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Life Cycles of a Congregation

Life Cycles of a Congregation. Ken Wiedrick Adapted from Paul D. Borden and George Bullard. Lifecycles of a Congregation. Recline. Incline. Decline. Death. Birth. Four Key Elements Determine Place on Life Cycle. V-Vision ( Changing your Community )

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Life Cycles of a Congregation

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  1. Life Cycles of a Congregation Ken Wiedrick Adapted from Paul D. Borden and George Bullard

  2. Lifecycles of a Congregation Recline Incline Decline Death Birth

  3. Four Key Elements Determine Place on Life Cycle • V-Vision (Changing your Community) • R-Relationships (People connecting with people) • M-Ministries (Meeting Needs) • S-Structure (Management)

  4. Incline VRMS VRMs VRMs VRms VVision…………Where are we going? RRelationship…Who is going with us? MMinistry………How do we get there? SStructure……..What do we control? Birth Death Vrms s

  5. Incline • Vision is well developed and influences decisions • Relationships are healthy and expanding • Ministries are meeting needs • Flexible structure supporting vision

  6. Recline Recline vRMS VVision…………Where are we going? RRelationship…Who is going with us? MMinistry………How do we get there? SStructure……..What do we control? Birth Death

  7. Recline • Vision has lost influence • Relationships are serving ministries • Ministries are the focus • Structure is ensuring ministries is the focus

  8. Decline vRMS vrMS VVision…………Where are we going? RRelationship…Who is going with us? MMinistry………How do we get there? SStructure……..What do we control? vrmS Birth Death s

  9. Decline • Vision is silenced • Relationships are serving structure • Ministries are suffering for lack of volunteers to run them • Structure is the driving force

  10. Life Cycle Of A Church Adulthood Maturity Adolescence VRMS vRMS Empty Nest VRMs vRMS Childhood Retirement VRMs vrMS Infancy Old Age VRms VVision…………Where are we going? RRelationship…Who is going with us? MMinistry………How do we get there? SStructure……..What do we control? vrmS Birth Death Vrms s

  11. Going up the lifecycle means: Adulthood Death Birth OUTWARD focused Mission Relationships growing with old and new persons Meetings needs with a flexible structure

  12. Going down the lifecycle means: Recline Death Birth VRMS vrms Structure is inflexible Traditional ministries are kept going Relationships are based on filling jobs Vision is silenced

  13. Where is your church in the life cycle?

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