How to turn your Church around
From Settlers to Pioneers
in Revitalization
Where is your Church?
(What is the state of the church?)
• Where are we?
• Not compared to another church but compared to
what God wants for your particular church.
• Where do we need to go from here?
• A vision from God (results)
• What changes/key steps need to be made?
WHERE ARE YOU?
LEADER’S
Personal
LIFE
Family
LIFE
Leadership Team
LIFE
Church
LIFE
Our Calling
• JER 3:15 And I will give you pastors
according to mine heart, which shall feed
you with knowledge and understanding.
• JER 10:21 For the pastors are become
brutish, and have not sought the LORD:
therefore they shall not prosper, and all
their flocks shall be scattered.
Our Calling
• JER 12:10 Many pastors have destroyed
my vineyard, they have trodden my
portion under foot, they have made my
pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
• JER 12:11 They have made it desolate,
and being desolate it mourneth unto me;
the whole land is made desolate, because
no man layeth it to heart.
Our Calling
• JER 23:1 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy
and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the
LORD.
• JER 23:2 Therefore thus saith the LORD God
of Israel against the pastors that feed my
people; Ye have scattered my flock, and
driven them away, and have not visited them:
behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your
doings, saith the LORD.
Church Leadership table
Positional
Leader
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Pastor
Positional
Leader
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Positional
Leader
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Positional
Leader
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Leadership table
Influential
Leader
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Influential
Leader
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Jesus
Influential
Leader
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Declared & Real Values
Declared values
Real values
The further apart Real and Declared values are the
more problems the leadership team will have.
A higher level of RESULTS
Effective Ministry
is created
Real values
Declared values
The closer Real values are to Declared values the
more Fruit will be produced.
Leadership Alignment
Alignment is the match between my
individual dreams & goals and the
goals of the church leadership
“Why should I be aligned?”
I Corinthians 14:8
“If the bugle produces
an indistinct sound, who
will prepare himself for
battle?”
God’s Desire – United Leadership
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Reason - Common Purpose – Dream
Strategy - Clear roles
Structure - Accepted Leadership
Method - Effective Processes and Action
plans
• Climate - Solid relationships
• Means - Excellent Communication
Alignment
Team work
pastor
Church
leader
Church
leader
Church
leader
Church
leader
Church
leader
Church
leader
When the leadership team is paddling in the same
direction of one purpose or dream or goal there is
progress.
Purpose
Alignment
NO Team work
pastor
Church
leader
Church
leader
Church
leader
Church
leader
Church
leader
Church
leader
When the leadership team is paddling in different
directions. There is confusion & frustration.
Purpose
Alignment
• Pastor, you must set the course!
• Out of your purpose and dream
should come goals.
• Think about these things (Core
Values & leadership alignment) as you
think about Goals……
Changing the Status Quo
• Two ways or avenues we have as leaders to
change the status quo.
• Position
• What are some issues that you would use your
position to change? (Example – Doctrinal)
• Personal Influence & sharing of
knowledge
• What are some issues that you would use your
Personal Influence & sharing of knowledge to
change?
Changing the Status Quo
Power of Position
4.
Change in Group Behavior
3.
Change in Individual Behavior
2.
Change in Attitude
1.
Change in Knowledge
Degree of
Difficulty
Power of Personal Influence
Time
Changing the Status Quo
• Jeremiah 3:15 “And I will give you pastors
according to mine heart,
• which shall feed you
• with knowledge and understanding.”
• Is this positional or personal influence & the
sharing of knowledge?
• I Peter 5:3 “Neither as being lords over God’s
heritage, but being examples to the flock.”
Where is your church?
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Growth
Numbers
Health
Fellowship
Reproduction
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Ministry
Nostalgia
Questioning
Structure
Polarization
Goals
Beliefs
Dream
Dropout
Robert Dale
In
To Dream Again
Characteristics of a Church
Ministry
Structure
Nostalgia
Nurturing
Rational Parent
Questioning
Adult
Goals
Belief
Dream
Creative
Child
Critical
Parent
Polarization
Dropout
Refocusing
On Evangelism
and outreach
Reenergizing
Deal with some
internal issues &
refocus on outreach
Restructuring
Large internal
changes & refocus
on outreach
Ed Stetzer
In
Comeback
Churches
Restarting
A Healthy Reproducing Church
Servant
1Cor 1:18
1Cor 2:1-5
1Cor 3:1-3
1Cor 3:5-6
Evangelism
Nurture
1Cor 4:1 1Cor 3:7-9
1Cor 3:10-16 1Cor 4:6, 17
Leadership
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Task
Steward Encourager
Partnership
Parent
Discipleship
Witness
Lordship
Friendship
Emphasis
Discipler’s
Role
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Discipling Equipping Supporting
Master Builder
Where are we as a Church?
