin where you can and then
plan for the future.
Work hard to include all age groups in
evangelism.
Allow evangelism to become the driving
force in revitalizing your church! When
it becomes the top priority new life will
surge into your fellowship.
Keep evangelism the driving force.
Practical Steps for Leading a
Church off the Plateau
By Dr. Tom Cheyney
Company
LOGO