VISION AND MISSION

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VISION AND MISSION

• What in the world am I doing and where in the
  world am I going?

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• A Personal Journey of Reconciliation
• The Story of
• Holy Trinity Community Church, UCC

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CHURCH PLANTING IS

• An artistic science
• Fluid and organic
• A risky endeavor

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WHERE DO WE BEGIN?

• Church birthing begins with your personal
  transformation
• You recognize a serious need that exists
  inspiration
• You see the solution vision
• A conviction grows within you that this need must
  be met determination
• You take steps to begin the solution - action

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HEALTHY CHURCHES

• Have an outward focus, instead of an inward focus
• Reproduce
• Seek to change peoples lives

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MODELS FOR NEW CHURCH DEVELOPMENT

• Spontaneous Combustion an organic seed that
  grows from local people rising up to meet a need
• Franchising starting a United Methodist,
  Presbyterian, Episcopal, etc. congregation logo
  is recognizable

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• Church birthing another church a congregation
  intentionally plants another church (same DNA)
• Partnering 2 or more congregations pool their
  financial resources to plant a church
• (does not carry same DNA of partnering
  congregations)
• Parachute Drop pastor goes into new community
  to start church driven by Conferences
• Unplanned Pregnancy church split occurs new
  church is often toxic

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BIGGEST MISTAKE IN CHURCH PLANTING!

• Not acting your age trying to walk before you
  crawl
• Standard congregational life cycles
• Birth
• Infancy
• Adolescence
• Prime
• Maturity

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UNDERSTANDING THE CYCLES

• All churches have four components that measure
  their stage in the life cycle
• ENERGY
• PROGRAMS
• ADMINISTRATION
• INCLUSION

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DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CYCLES

• BIRTH Epai
• High levels of energy
• Integrated around vision and charisma of founder
• Insufficient membership base to support ministries

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• INFANCY EpaI
• Quality of relationships correlate with level of
  energy and enthusiasm
• Open and unrestricted inclusiveness
• Undeveloped programs
• A time for creating a sense of community and
  mission

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• ADOLESCENCE EPai
• High energy level focused on development of
  programs services
• Membership increasing assimilation of new
  members can be a challenge
• Leadership burnout can occur

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• PRIME EPAI
• Interaction between inner/outer
• Intentionally inclusive
• Leadership components in place staff
  leadership bodies are working together
• Creative conflicts drive energy levels

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• MATURITY ePAI
• Well established fellowship structure,
  administrative procedures, staff, programs
  support
• Energetic but not enthusiastic
• Stable with a sense of self worth
• Can become unresponsive to new opportunities

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• QUESTIONS OR HELPFUL COMMENTS?

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SUCCEEDING IN THE PROCESS

• Remember to act your age
• 2. Remember this is a process, not an event
• 3. Do your homework get to know your area, the
  people, the needs
• 4. Stay faithful to the process sometimes that
  means just showing up when you dont feel like it

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• 5. Know and use your sources of support the
  Conference staff, your ministry coach, seasoned
  ministers with your Association or Conference
• 6. Be open, honest and discerning schedule
  regular moments of prayer keep yourself
  centered in the Spirit
• 7. Set and maintain high standards from the
  beginning

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• QUESTIONS?

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YOUR CHURCHS VISION AND MISSION

• You will be largely responsible in leading your
  congregation to seeing the vision and doing
  the mission
• It is imperative that you know, understand,
  accept and love your people - meeting them where
  they are
• It is important that you have a deep-seated
  conviction as to why this church is needed

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• It is important that you know how to talk about
  your mission and describe your vision to new
  people
• Saying your church welcomes all people says
  little who is your specific niche?
• Describe the problem and how your church is the
  solution do this as succinctly as possible
• Be interested in the personal stories of these
  new people they want to know that you care who
  they are and appreciate their journey
• New people will not care how much you know until
  they know how much you care

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TIME TO PRACTICE

• Break out in groups of 5 to 7
• Practice telling others about your church
• Who are you, why do you exist, why should you
  exist
• Invite these new people to attend your church
• Give feedback to each other tell how it felt to
  be invited to this church
• Explain what would have been helpful for you to
  hear.

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• Thank you for letting me share with you!
• God has called you to an amazing and exciting
  adventure!
• I am praying for your success.

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