1. Thinking What’s Next Dr. Gary L. Johnson

2. Learning to Think and Ask  What’s Next?

5. Joseph in Genesis The Twelve Spies The Walls of Jerusalem The Great Commission

6. STRATEGIC THINKING

7. 1 Chronicles 12:32 Context Content

8. From the 1950s  1980s People came to Christ  then got involved in the local church  then they became a part of a noble cause

9. From the 1990s  2000s People first got involved in the local church  then they came to Christ  then they became a part of a noble cause

10. From 2010  present People first got involved in a noble cause  then they become involved in a local church  then they come to Christ

11. What’s happening… Culturally? Technologically? Educationally? Economically? Vocationally? Relationally? Spiritually?

12. SEQUENTIAL THINKING

13. Acts 6:1-7

14. Impact of the Nones Movement from the church into neighborhoods More multi-site venues Growth of prayer emphasis in congregations Fickle commitment Innovative use of space

15. Heightened conflict Adversarial government Cultural discomfort Organizational distrust Reduction in church staff “Give careful thought to your ways.”

16. Thinking What’s Next Dr. Gary L. Johnson