1. The In-Between Church Navigating Size Transformation in Congregations
Alice Mann
The Alban Institute
1998

2. Hoe moet die leierskap en bediening van ons gemeente nou lyk?

3. As organismes wesenlik verander in grootte, moet hulle ook verander in vorm.

4. Hoe kompleksiteit toeneem in menslike sisteme50 30 20 10 R E L A T I O N S H P
mense

5. Stappe in die transformasie van grootte
Korpora-tiewe grootte
*1500+
Program grootte *
Pastorale grootte
50-150 *
Familie grootte
0-50
*-200

6. Between the steps
Congregations almost always encounters difficulty when they arrive at a step- the boundary between one size and the next- because the culture of the congregation is in flux.
Formal and informal relationships are being reshaped;
key structures
and processes are changing.

7. Plato 350 200 150 70 50 Program grootte Plato Pastorale grootte Plato
Familie grootte

8. Wat gebeur tussen die groottes? The “N-curve”
Pastor
Centered
Corporate
size
Pastoral size
Group
centered
Family size
Program
size
Organism
Organization

9. Familie grootte
0-50 *-200

10. Familie: Bediening Funksioneer soos ‘n familie Het ouerskap-figure
Pa en Ma - figure beheer die leierskaps funksies

11. Pastorale grootte *

12. Pastoraal: bediening
…a key figure of the Pastoral size congregation is that members experience having their spiritual needs met through their personal relationship with a seminary trained pastor.

13. Pastoraal : Predikant
Small enough that everybody can know the pastor personally
Leadership revolves around the pastor and a small group of leaders
Strong personal skills are important
Difficult to maintain for more than 150 members
Growth depends on the skills of the pastor-pastor is in controll
Pastors experience burnout frequently

14. Program Grootte *

15. Program: Bediening
…the program church has many cells of activity headed by lay leaders…that includes pastoral functions

16. Korporatiewe Grootte
*1500+

17. Korporatief: Bediening
…the quality of the corporate church is demonstrated mainly in the Sunday service…conducted by a visionary leader supported by a team …

18. Spanning tussen groottes
Gemeentes wat bly in die “tussen-gebied” ervaar spanning
Gemeentes wat te lank in die “tussen-gebied” bly, sak terug.
Gemeentes wat bedieningsmodelle gebruik wat in ‘n vorige grootte pas, verloor lidmate.
Of gemeentes pas hulle strukture aan by hulle grootte of hulle groote pas aan by hulle strukture.

19. Hoe kan die teorie ons help om die dinge wat werk meer te doen?
Om die dinge wat die werk nie te laat vaar?