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Connect with the author at facebook.com/ChristianA.Schwarz The Fruit of Empowerment —what we can expect within one year

Connect with me at facebook.com/ChristianA.Schwarz The promise of Matthew 18:20 Where two or three are gathered in my name there I am among them small group holistic Christ’s presence/ heaven (= loving the Lord with your head, hands, and heart) Holistic small group = a gathering in Christ's name = a window to heaven

Connect with me at facebook.com/ChristianA.Schwarz Eastern and Western Paradigms Christ’s work: victory over resulting in the GOOD LIFE &

Connect with me at facebook.com/ChristianA.Schwarz HEAVEN HELL Sickness Sin EvilDeath

Connect with me at facebook.com/ChristianA.Schwarz The communal test power pleasure identity sustenance justice renewal intimacy Vulnerability: Pride Energy for: Empowering leadership Vulnerability: Gluttony Energy for: Effective structures Vulnerability: Envy Energy for: Gift-based ministry Vulnerability: Greed Energy for: Need-oriented evangelism Vulnerability: Anger Energy for: Loving relationships Vulnerability: Sloth Energy for: Passionate spirituality Vulnerability: Lust Energy for: Inspiring worship

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Strong “head” energies Strong “hands” energies Strong “heart” energies Strong “head-hands” energies Strong “head-heart” energies Strong “heart- hands” energies

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Gift-based ministry Need-oriented evangelism Loving relationships Passionate spirituality Inspiring worship Effective structures

Connect with me at facebook.com/ChristianA.Schwarz Harnessing the energies that are within your church

NCD health and financial giving Percentage of small group and worship service attending church members who give 10% or more of their gross income in offerings for church support, missions, etc. Very much below average Well below average Below average Above average Well above average Very much above average NCD scores (Quality Index)

Connect with me at facebook.com/ChristianA.Schwarz The people God uses Jacob was a cheater, Peter had a temper, David had an affair, Noah got drunk, Jonah ran from God, Paul was a murderer, Miriam was a gossiper, Martha was a worrier, Thomas was a doubter, God doesn’t call the empowered, he empowers the called. Elijah was depressed, Moses stuttered, Zacchaeus was short, Abraham was old, and Lazarus was dead.

Connect with me at facebook.com/ChristianA.Schwarz How does God do it? And what is our part in this strategy of God?

Connect with me at facebook.com/ChristianA.Schwarz The Leading and the Empowering wing Leading wingEmpowering wing

Connect with me at facebook.com/ChristianA.Schwarz Focus your energies Do first things... first. not at all. And second things... The principle of intentional neglect

Connect with me at facebook.com/ChristianA.Schwarz Within one year 1. Identify potential leaders a. People that have “power” as their highest or second-highest energy b. People who have one of the four leadership gifts (leadership, organization, apostle, shepherding) c. People who have identified one of the leadership gifts as a “latent” gift 2. Start Spiritual Change Talk with them 3. Identify the energies in all of your small groups 4. Help people relate their energies to kingdom-building areas 5. Enjoy the results!

The fruit of empowerment “traditional” approach NCD approach

Connect with me at facebook.com/ChristianA.Schwarz Intentional neglect

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