Pastors and Churches SESSION THREE: DREAMS, SCHEMES, THEMES, CULTURE

DEFINITIONS  DREAM  SCHEME  THEME  CULTURE

DEFINITIONS  Dream: this is the goal. This is the intentional place that we are moving towards. Our end vision – where we want to be standing. It answers “what” and “why” Scheme: this is the plan. This is the blueprint for what we are building, the road map for our destination. It answers “how” Theme: this is the next step. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and the theme is what lets us know what the next step is. The dream and scheme should largely be constants, but the theme will change as we walk down the road. This answers “what next” Culture: there is no point in having a dream come true if we lose our identity. Our culture is who we are while dreaming the dreaming, working to the scheme and working out the current theme. This answers “who” Motto: This is a handy way of helping people remember the dream, scheme, theme and culture of a church. It sums up what the church is about in a pithy and punchy manner

DREAM OF TREE OF LIFE CHURCH  A church full of the Word, full of the Spirit, full of the nations and full of love; founded only on the complete work of Christ, raising disciples who dream big dreams and who see those dreams come true

SCHEME OF TREE OF LIFE CHURCH  A mega church with a multiplicity of ministries built around house groups; with many ways into community; with a clear path of progression into maturity and ministry; investing in global missions; raising leaders and planting new churches

THEMES IN TREE OF LIFE CHURCH 2014 Identity No one is going to go through 2014 without knowing who they are on every level of their life 2015 Destiny You know you were designed for greatness. Now find out what that greatness is Reaching The world needs to know. We can make it happen Great Increase God wants you to live in a place of abundance. This year He will lead you there Overflow God has prepared a table for you. He has anointed you. Your life is going to overflow.

THEMES IN TREE OF LIFE CHURCH 2020 We will see clearly… A mega church with a multiplicity of ministries built around house groups; with many ways into community; with a clear path of progression into maturity and ministry; investing in global missions; raising leaders and planting new churches 2030 We will be in… A mega church with a multiplicity of ministries built around house groups; with many ways into community; with a clear path of progression into maturity and ministry; investing in global missions; raising leaders and planting new churches 2040 We will give away… A mega church with a multiplicity of ministries built around house groups; with many ways into community; with a clear path of progression into maturity and ministry; investing in global missions; raising leaders and planting new churches

CULTURE OF TREE OF LIFE CHURCH 1. FULL OF THE WORD, FULL OF THE SPIRIT, FULL OF THE NATIONS AND FULL OF LOVE. 2. INSPIRING YOU TO DREAM, CHALLENGING YOU TO LIVE THE DREAM 3. LOVE BEFORE TELLING THE TRUTH, BUT ALWAYS DO BOTH 4. EVERY PATH FORWARD CLEAR, EVERY PROBLEM ADDRESSED 5. A BRANDED HOUSE, NOT A HOUSE OF BRANDS 6. LEARNERS FOR LIFE 7. THINK LIKE OWNERS, ACT LIKE CHAMPIONS

MOTTOS IN TREE OF LIFE CHURCH  Full of the Word, Full of the Spirit, Full of the nations, Full of love  Where Dreams Come True  Inspiring You To Dream, Challenging You to Live the Dream  Pillar People Not Pillow People  Stepping In, Stepping Up, Stepping Out

Pastors and Churches SESSION FOUR: CHURCH GROWTH

BARRIERS TO GROWTH 1. PASTOR 2. VENUE 1. Main service 2. Car Park 3. Children’s Ministry 3. STRUCTURE 4. OTHER LEADERS 1. Volunteers 2. Paid Leaders

BARRIERS TO GROWTH  20 BARRIER-FROM ELDER TO PASTOR  50 BARRIER-FROM MINISTER TO LEADER  100 BARRIER-FROM SHEPHERD TO RANCHER  150 BARRIER-FROM LEADER OF SERVANTS TO LEADER OF LEADERS  200 BARRIER-FROM AMATEUR TO PROFESSIONAL  250 BARRIER-FROM PAID STAFF TO LEADER OF PAID STAFF  1000 BARRIER-FROM TRAILBLAZER TO PATH BUILDER

CHURCH GROWTH  UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OF CHURCH GROWTH  Mice Church  Cat Churches  Yappy Dog Churches  Barking Dog Churches  Horse Churches

SOCIAL MEDIA  You need social media training to pastor effectively. It’s that simple!  Website  Facebook  Twitter  s  Intranet

OUTREACH  If you are not impacting the community, you are not a church – you are a social club.  Two sides of outreach: OVERFLOW and PLANNED  OVERFLOW:  People asking people to come – when they are excited to come, they will  Also, create a culture of celebrating the win of inviting someone!

PLANNED OUTREACH  ACTS OF KINDNESS  HEALING WITHOUT WALLS  MARKETING (Leafleting, Banners, Newspapers, UCB, Premier, Noticeboards)

CHURCH CALENDAR  You need to maximise Easter, Hallowe’en, Christmas and New Year’s Eve.  You cannot just preach extemporaneously week after week  Strategy that lines up with your theme, and therefore fits into the dream and the scheme.