1. The Lifecycle for The Church

2. The CDP district (our bias)
Exists to create healthy growing churches that are transforming their communities for Christ through making disciples of lost people in the redeeming presence and power of Christ
The local church will change the world…not a district

3. 1 Corinthians Romans Ephesians Colossians
The Church as a Body
Paul repeatedly refers to the church as the body of Christ.
1 Corinthians
Romans
Ephesians
Colossians

4. The Health of a Body Our Health can be measured if various ways.
Physically
Emotionally
Relationally
Spiritually
Financially
Every body has facets of both health and un-health
The question is which predominates
Your health is a continuum, so is that of the church
Strength, Flexibility, Cardio, BMI

5. Four dimensions that measure church health:
V - Vision
R - Relationships
M - Ministries
S – Structure

6. Living Organism experience lifecycles (Biological/Sociological)
People can have multiple lifecycles
Growing up years (0—25)
Maturing years (25—50)
Wisdom years (50-70)
Afterglow years (70+)
Churches can also have multiple lifecycles
Every years

7. Lifecycles influence Health Health is different in different stages
Adulthood
Birth
Death

8. V s R m

9. r v S M

10. Life Cycle of a Church Vision Relationships Ministries Structure
Maturity
Vision
Relationships
Ministries
Structure
Adolescence
Empty Nest
Vision
Structure
Childhood
Vision……………Where are we going?
Relationships…….Who is going with us?
Ministry………….How do we get there?
Structure………….What do we control?
Old Age
Birth
Death

11. It takes Catalytic leaders
To launch a
new life cycle
Birth
Death

12. Where we see ourselves…

13. Lifecycles influence Leadership behaviors
Di C S D
iSC Di C i SC D i
Maturity D S C
Birth
Death

14. Jerusalem Judea & Samaria Ends of the Earth Birth Death Acts 10 VR
Acts VRMS
Acts V
Acts 15
Acts VRM
Acts VR
Acts 1.8 V
Birth
Death