Transcript How to Break the 100/200 Barrier

How to Break
the 100/200 Barrier
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100/200 what?
Worship Attendance
(How to chart it accurately)
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Growth Barriers At:
100
 200
 400
 800
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Most formidable barriers: 100/200.
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At 100 adults in attendance, the
church is larger than 2/3 of the
churches in America.
At 200 adults in attendance, the
church is larger than 80% of the
churches in America.
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God
What is the call of
God in your life?
Where is God’s
Kingdom breaking
into the world?
Culture
Clergy
Who are we
uniquely called
by God to reach?
Role of pastor
and ministers
Congregation
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Who is your congregation called
by God to reach?
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The “culture – congregation” connection
– “who is our congregation uniquely called by
God to reach in our culture?
– If our church is alive, it lives at the pleasure
of God as the last, best chance to reach
someone
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And who is that?
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Churched
Non-Churched
Christian
Non-Christian
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Who is this church called to reach?
“Christian/Churched”
transfer
“Non-Christian/Churched”
biological
“Christian/Non-Churched”
renewal
“Non-Christian/Non-Churched”
conversion
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Who is this church called to reach?
Seeker...
Targeted
(non-Christian/non-Churched)
Friendly
Unfriendly
Hostile
(Christian/Churched)
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God
What is the call of
God in your life?
Where is God’s
Kingdom breaking
into the world?
Culture
Clergy
Who are we
uniquely called
by God to reach?
Role of pastor
and ministers
Congregation
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The Role of the Pastor
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The “clergy – congregation” axis
– What is the role of the pastor as one of the
ministers called in the congregation?
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Player
Coach
Builder
Architect
Medicine Man
Shepherd
Tribal Chief
Rancher
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Church growth potential is
proportionate to a higher
rancher perspective.
*Is the pastor more of a shepherd …
or a shepherd-maker?
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The more time spent shepherd-making,
the greater the growth potential.
Shepherd
Rancher
Growth Potential
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A church can grow to the extent that it lets
the pastor do the leading, and
the people do the ministry.
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Holy Spirit moves in
(discerning God’s vision for who we are called to reach)
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Pastor moves over
(rancher perspective)
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People move up
(mutual self-care through groups)
Church moves out
(grows through 100/200 barrier)
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How to Break
the 100/200 Barrier
Dr. John P. Chandler
The Ray and Ann Spence Network
For Congregational Leadership
[email protected]
Copy right John Chandler, 2000
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Modality
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Pluralistic
“Being”
People-oriented
Gov’t by consensus
Maintenance
Biological growth
Lower commitment
Sodality
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Like-minded
“Doing”
Task-oriented
Gov’t by vision
Mission
Decision growth
Higher commitment
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Modality and Sodality
Congregational
Structure
(modality)
Mission Structure
(Sodality)
Growth Potential
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Willingness of a Congregation to Follow
a Change Initiative of the Pastor
High
Low
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Years of Pastoral Tenure
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Things Pastors Do...
Now, which should
be the main domain
of the pastor?
- Vision
- Worship
- Model
- Leadership/supervision
- Evangelism
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preach sermons and lead worship
plan for blocks of worship and preaching
teach classes or seminars
recruit leaders
baptisms, communion, weddings, funerals
visitation (prospect, member, hospital(
counseling (crisis or ongoing)
activities to orient new members
study, attend school, continuing education
intentional relationship (mentor/protégé)
pray and practice the spiritual disciplines
attend group and committee meetings
the bulletin
envision/ develop long-range goals and plans
reminder calls
moderate or attend church-wide meetings
settle disputes in church
work with the youth
set an example for church and community
order church supplies, jiggle the handle
unlock buildings, turn on heat, turn off lights
train church workers in spiritual skills
go to denominational functions
develop the group life of the church
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ask why so-and-so wasn’t in church last Sunday