Presenter Dr. Jim Grant preachbetweenthelines.com

 If a Church is Unhealthy, the cause must be found before a cure can be formulated and implemented  Proper Diagnosis can be painful  Cure may be surgery, or just a checkup

 The Pastor ◦ Length of Tenure  Too Short or Long ◦ Age  Too Young or Too Old ◦ Skills and Leadership abilities

 The Pew ◦ Congregational Age [Robert Dale, Dream Again] ◦ Church Age ◦ Community dynamics ◦ Charter Members [Controlling Family] ◦ Carnality

 The Programs ◦ Some Programs are meant to Die ◦ Some Programs dated/cultural opposite ◦ “This is what we have always done” ◦ Single advocate; Patriarch or Matriarch

 The Processes ◦ Organization  Teams Vs. Committees ◦ Structure  Choke Points ◦ Authority–Pastor/staff makes all decisions ◦ Process Cures ◦ Decentralized Authority ◦ Discipleship ◦ Develop New Leaders

 The Prophecy ◦ Eschatological Times  Apathy  Apostasy  Anarchy ◦ End Times  1 Timothy 4:1—3  2 Timothy 3:1-3  2 Peter 3:1-7  Revelation 2-3 Churches

 After Identification ◦ Some Pastors will need to leave or reinvent themselves ◦ Some people may have to move on ◦ Doing things the “old way” won’t work  Assess each aspect of church ministry for SWOT  Identify your audience  Develop a Strategic Plan to address SWOT issues  Implement Plan!