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Congregational
Ministry Choices for
the 21st Century
George Bullard
[email protected]
www.TheColumbiaPartnership.org
803.622.0923
Copyright 2013, Rev. George Bullard, DMin
Get George’s
Resources
www.BullardJournal.org
George Bullard
[email protected]
www.TheColumbiaPartnership.org
803.622.0923
Copyright 2013, Rev. George Bullard, DMin
Congregational Ministry
Choices
NOW
CHOICE CATGEGORY
STAY THE COURSE
Selected Transitions and Changes
YOUR
MODIFY THE COURSE
Continuous Transition and Change
Little or No Transition and Change
Incremental Innovations
Neighborhood or Community Focused Congregation
Multiple Communities Congregation
Multiple Generations Congregation
CONGREGATION
NOW
CHOICE STRATEGY
Multiple Worshiping Communities Congregation
CHANGE THE COURSE
Significant Transition and Change
Special Focus Congregation
Multiple Congregations Within a Congregation
Metropolitan Regional Congregation
PLOT A NEW COURSE
Radical Transition and Change
Merge with Other Congregations
Relocate to a More Promising Location
Multicultural Congregation
Congregational Multiplication Movement
Multiple Site Congregation
Congregational Ministry
Choices
• Stay the Course
• Modify the Course
• Change the Course
• Plot a New Course
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Stay the Course
Selected Transitions and Changes
This means one of two things:
1. We are on a good course.
2. We see no need for a new course.
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Modify the Course
Continuous Transition and Change
This means two things:
1. Our basic framework is good.
2. We need intentional, continuous
improvement.
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Change the Course
Significant Transition and Change
This means two things:
1. Our basic framework needs to be
different.
2. We need intentional, significant
refocusing.
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Plot a New Course
Radical Transition and Change
This means two things:
1. We need a different framework.
2. We need to start with a clean sheet of
paper.
Congregational
Ministry Choices for
the 21st Century
George Bullard
[email protected]
www.TheColumbiaPartnership.org
803.622.0923
Copyright 2013, Rev. George Bullard, DMin
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Stay the Course
• Little or No Transition and Change
• Incremental Innovations
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Stay the Course
Little or No Transition and Change
– Unrealistic, but popular
– We do not need to transition and change.
– We do not want to transition and change.
– We are not sure at this juncture we can
transition and change.
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Stay the Course
Incremental Innovations
– This works reasonably well for a while in a
stable congregation and context.
– We are willing to engage in incremental
innovations, primarily of a technical
nature.
Congregational
Ministry Choices for
the 21st Century
George Bullard
[email protected]
www.TheColumbiaPartnership.org
803.622.0923
Copyright 2013, Rev. George Bullard, DMin
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Modify the Course
• Neighborhood or Community Focused
Congregation
• Multiple Communities Congregation
• Multiple Generations Congregation
• Multiple Worshiping Communities
Congregation
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Modify the Course
Neighborhood or Community Focused
Congregation
–We choose to focus or refocus on a
specific neighborhood or series of
neighborhoods known as a community.
–We are unable to focus on people outside
our neighborhood or community.
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Modify the Course
Multiple Communities Congregation
–We choose to focus both on a specific
neighborhood or community, and the people
who travel to our site from other
neighborhoods or communities.
–Our leadership may travel to our site from
another neighborhood or community.
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Modify the Course
Multiple Generations Congregation
–We choose to focus on more than three
birth generations.
–This means we will need multiple styles of
worship, discipleship, fellowship, and
missional engagement.
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Modify the Course
Multiple Worshiping Communities
Congregation
–We choose to offer multiple approaches to
worship during various days/times.
–We have three or more worshiping
communities.
Congregational
Ministry Choices for
the 21st Century
George Bullard
[email protected]
www.TheColumbiaPartnership.org
803.622.0923
Copyright 2013, Rev. George Bullard, DMin
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Change the Course
• Special Focus Congregation
• Multiple Congregations Within a
Congregation
• Metropolitan Regional Congregation
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Change the Course
Special Focus Congregation
–We choose to focus on a certain age group,
racial/ethnic group, lifestyle group, doctrinal
focus, or Christian cause.
–Other people are welcome, but we will not
intentionally focus on their spiritual needs.
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Change the Course
Multiple Congregations Within a
Congregation
–We choose to nest multiple congregations
of various diversities within out facilities.
–We may retain ownership of the facilities, or
we may create a new entity that owns the
facilities.
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Change the Course
Metropolitan Regional Congregation
–We choose to become a regional
congregation seeking to attract new people
from a 20 minute or more travel time radius
around our facilities.
–We have a base of at least 500 in weekly
attendance as we start this.
Congregational
Ministry Choices for
the 21st Century
George Bullard
[email protected]
www.TheColumbiaPartnership.org
803.622.0923
Copyright 2013, Rev. George Bullard, DMin
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Plot a New Course
• Merge with Other Congregations
• Relocate to a More Promising Location
• Multicultural Congregation
• Congregational Multiplication
Movement
• Multiple Site Congregation
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Plot a New Course
Merge with Other Congregations
–We choose to merge with two or more
congregations to create a new congregation.
–We are willing to consider a different name,
pastor, facilities, etc.
–We want to launch a radical new focus
rather than perpetuating who we have been.
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Plot a New Course
Relocate to a More Promising Location
–We want to relocate to a more promising
location nearer to our members and/or target
groups we are seeking to reach.
–We are willing for our current facilities to be
repurposed.
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Plot a New Course
Multicultural Congregation
–We desire to become a multicultural
congregation reaching significant numbers
of people from a diversity of racial, ethnic,
and national backgrounds.
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Plot a New Course
Congregational Multiplication Movement
–We want to plant new congregations.
–Our goal is to get to where we are starting
at least one new congregation each year.
–These will be among diverse target groups
of people.
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Plot a New Course
Multiple Site Congregation
–We want to worship in three or more
locations.
–Some locations may have live worship.
–Others may use a tape or remote feed of the
sermon.
Congregational
Ministry Choices for
the 21st Century
George Bullard
[email protected]
www.TheColumbiaPartnership.org
803.622.0923
Copyright 2013, Rev. George Bullard, DMin
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Question for Dialogue
Which Choice Category most seems like
the one our congregation ought to
pursue?
Ask Why five times?
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Question for Dialogue
Which three Choice Strategies most
seems like the ones our congregation
ought to talk about more?
Ask Why five times?
Congregational Ministry
Choices
Question for Dialogue
What questions do you need to ask today
before the end of this seminar?
Do you want to participate in follow-up
telephone conference calls?
Get George’s
Resources
www.BullardJournal.org
George Bullard
[email protected]
www.TheColumbiaPartnership.org
803.622.0923
Copyright 2013, Rev. George Bullard, DMin
Congregational
Ministry Choices for
the 21st Century
George Bullard
[email protected]
www.TheColumbiaPartnership.org
803.622.0923
Copyright 2013, Rev. George Bullard, DMin