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How to Break the 100/200 Barrier john.chandler@vbmb

How to Break the 100/200 Barrier john.chandler@vbmb.org. 100/200 what?. Worship Attendance (How to chart it accurately). Growth Barriers At:. 100 200 400 800. Most formidable barriers: 100/200. At 100 adults in attendance, the church is larger than 2/3 of the churches in America.

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How to Break the 100/200 Barrier john.chandler@vbmb

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  1. How to Breakthe 100/200 Barrierjohn.chandler@vbmb.org

  2. 100/200 what? Worship Attendance (How to chart it accurately)

  3. Growth Barriers At: • 100 • 200 • 400 • 800 Most formidable barriers: 100/200.

  4. At 100 adults in attendance, the church is larger than 2/3 of the churches in America. At 200 adults in attendance, the church is larger than 80% of the churches in America.

  5. God What is the call of God in your life? Where is God’s Kingdom breaking into the world? Culture Clergy Who are we uniquely called by God to reach? Role of pastor and ministers Congregation

  6. Who is your congregation called by God to reach? • The “culture – congregation” connection • “who is our congregation uniquely called by God to reach in our culture? • If our church is alive, it lives at the pleasure of God as the last, best chance to reach someone • And who is that?

  7. Churched Non-Churched Christian Non-Christian

  8. Who is this church called to reach? transfer “Christian/Churched” biological “Non-Christian/Churched” renewal “Christian/Non-Churched” conversion “Non-Christian/Non-Churched”

  9. Who is this church called to reach? Seeker... Targeted (non-Christian/non-Churched) Friendly Unfriendly Hostile (Christian/Churched)

  10. God What is the call of God in your life? Where is God’s Kingdom breaking into the world? Culture Clergy Who are we uniquely called by God to reach? Role of pastor and ministers Congregation

  11. The Role of the Pastor • The “clergy – congregation” axis • What is the role of the pastor as one of the ministers called in the congregation?

  12. Player Coach Builder Architect Medicine Man Tribal Chief Shepherd Rancher

  13. Church growth potential is proportionate to a higher rancher perspective.*Is the pastor more of a shepherd … or a shepherd-maker?

  14. The more time spent shepherd-making, the greater the growth potential. Shepherd Rancher Growth Potential

  15. A church can grow to the extent that it lets the pastor do the leading, and the people do the ministry.

  16. Holy Spirit moves in(discerning God’s vision for who we are called to reach) + Pastor moves over (rancher perspective) + People move up (mutual self-care through groups) Church moves out (grows through 100/200 barrier)

  17. How to Breakthe 100/200 Barrier Dr. John P. Chandler The Ray and Ann Spence Network For Congregational Leadership john.chandler@vbmb.org Copy right John Chandler, 2000

  18. Pluralistic “Being” People-oriented Gov’t by consensus Maintenance Biological growth Lower commitment Like-minded “Doing” Task-oriented Gov’t by vision Mission Decision growth Higher commitment Modality Sodality

  19. Modality and Sodality Congregational Structure (modality) Mission Structure (Sodality) Growth Potential

  20. - preach sermons and lead worship - plan for blocks of worship and preaching - teach classes or seminars - recruit leaders - baptisms, communion, weddings, funerals - visitation (prospect, member, hospital( - counseling (crisis or ongoing) - activities to orient new members - study, attend school, continuing education - intentional relationship (mentor/protégé) - pray and practice the spiritual disciplines - attend group and committee meetings - the bulletin - envision/ develop long-range goals and plans - reminder calls - moderate or attend church-wide meetings - settle disputes in church - work with the youth - set an example for church and community - order church supplies, jiggle the handle - unlock buildings, turn on heat, turn off lights - train church workers in spiritual skills - go to denominational functions - develop the group life of the church - ask why so-and-so wasn’t in church last Sunday Things Pastors Do... Now, which should be the main domain of the pastor? - Vision - Worship - Model - Leadership/supervision - Evangelism

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