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Igniting Your Growth Engine

It takes power to achieve launch

Captured by Fog What produces fog?  Fear of reality  No accurate information  Naïve understanding

Results of the Fog Donald McGavran –Focus on activity over results of activity –Inability to identify significant priorities (mission and vision) –Promotion of work that does not result in new churches –Prevents intelligent action toward discipling the nations

Facts Needed Total Members (year beginning) _____ Increases: Biological _____ Conversion_____ Restorations_____ Transfers-in_____ Total_____ Losses: Reversions_____ Transfers-out_____ Deaths_____ Total_____ Net_____ Total Members (year ending)_____ Net Annual Growth Rate_____

Weekly Stats Dashboard

Ways of Reporting Growth Annual Growth Rates –Use: to compare the growth within a single church from one successive year to the next Decadel Growth Rates –Use: for comparing across churches for diagnostic studies –Based on a 10 year period, but may be calculated for any multi- year period

Growth Enhancers ① Preaching, relevant and to unbelief ② Healthy church environment (NCD) ③ Clear, engaged mission/vision (Strategy Lab and StratOp) ④ 1/3 of time, talent, and treasure allocated to outreach/mission ⑤ Prevailing Prayer

Growth engine

Cylinder 1: Sharing Faith Measure: How often are your people having “sit-down” spiritual conversations with others? How will you know?

Cylinder 2: Missional Communities Measure: How many new groups are forming, how many new people are connecting? How will you plan?

Cylinder 3: Service Measure: How many people not in your church are helping serve their community through your church? How will you invite?

Cylinder 4: Worship Measure: How often are your people inviting others to attend with them? How will you gather?

Cylinder 1: Sharing Faith Measure: How often are your people having “sit-down” spiritual conversations with others? Cylinder 2: Missional Communities Measure: How many new groups are forming, how many new people are connecting? Cylinder 3: Service Measure: How many people not in your church are helping serve their community through your church? Cylinder 4: Worship Measure: How often are your people inviting others to attend with them? How will you gather these measures?

StratOp Drivers Sharing Faith Missional Communities Service Worship Color = system development Number = system use Arrow = system function

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