Healthy Pastors, Healthy Churches © 2009 Transition Ministries Group

Our Mission Our mission is to insure that churches in transition are led by skilled interim pastors who prepare each church to achieve its full potential when its next pastor arrives. © 2009 Transition Ministries Group

The Church Life Cycle © 2009 Transition Ministries Group

The Church Life Cycle Dreams Vision People are drawn © 2009 Transition Ministries Group

The Church Life Cycle Dreams Beliefs Values Unity Tolerance © 2009 Transition Ministries Group

The Church Life Cycle Dreams Beliefs Goals Growth oriented Solution focused Creative planning High morale Team thinking Bias toward faith © 2009 Transition Ministries Group

The Church Life Cycle Dreams Beliefs Goals Forms Form serves function Simplicity Flexibility © 2009 Transition Ministries Group

The Church Life Cycle Dreams Beliefs Goals Forms Success Cooperation Achievement Outward focus Evident growth © 2009 Transition Ministries Group

The Church Life Cycle Dreams Beliefs Goals Forms SuccessPlateau Duty over vision Policy over vision Safety over risk Inward focus © 2009 Transition Ministries Group

The Church Life Cycle Dreams Beliefs Goals Forms SuccessPlateau Apathy Rigid vs. flexible Bureaucracy vs. teamwork Complex vs. simple Focus backward vs. outward © 2009 Transition Ministries Group

The Church Life Cycle Dreams Beliefs Goals Forms SuccessPlateau Apathy Doubt Focus on problems Focus on survival Paralysis vs. initiative Low morale Allocation planning © 2009 Transition Ministries Group

The Church Life Cycle Dreams Beliefs Goals Forms SuccessPlateau Apathy Doubt Factions Focus on differences Low tolerance Intense conflict © 2009 Transition Ministries Group

The Church Life Cycle Dreams Beliefs Goals Forms SuccessPlateau Apathy Doubt Factions Implode Mass exodus Mounting debt Passive remnant © 2009 Transition Ministries Group

The Church Life Cycle Dreams Beliefs Goals Forms SuccessPlateau Apathy Doubt Factions Implode © 2009 Transition Ministries Group

The Church Life Cycle Birth - 1 Forma- tion - 3 Success - 5 Plateau - 6 Decline - 8 Death - 10 © 2009 Transition Ministries Group

The Church Life Cycle Dreams Beliefs Goals Forms Success Dreams Beliefs Continually dream new dreams! © 2009 Transition Ministries Group

Additional Resources  George Bullard, Pursuing the Full Kingdom Potential of Your Church  Martin F. Saarinen, The Life Cycle of a Congregation  Win Arn, Five Stages in the Life-Cycle of Churches  Gary McIntosh, Taking Your Church to the Next Level  Arlin Routhage, The Life Cycle in Congregations  Robert Dale, To Dream Again: How to Help Your Church Come Alive © 2009 Transition Ministries Group

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