LOCAL CHURCH MINISTRY CLASS 8

MIN 201 - INSTRUCTOR:  LEN BALLENGER

 

BUILDING WITH PURPOSE

 

I.  Communicating Your Purposes

 

A.     The Nehemiah Principle  [Nehemiah 4:6-15]

1.      Discouragement:  fatigue, frustration, and fear

2.      Struggles in the middle of a miracle: 

-  Revisit the purpose once a month – 52 day miracle / 26 day reminder

 

B.  Ways to Communicate Your Vision

1.      Scripture

2.      Symbols: visual aids

3.      Slogans

4.      Stories: parables

5.      Specifics: action plan

 

C.  Five Key Purposes of any Church  [Acts 2:42-27]

1.  Outreach – My Witness

                        2.  Worship – My Adoration

                        3.  Fellowship – My Relationships

                        4.  Discipleship – My Walk

                        5.  Service – My Work

 

 

II.  Organizing Around Your Purposes

 

A.     Five Kinds of Churches

1.      The Soul Winning Church (Evangelism Identity)

2.      The Experiencing God Church (Worship/Manifestation Identity)

3.      The Family Reunion Church (Fellowship Identity)

4.      The Classroom Church (Teaching Identity)

5.      The Social Conscience Church (Ministry/Reform Identity)

 

B.     Keeping Your Church Balanced

1.      A balanced church is a healthy church

2.      A body with many parts [1 Corinthians 12]

 

C.     Circles of Commitment

1.      The Community (target region)

2.      The Crowd (church attendees)

3.      The Congregation (church members)

4.      The Committed (disciples)

5.      The Core (ministers)

 

III.               Applying Your Purposes

 

A.     Ten Ways to be Purpose Driven

1.      Assimilate new members through purpose

2.      Program around your purposes

3.      Educate your people on purpose

4.      Start small groups on purpose

5.      Add staff on purpose

6.      Structure on purpose

7.      Preach on purpose

8.      Budget on purpose

9.      Calendar on purpose

10.  Evaluate on purpose

 

B.     Growing Stronger

1.      Evaluate every area continually

2.      Don’t let vision get ahead of administration

 

 

 

 

EIGHT STRATEGIES IN DEVELOPING VISION

 

1.      Who Are You?

 

2.      Where Are You Now?

 

3.      What Is Your “Blood Type”?

 

4.      Who Are You Reaching?

 

5.      Why Are You Here?

 

6.      What Do You Want To Accomplish?

 

7.      When Will You Start and Finish?  (Time Table)

 

8.      How Will You Do It?  (The Plan)

 

 

LAY OUT A PLAN!