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Berkeley Divinity School at YALE

Berkeley Divinity School at YALE . A Call to Spiritual and Congregational Growth Modules 1 & 2: featuring Greg Hawkins. June 4-5, 2012. Agenda. Opening Remarks Reflection on Scripture. Rooted & Restless.

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Berkeley Divinity School at YALE

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  1. Berkeley Divinity School atYALE A Call to Spiritual and Congregational Growth Modules 1 & 2: featuring Greg Hawkins June 4-5, 2012

  2. Agenda • Opening Remarks • Reflection on Scripture

  3. Rooted & Restless

  4. “The life-and-death question for each of our churches and denominations may boil down to this:  are we a club for the elite who pretend to have arrived or a school for disciples who are still on the way?” • Brian McLaren, Finding our way

  5. If you come here you will grow

  6. Reflection on Scripture

  7. Purpose • Understanding Spiritual Growth • The View • The Catalysts • The Church’s Role • Church of the Holy Spirit’s Experience • Episcopal Spiritual Life Renewal

  8. Eric Arnson, Friend & Researcher • I am an Episcopalian. • 8 year journey to understand: • How are Disciples Made? • What is the Church’s role?

  9. Clients M O N S A N T O • • Food Health Hope

  10. What We Measure • User’s perspective • Needs, Attitudes & Behaviors • ‘The Intangibles’ • Inside the Head & Heart

  11. Research Philosophy Personality Psychology Social Psychology Cognitive Psychology Situational and Contextual Influences on Motives and Goals Dispositional Needs and Attitudes How and What Consumers Think About the Brand Brand Equity Need-Based Consumer Planning Framework

  12. The beginning: My Client, Cally • Executive • ENVISION advocate • Son in tragic accident, miracle outcome • Re-purposes her life

  13. Help! • Can you help Willow Creek?

  14. Resources & Restrictions • Provided • Research support, $$$ • Lots of people to sample • Restrictions • NONE! Unencumbered design • Just help us

  15. KEY QUESTIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING GROWTH POTENTIAL What drives spiritual growth in an individual? What are characteristics of growing churches? Through the eyes of Parishioners

  16. Survey • Based on attitudes, beliefs & behaviors • Extensive qualitative: 66 one-on-ones • 84 in-depth questions • Anonymous, Internet-based

  17. Response • Over 1,000 the first day • 6,600 or over half of regular attenders • Analyzed by NFO, In-house team & 3rd party

  18. Research Continued • REVEAL: 8 years of Research! • Over 300,000 congregants • Over 1,500 churches, 11countries • Census profile: geography, type & church size • Denominations represent 68%

  19. Series REVEAL & FOLLOW ME—Congregants FOCUS—Senior Pastor

  20. Introduced me to Greg Hawkins • Executive Pastor

  21. So What Does Matter?

  22. Our research discovered a spiritual continuum that allows us to evaluate church effectiveness. Spiritual Growth Continuum Christ- Centered “My relationship with Jesus is the most important relationship in my life. It guides everything I do.” Close to Christ “I feel really close to Jesus and depend on him daily for guidance.” Growing in Christ “I believe in Jesus and am working on what it means to get to know him.” Exploring Christ “I believe in God, but I am not sure about Jesus. My faith is not a significant part of my life.”

  23. Christ-like attitudes and behaviorsincrease along the Spiritual Growth Continuum.

  24. REVEALFramework Our research has primarily focused on learning what catalyzes movement along the Continuum. Christ-Centered Close to Christ Growing in Christ Exploring Christ

  25. Top Five Insights Based on analyzing over 50 different spiritual catalysts

  26. The Bible Reading and Reflecting on the Bible is the Most Powerful Catalyst for individual Spiritual Growth.

  27. Christian Beliefs Developing Core Christian Beliefs is Crucial for Those in the Early Stages of Spiritual Growth.

  28. Personal Spiritual Practices Personal Spiritual Practices are the Building Blocks for a Christ-centered Life.

  29. Serving Serving is the Most Catalytic Experience offered by Churches.

  30. Spiritual Community Spiritual Community is Vital and Migrates from Organized to Organic.

  31. Summary: Top Five Insights • Reading and Reflecting on the Bible • Developing Core Christian Beliefs • Personal Spiritual Practices • Serving • Spiritual Community

  32. We also explored the rate of someone’s spiritual growth and discovered the Christ Centered group is growing the fastest.

  33. Those who said they are stalled spirituallyfall mostly in the earlier segments.

  34. People get “unstuck” by re-engaging inpersonal spiritual practices.

  35. We asked people to rate their satisfaction with their spiritual growth. We found satisfaction increased along the segments.

  36. We also asked people about how satisfied they were with their church’s role in helping them grow spiritually. Satisfaction levels plateau and have room to improve.

  37. As satisfaction plateaus, dissatisfaction begins to increase for the Christ Centered group.

  38. We separated out those who were dissatisfied in the Close to Christ and Christ Centered group to understand what was going on. They are disappointed in all major church activities – weekend services, classes and small groups.

  39. Yet they are still very much involved in those activities.

  40. And they serve, give financially and are reaching out.

  41. But in the end, they are about to walk out the door and never come back.

  42. To understand that dissatisfaction, we explored what people wanted from their church and how their church was doing in delivering those benefits. Here is what they said about their church overall.

  43. We asked people to tell us about what they wanted from the Weekend Service at their church.

  44. From Learning to Action What did Willow do differently?

  45. The Progress • Follow-up survey: strong improvement • Bible Engagement • Satisfaction • Baptisms: exceeded any year

  46. Questions, if time

  47. The 4th REVEAL Book Authors -- Greg L Hawkins -- Cally Parkinson

  48. If Healthy, Growing Individuals drive a Healthy, Growing Church, then Two more questions: 1. Is there a ‘Vitality’ metric? 2. What are the ‘Best Practices’?

  49. Spiritual Vitality Index (SVI) • Study Bible • Reflect • Solitude • Pray Personal SpiritualPractices • Serving in Church • Serve those in need • Conversation and evangelism. SVI • Bible teaching • Relationship building • Small groups • Education Church’s Role Faith in Action

  50. Benchmark: Other Churches, Your Church What Your Score Means (Ranking compared to REVEAL database) 86+ = Top 5% 83-85 = Top 10% 76-82 = Top 25% 70-75 = Upper 50% <70 = Lower 50% Personal SpiritualPractices Church’s Role Faith in Action

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