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Taking Your Church to the Next Level

Explore the natural life cycle of churches, from emerging to declining stages. Discover key transitions for growth and renewal. Follow Gary L. McIntosh for insights.

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Taking Your Church to the Next Level

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  1. Taking Your Church to the Next Level What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

  2. Ways to Understand Churches • Theology • Denomination • Location • Distinctives

  3. Two Most Helpful Aspects Size Age

  4. Two Aspects Size Age

  5. Part One: Age Dynamics • Living Organisms Go Through Life Cycles

  6. Natural Church Life Cycle • Churches Go Through A Natural Life Cycle

  7. Church “A”

  8. Church “B”

  9. Church “B”

  10. Stage One: Emerging Church • Birth

  11. Stage Two: Growing Church • Rapid Growth

  12. Stage Three: Consolidating Stage • Maturity / Plateau

  13. Stage Four: Declining Church • Maintenance / Decline

  14. Stage Five: Dying Church • Stagnation / Death

  15. Life Cycle Questionnaire Answer the questions on the Life Cycle Questionnaire to discover where your church is located.

  16. Locate Your Church • Mark an X on the line for your church.

  17. Growth Point

  18. Leading Through the Life Cycle • Choice Points

  19. Leading through the Life Cycle • Continuous Renewal

  20. Follow Gary L. McIntosh at . . . • Twitter – @drgmcintosh • Internet – www.churchgrowthnetwork.com

  21. Taking Your Church to the Next Level What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

  22. How Churches Grow

  23. Basic Principles • Research has discovered regular PLATEAUS in the growth of churches.

  24. Plateau Points

  25. Plateau Points

  26. Four Basic Principles • Plateaus function like floors in a building: the floor offers SUPPORT and the ceiling offers RESISTANCE.

  27. Resistance & Support

  28. Four Basic Principles • Breaking through resistant ceilings requires a GROWTH ENGINE.

  29. Pass Valley Pass Valley

  30. Four Basic Principles • Growth happens in cycles of THREE actions: expand the base, increase mass, and stabilize.

  31. Four Basic Principles • Growth happens in cycles of THREE actions: expand the base . . .

  32. Four Basic Principles • Growth happens in cycles of THREE actions: expand the base, increase mass . . .

  33. Four Basic Principles • Growth happens in cycles of THREE actions: expand the base, increase mass, and stabilize.

  34. Follow Gary L. McIntosh at . . . • Twitter – @drgmcintosh • Internet – www.churchgrowthnetwork.com

  35. Key Points of Transition • Level 85-125: • Minimum ministries: worship, children, women, men, maybe youth. • Three adult ministries beyond worship. • Adequate facility. • Half-time secretary. • Full-time pastor

  36. Key Points of Transition • Level 200: • Add a second pastor and a Full-time secretary. • Add new groups (1 group for every 15 adults). • Pastor focuses on managing the church ministry. • Release people into ministry. • Expand facilities. • Keep structure simple. • Add second worship service.

  37. Key Points of Transition • Level 400: • Pastor shifts to a focus on leadership and training. • Shift administration to pastoral and support staff. • Begin shifting pastoral care to others in the church. • Add third staff person and another secretary. • Multiple Services or sites. • Build on your best ministries.

  38. Key Points of Transition • Level 800: • Shift care giving to lay persons. • Identify niches to reach new people. • Develop team of multiple staff specialists. • Focus on leadership development. • Use facilities multiple times or use various sites.

  39. Key Points of Transition • Level 1,200-1,500 • Separate board functions from staff functions. • Define the senior pastor’s role as that of a leader rather than a manager. • Delegate staff management to an executive pastor. • Move to multiple level staff.

  40. Smaller Church

  41. Medium-Sized Church

  42. Larger Church

  43. Plan Ahead Size Green Zone Red Zone Age

  44. Follow Gary L. McIntosh at . . . • Twitter – @drgmcintosh • Internet – www.churchgrowthnetwork.com

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