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Unlocking more
growth
“28 invited guests. Most
seemed to enjoy the
experience and the
welcome. Some were
quite emotional. Will
they continue to attend?
We will see..”
“a family who have
been meaning to come
to church since moving
to area a year ago
finally made the
effort”
“A couple said they
stopped attending a
church years ago, and
came because a
neighbour invited them.
They were pleased, and
asked their neighbour if
they can come back.”
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The Anglican bishops were in mixed
company outside Union Station, as half
a dozen young women in kilted dresses
handed out birthday cards for Alexander
Keith's in a beer promotion.
At least one passerby briefly thought the
two groups were together before having
the confusion sorted out.
However, the Anglican Church and
Alexander Keith's do share one thing:
those who like it, like it a lot.
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We prove success through
measurable results
World-wide 6000 participating
churches with 100,000
accepted invitations
51% increase in attendance
across 43 churches
Survey after 6 months In
Anglican Churches
10% of the invited stayed
90% did not stay
The Anglican Potential Ratio
From 1 to 3 focused invitation
Sundays per year
60% of the congregation
invite (40%)
10% stay (90%)
Unlocking more
growth
Turning first time
visitors into long term
members
The reasons people don’t come back a second time
The Seven Phrases that the turn away
Turning failure into a friend
Back to what? From Simon to Simon Peter
12 steps learning tool
Experience Easter
The Ten Keys to Keeping
Are we still learning?
“We all need confidence to learn. Too
much confidence we know it all.
Are we still learning?
Too little confidence
we think we cannot
learn”
The Mystery Worship
Family & the brave
Church Leader
“I am sharing their experiences
(with their permission) as long
as my Parish and Church are
not identified as the 'generator'
of their perceptions.”
The reasons people
don’t come back a
second time
“What a beautiful church - its a
shame the service did not come up
to the buildings standards.”
“Nothing has changed - its just like
Church when I used to go with my
Gran.”
“The congregation don't like Children - there were 3
little girls in church with their parents and it was
obvious from the turning around and tutting that some
of the congregation did not approve that they were
there.”
“The Vicar blessed the new hymn books and people
around us were tutting and muttering disapproval at
the new books.”
“The Choir were so old I thought they would need
resuscitating. When they process into the Church
the way they look sets the tone - its a church for
old people.”
“I thought singing and music was to enhance the
worship, music was slow, singing - did anyone
know the hymns? It didn't sound as if they did - we
ended up laughing at the music and singing!”
“The Sermon - what was that about? theology? - it did nothing for me (or us) the
Vicar lost us after 3 mins and it went on for
over 15mins!!!!”
“The lady on the door was nice, and
checked up on us during the Peace - but no
one else talked to us except the Vicar when
we were leaving.”
“There is a children's area but its for babies,
there is nothing suitable for a wide age
range of children such as our son.”
“If I wanted some motivation to become an
Atheist attending this church was it!”
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Adding to the church Workshop
Why did you stay?
What stops people coming back a
second time to your congregation?
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Is adding to the church even on the
agenda?
A meeting is an event where
minutes are taken and hours
wasted.
The Seven Phrases that
turn 90% away
At number 7
“We’ve never done it that
way before”
At number 6
“We’re not ready for that”
At number 5
“We’re doing alright
without it”
At number 4
“We’ve tried it once
before”
At number 3
“It costs too much”
At number 2
“That’s not our
responsibility”
At number one
“It just won’t work”
The Antidote –
Behold He is doing a new thing
We can do all things through Christ who
strengthens us
We need to be about our Father’s business
We will reap a harvest if we do not give up
Our needs are supplied by God according to the
riches of His grace
We are God’s ambassadors
We are more than conquerors through Christ
How failure plays its part
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If I find 10,000 ways something
won’t work, I haven’t failed. I am
not discouraged because every
wrong attempt discarded is
another step forward
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Shizuka Arakawa 20,000 times falling down
Why would anyone endure that….. Because
she did not interpret falling down as failure,
it was not merely a means of improving, but
evidence that she was improving and
opportunity to learn develop and adapt
“To Lament is impatient insistent protest
It takes courage to pray in this way
Not to lament leads to our present situation
Resignation, passivity, blind acceptance,
numbness”
Are you a church into feedback
or failure?
Feedback the Rocket fuel which propels
the acquisition of knowledge
Tennis-net
Golf-out of bounds
Aspiring sportsmen and women are
keen to work with top coaches
Back to what?
From Simon to Simon Peter
Christianity Today it’s more
about knowing about God than
knowing God – lowering the
standard of Christianity
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The church genome
Protein molecule called Laminin
It is the glue of the human body
Look it up on line
Know me,
focus me, care about me,
inspire me
To explore our vocations our
calling
He takes a Daniel & invades Babylon
He takes a Esther & invades Persia
He takes a Wilberforce and destroys
slavery
He takes ordinary everyday Christians
and seeks to extend the Kingdom of God
Joseph had to go to Egypt
to fulfill his destiny
For a few weeks live as if its really true. Pray as if
God is really listening, read the bible as if God is
trying to speak to you through it, meet with other
Christians as if when they gather, God is really
present among them. And live not only as if you
yourself loved by God live as if everyone you meet
each day as well
Back to what?
