Creating the Environment for Growth The 8 Essential Qualities of Natural Church Development.

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Creating the Environment for Growth The 8 Essential Qualities of Natural Church Development

8 Essential Quality Characteristics Leadership Ministry Spirituality Structures Worship Small Groups Outreach Relationships  Empowering  Gift-based  Passionate  Effective  Inspiring  Holistic  Need-oriented  Loving

Empowering Leadership

Leaders train others for the ministry, rather than just doing it themselves Not just the clergy, all leaders enable others. Mentoring, equipping, coaching On-the-job training Apprentice leaders developed

Super

Gift-based Ministry

Members are helped to identify their gifts Gifts, passion and personality matched to ministries Joy and fulfilment in serving

Passionate Spirituality

Hunger for God Strong in Prayer Personal spiritual disciplines Holiness, obedience

Passionate Spirituality Almighty God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you: pour your love into our hearts and draw us to yourself, and so bring us at last to your heavenly city where we shall see you face to face; through Jesus Christ our Lord. CW Collect – 17 th Sunday after Trinity

Effective Structures

But I love our traditions!

Effective Structures All ministries have goals Flexibility Willing to change able to adapt Serve the ministries

Inspiring Worship

Psalm 122:1 I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

Holistic Small Groups

 Worship  Bible Study  Fellowship  Prayer  Service  Outreach

Holistic Small Groups  A group that is small!  Ministering to each other’s felt needs: spiritual, emotional, physical, social  Using spiritual gifts  Bible application  Multiply

Need-oriented Outreach

Aware of the felt needs of the community Ministries meet felt needs Members able to effectively share their faith Services accessible to visitors New believers assimilated

Loving Relationships

Atmosphere of joy and trust Forgiving and Fun Affirmation and encouragement Prayer for one another

8 Essential Qualities  Empowering Leadership  Gift-based Ministry  Passionate Spirituality  Effective Structures  Inspiring Worship  Holistic Small Groups  Need-oriented Outreach  Loving Relationships