Every Church ought to be a
healthy, soul winning, caring,
reaching, teaching
reproducing church!
Would you agree or disagree?
Every Church ought to be reaching the Lost.
WHY?
• The Bible has told us so . . .
Matthew 28:17-20
“When they saw him they worshiped him
…Go ye therefore, and teach all nations
(Ta Ethne- ethnic groups), baptizing them
in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost; Teaching them to
observe all things whatsoever I have
commanded you: and, lo, I am with you
always, even unto the end of the world.
A-men.” KJV
ACTS 1:8
" But you will receive power,
when the Holy Spirit comes on you;
and you will be my witnesses
in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea and Samaria,
and to the ends of the earth.”
What has happened?
Our churches have set wrong priorities.
A lot of churches
are fishing in
dry holes!
A lot are not
fishing
at all!
Sometimes we stick our nose into others
business. I Peter 4:15
Some of our Churches are fussing and fighting
Some Church leaders
are Lazy!
Have you seen churches do something like this?
• How could they have prevented this?
• Planning?
•This is why were are in this meeting.
The Process of Planning
Out of God’s Great commission (BIBLE) comes the Church’s
Purpose
Out of the church’s Purpose comes our dream
Out of our dream come our goal (expected results, FAITH)
Out of goal comes Action Plans
Out of Action Plans comes a need for a
Calendar of Activities, People to work and a Budget
Out of Work come God’s given results
– James “Faith without works is dead”
From these scriptures:
“What is the Purpose of the Church?”
My church exists to:
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Original Dream
Dreaming New
dreams With the
ability to Change
Out of God’s Purpose comes a Dream
• What kind of Christians do I dream of?
• What kind of Church program must I develop to grow that
Christian?
• What kind of leadership team – volunteer and/or paid must
I develop to produce my dream?
• What kind of minister must I become to gather my dream
team
• What kind of support system do I need… family, peers
• WHERE THERE IS NO VISION, THE PEOPLE PERISH
Proverbs 29:18
Out of God’s Purpose comes a Dream
• My dream (VISION) for my church is ...
• OR -- Next year I see my church ...
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EFFECTIVE GOALS
GOAL
• Are they Specific?
• Are they Measurable?
• Are they Attainable?
• Are they Relevant?
• Are they Time Sensitive?
Are they God’s preferred future?
Will you Celebrate and give God the
glory when you reach them??
Your Budget reflects your goals
What are your goals?
• How does our church actually spend its budget?
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Mostly on buildings and properties?
Mostly on personnel salaries?
Mostly on national and foreign missions?
Mostly on local ministry and outreach?
Mostly on church education programs?
• Do our budget expenditures flow outward on mission or
inward on maintaining our congregation?
• Which age groups are spotlighted via budget
• Which organizations get the most money
• Do we have any organizations or groups which have no access
to budgeted funds?
Out of the Churches Purpose What Should
be our GOALS?
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Baptisms
Worship attendance
Cooperative Program giving
Teachers trained/Leaders develop
Classes started
Ministries started
Fellowship
Structure
“Always more than the year before!”
Tom Cheyney
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Action Plans
ACTION PLANS Answer the following
questions:
• What?
• Where?
• When?
• Who?
• How?
What does an ACTION PLAN road map look like?
THIS
What does your road map look like?
Vision,
Values
WHY: To win
the lost
I must or
It’s sin!
What does your road map look like?
Math.28:19
Vision,
Values
Strategy - HOW
Mission
Goals
Baptize 26
Enlist,Train and
& Empower 3
“Seeker” home Bible
Study Teams
What does your road map look like?
Vision,
Values
Goals
Math.28:19
Strategy
Organization
Baptize 26
Mission
Go back
& re-share
WHY!
Enlist,Train and
& Empower 3
“Seeker” home Bible
Study Teams
Celebrate ! ! !
Baptize
Visitation
Start the
STUDY
H ost
O rganizer
T eacher
Commission
Teams
Train
Action
Prayer
Strategy
Preach on
Witnessing
Enlist ‘HOT’
team
Model
The study
Empower
Go - Sow - Water - Cultivate