Transitional Interim Pastor Pastor Leaves Leading a church from Anxiety to Anticipation Interim Descision Know Your Church Know Your Community Know the Plan Know God Know the Path New Pastor Assessment Renewal Planning Anxiety Anticipation Transitional Interim Pastor Implementation Know Your Community Know Your Community

Know Your Community 1. Collecting Demographic information a. Precept report included in the assessment report b. Nazarene Research Center c. From Ministry Focus Group 2. Conducting an Unchurched Survey How to develop and use it 3. Developing a Community Profile a. Demographics b. Spiritual Atmosphere c. Need Determination

Reaching out to Community involves the balancing act of being “in the world but not of it.” It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -- Krishnamurti

What Jesus taught (Matt 10:5-6) Know the Community What Jesus taught (Matt 10:5-6) “Do not go among the Gentiles or any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.” (NIV)

What Paul taught (Gal 2:8) Know the Community What Paul taught (Gal 2:8) “For God, who was at work in the ministry of Peter as an apostle to the Jews, was also at work in my ministry an apostle to the Gentiles.” (NIV)

Top 10 Consumer Values Held Worldwide Consider. . . Top 10 Consumer Values Held Worldwide Protecting family Honesty Health & Fitness Self-Esteem Self-Reliance Justice Freedom Friendship Knowledge Learning Roper Starch Worldwide survey of 35K consumers in 35 countries reported in Leadership Journal

Reasons Why Unchurched Chose A Church % Mentioned Factor Pastor / Preaching Doctrines Friendliness Evangelism Family God’s Presence Sunday School Children / Youth Worship / Music Location 90% 88% 49% 41% 38% 37% 25% 11% 7% Surprising Insights From the Unchurched & Proven Ways to Reach Them by Rainer

You must connect with the community by understanding them Knowing the Community You must connect with the community by understanding them 7 Questions To Help You Using Attraction Events

You must connect with the community by understanding them Knowing the Community You must connect with the community by understanding them 7 Questions To Help You Using Attraction Events

Understand the Community Know who lives in the community Unchurched Survey Conversations with Community Leaders

Understand the Community Know who lives in the community Unchurched Survey Conversations with Community Leaders

Your Relationship To Your Community View the Community through varied lenses Numbers, Geography (location, neighborhood, distance to church, etc.) Demographics, Cultural (income, gender, age, etc.) (customs, expectations, views, etc.) Spiritual (religious views, upbringing, etc.)

Understand the Community Know who lives in the community Unchurched Survey Conversations with Community Leaders

“Listening To The Unchurched” Survey

“Listening” Survey 1. How long have you lived here? 2. Are you an active member of a church here in the area, and if so, how often do you attend? A. Once a week B. Twice a month C. Once a month D. A few times a year

“Listening” Survey 3. Why do you think most people don't attend church today? (about 65% don’t) 4. If you found a church that was so alive and exciting it motivated you to attend, what are the kinds of things that church would have to have? 5. What advice would you give us?

Understand the Community Know who lives in the community Unchurched Survey Conversations with Community Leaders

Conversation with Community Leaders Police Officers School Leaders Other Church Leaders

You must connect with the community by understanding them Knowing the Community You must connect with the community by understanding them 7 Questions To Help You Using Attraction Events

Questions to knowing the Community How can I become an expert in the life-style, preferences and needs of the community? What felt needs do the people of the community have? What would the people of this community consider "good news?" What is their "gospel?"

Questions to knowing the Community What are the real needs of the community that we are seeking to meet? Are there any needs in the community that we are uniquely qualified to meet?

Questions to knowing your Community What can we do to attract the attention of the community? What ministries will meet the "felt" and "real" needs of our community?

You must connect with the community by understanding them Knowing the Community You must connect with the community by understanding them 7 Questions To Help You Using Attraction Events

Attraction Event - Definition “An event planned to expose the ministry of the church to the community, and at the same time reinforcing the value of ‘inviting’ …These events may be large (20-500) or small (4-10).”

Attraction Events Examples of attraction events Goals of attraction events a. Exposure to new people b. Relationship building c. Getting names, addresses, etc. To connect, you must listen!

The “Prospect Process” 3 Key Lists To Develop! The “Prospect Process” Keep adding to the “prospect list” Move people to the “guest list” Assimilate people onto the “church directory list”

Lessons From Hollywood What is the attitude of the church toward its community? Because of this attitude, what is the church’s involvement? What is the relationship between bad performance and church attendance?

Lessons From Hollywood 4. What does this say to us about our need for excellence? 5. How does the style and quality of music change? How did it affect people? 6. When change starts to take place, how does older leadership feel?

Lessons From Hollywood 7. What is the impact of the church moving outside of its own four walls? 8. How does the image of the church to the community change? Their support? 9. Listen for the theme song here? "Just a touch of Love!"