From Simon to Simon Peter
12 Steps learning tool
(Doubling your congregation)
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Little Bo-Peep School of Mission
Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep,
And can't tell where to find them;
Leave them alone, And they'll come
home,
Wagging their tails behind them
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Introducing your friend to church
is similar to a boy taking his
girlfriend home to meet his
parents
12 Steps learning tool
Step One Did the church leader manage to
get the vision of doubling our congregation
across as a compelling vision?
Step Two Did the church leader model
invitation by inviting someone
Step Three Did every member of the
congregation get a personal invitation from
me or the leadership team to invite?
12 Steps learning tool
Step Four Did we explain the
spirituality of friendship
Step Five Did we use the Power of
Story
Step Six Did we ask God who He
might want us to invite?
12 Steps learning tool
Step 7 Did we practice the question
would you like to come to church with
me?
Step 8 Did we pray as a church?
Step 9 Did the congregation
courageously make invitations?
12 Steps learning tool
Step 10 Did we walk or drive with
our guests to church?
Step 11 Did we introduce our
invited guests to our friends at
church?
Step 12 Did we invite them again
the following week?
On scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being
poor and 10 being excellent
evaluate how things went
The Anglican Potential Ratio
3 focused invitation Sundays
per year (50)
60% of the congregation
invite (40%)
10% stay (90%)
Experience
EASTER
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A few years ago the
Bishop of Gloucester
asked some people in
his diocese to do
something that would
make more of Easter…
… they came up with an
astonishing set of
resources and ideas,
which really work!
Experience
EASTER
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• churches set up 6
stages where people
can engage in reflection
and multi sensory
activities through which
they will
EXPERIENCE
Experience
EASTER
EASTER
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Stage 1
The
Triumphal
Entry
Experience
EASTER
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Stage 2
Washing the
disciples feet
Experience
EASTER
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Stage 3
The Last
Supper
Experience
EASTER
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Stage 4
Gethsemane
Experience
EASTER
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Stage 5
The Cross
Experience
EASTER
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Stage 6
The Empty
Tomb
Experience
EASTER
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For church to reach groups
of people in their community
Occasional churchgoers
Church members
Experience
EASTER
Families
Passers by…
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Baptism Candidates
Work colleagues
Engaged couples
Experience
EASTER
Cubs, Scouts, Brownies
Schools…
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Belief System
If you accept a belief,
You reap a thought.
If you sow a thought,
You reap an attitude.
If you sow an attitude,
You reap an action.
If you sow an action,
You reap a habit.
If you sow a habit,
You reap a character.
If you sow a character,
You reap a destiny.
• This poem shows the progress from our experiences
leading to a belief and ultimately to our destiny
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The ten keys to keeping
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The ten keys to keeping
1. God sent you His
precious people
2. Spend more time
with newcomers
than regulars
3. Manage the first
impression
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Greeted
Directed
Treated
Seated
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Greeted: welcomed with a smile
Directed: simply and politely shown where they need to go
Treated: shown respect, and happily surprised with comfort
food/drink. If you feed them they will come. I knew of one
fast growing church that served donuts and coffee every
week. Now there is a church growth strategy you can sink
your teeth into!
Seated: led to a comfortable, appropriate seat
Never miss an opportunity to
make others happy, even if you
have to leave them alone in
order to do it.
- Mother Teresa -
4. The Power of
Lagniappe
Appreciate
Appreciate
Appreciate
The unexpected extra
The bakers dozen
A wee bit more
Create a sense of appreciation and delight
Who can you team up to produce something
purposeful with permanence?
Expectations
Meet
Exceed
Delight
Amaze
5. Practice Would
you mind filling in
the card?
6. Contact people in
the first week, if not
the first 36 hours
7. Go and visit
them in their home
8. Send three
invitations to do
something fun with
the church
Dinner,
film,
quiz
walk
9. Introduce them
into a small group
Wesleyan Revival
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Single Sex classes
What sins have you committed?
What temptations are you facing?
What means of grace is God opening up
for you? (Scriptures, fellowship,
opportunity)
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The Law of Attraction
You are a living magnet
You invariably attract into your life the
people, situations and circumstances, that
are in harmony with your dominant
thoughts
Birds of a feather
Like attracts like
What ever you want wants you
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One universally accepted
keeping group
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Youth Group
Young and single
Engaged Couples
Married & Single or Double Income no
kids
• Full Nest
• Empty Nest
• Sole Survivor
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10. Transform your
welcome team into
a keeping team
The Owner perspective
“Don’t act like the host
Be the host”
Introverts have a problem introducing
themselves but once introduced they
are very good listeners
Extroverts have a problem shutting up
and listening once they have made the
introduction
What’s the most important part of this seminar?
It is the actions you will take as a result of what
you have learnt here
Successful people develop the habit of taking
action now
Try a new idea 5 or 10 times before making a
decision about it. Don’t expect to do it right the first
time
Like riding a bike
Successful people fail over and over again
The ten keys to keeping
De-Sire
Latin word To give birth to
The effort of an unexpressed possibility
within you that is seeking to be born
All consuming obsession – fall in love with
this
Training Resource for Dioceses
and Denominations
Michael Harvey:
Unlocking the Growth DVD
The reasons people don’t come back a second
time
The Seven Phrases that turn away
Turning failure into a friend
Back to what? From Simon to Simon Peter
12 steps learning tool
The Ten Keys to Keeping
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