Developing a Strategic Vision for your Childrens Ministry

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Developing a Strategic Vision for your Childrens
Ministry
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Set Theory

• Boundary Sets
• in or out
• Centred Sets
• movement
• Fuzzy Sets
• blurred

What is the nature of our journey?
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Saddleback Purpose Driven Church
Circles of commitment
untouched
unchurched
Attenders
Members
From other churches Enquirers Just looking
Maturing members
No contact yet
Learn Give
Lay Leaders
Serve
Clubs and Contacts
core
Belong
committed
congregation / cell
congregation / crowd
community contacts
outside community
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The Engel Scale
The Gray Matrix
Knowledge
Sceptic
Spiritually mature
Able to teach others
Attitude
Attitude
Conversion
Agnostic
Enthusiastic
Knowing nothing of the gospel
Open to the gospel
Cold contact
Knowledge
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The Gray Matrix
Knowledge
Attitude
Attitude
Knowledge
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The Gray Matrix
Knowledge
Kids Club
Attitude
Attitude
Kids Party
Held in church?
Knowledge
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Under 5s
Infants
Juniors
Special Kids
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Under 5s families
Infant families
Youth
Special families
Junior families
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Etc.
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Cool Pools Warm Pools Hot Pools
Childrens Work (Infants) Rec.,Years 1 2
Holiday Clubs Kids Parties School Visits
Assemblies Mini GAP
Kids Church Family Services
Family Services Mini GAP
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