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Core Values

Core Values. Ministry DNA. Dream: DNA. Question: Who Are You. What hills will you die on? What are your non negotiables ?. Mission vs. Values. Mission: Common. All church plants have the “Great Commission” as their mission. Therefore, mission statements are similar.

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Core Values

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  1. Core Values Ministry DNA

  2. Dream: DNA

  3. Question: Who Are You • What hills will you die on? • What are your non negotiables?

  4. Mission vs. Values

  5. Mission: Common All church plants have the “Great Commission” as their mission. Therefore, mission statements are similar.

  6. Values: Uniquely You

  7. Our DNA • If the church really was the church, it would …

  8. Critical Success Indicators • Our church plant will be successful if …. ?

  9. Look In Mirror • How has God wired me? • How has God wired the core group?

  10. Early DNA Imprinting • Planter wiring • Church takes on personality of planter • Core group wiring • First 40, determine next 100 • I Cor. 12:11

  11. Video: Values Development

  12. Values Definition

  13. Values Definition Core values are the core, passionate, biblical convictions that determine your ministry behavior and shape your identity.

  14. 1. Core • Everybody has values • Challenge: getting at the “really core”

  15. Written Values • Fewer than 10 percent of organizations around the world have clear, written values. • Most organizations that do have values either have too many values and/or they are not ranked.

  16. Values Conflict • Research shows that people can’t focus on more than three or four values if you really want to impact behavior. • Also, values must be ranked to be effective. Why? Because life is about values conflicts. When these conflicts arise, people need to know what value they should focus on. • Ken Blanchard

  17. Three-Six • “If you articulate more than five or six, there’s a good chance you’re not getting down to only the core essentials. Visionary companies tend to have only a few core values, usually between three and six. In fact, we found none of the visionary companies to have more than six core values, and most have less.” • Built to Last, Collins

  18. 2. Generates Passion • Positive: What excites you about the church? • Negative: What frustrates you about the church

  19. Excites You • What really excites you about the church? • What is keeping you up at night thinking about your plant?

  20. Frustrates You? • What is your biggest criticism of the church? • How will your plant be different?

  21. 3. Biblical • Do your core values flow out of scripture?

  22. Biblical Example • 4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. 5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:4-9

  23. Early Church: Acts 2:42-47 • And they were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer. (Acts 2:42)

  24. 4. Determines Behavior

  25. 5. Shapes Identity • What things do you want to shape the identity of your church plant? • What would be your ideal reputation as a church plant?

  26. EFCA Distinctive

  27. Values Clarity

  28. Iceberg Problem • 90%: Below surface • Values are often not articulated until major conflict happens

  29. Values Clarity • Churches are often driven by tradition, personalities, finances, buildings, programs, events or even seekers. • Planter needs to surface and tie programming to values. • What will drive us?

  30. 3X5 Exercise • Pastor expectations • What should the pastor be doing? • Church expectations • What should the church be doing?

  31. Video: Shared Values

  32. Quick Brainstorm • Brainstorm a list of your values. • Identify the top five. • Rank in order of priority.

  33. Core Values • What are your 3-5 core values?

  34. EFCA Movement Values “EFCA exists to glorify God by multiplying healthy churches among all people.”

  35. EFCA Church Values

  36. The End

  37. Key Books

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