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Natural Church Development

Natural Church Development. Welcome to NCD Form groups of 3-4 Welcome Magkikilala muna. What do you know about NCD? What are you hoping to learn about NCD?. Worship. Word What is one passage of Scripture about the church that you long to see fulfilled? Share this with your group.

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Natural Church Development

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  1. Natural Church Development

  2. Welcome to NCD Form groups of 3-4 Welcome Magkikilala muna. What do you know about NCD? What are you hoping to learn about NCD? Worship Word What is one passage of Scripture about the church that you long to see fulfilled? Share this with your group. Warfare Pray that the Lord will fulfill these desires for the churches present. Pray also that the Lord would use this day to help accomplish that.

  3. “Sometimes we are so focused on FRUIT... ...that we forget the ROOT that produces the fruit.”

  4. Mark 4:26-29 A man scatters seed… the seed sprouts and grows… All by itself the soil produces grain …

  5. 1 Corinthians 3:6 Iplanted, Apolloswatered, Godmade it grow...

  6. The Big Question How can we release the potential that God has placedwithinEVERYchurch?

  7. International Research Project • 1,000 churches • 32 countries • 18 languages • 5 continents

  8. Eight Essential Qualities • Enabling Leadership • Gift-based Ministry • Passionate Spirituality • Effective Structures • Inspiring Worship Services • Comprehensive Small Groups • Need-meeting Evangelism • Loving Relationships

  9. Enabling Leadership Congratulations, pastor! Your leadership training was so successful that we don‘t need you any longer.

  10. Enabling Leadership • Leaders train others for the ministry, rather than just doing the ministry • All leaders enable others, not just the pastor • Mentoring, equipping, coaching • On-the-job training • Apprentice leaders developed

  11. Gift-based Ministry

  12. Gift-based Ministry • Members helped to identify gift(s) • Gifts matched to ministries • Gifts counselor in place • Joy in serving

  13. Passionate Spirituality • Hunger for God • Strong in Prayer • Personal spiritual disciplines • Holiness, obedience

  14. Passionate Spirituality “To honor Christ, to become like Him, to work for Him, is...life’s highest ambition and its greatest joy.” Ellen White The Faith I Live By, p. 166

  15. Effective Structures But I love our traditions!

  16. Effective Structures • All ministries have goals • Evaluation • Change ineffective structures

  17. Inspiring Worship Services I was glad when they said to me, Let us go to the house of the Lord. -- Psalm 122:1

  18. Inspiring Worship Services Psalm 122:1 I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

  19. Comprehensive Small Groups • Worship • Edification • Fellowship • Prayer • Outreach

  20. Comprehensive Small Groups • Ministry to one another’s felt needs: spiritual, emotional, physical, social • Operation of spiritual gifts • Trust • Love • Multiplication

  21. Need-meeting Evangelism

  22. Need-meeting Evangelism • Aware of felt needs in the community • Ministries meet felt needs • Members mobilized to effectively evangelize contacts gained • New believer-friendly services • New believers assimilated

  23. Loving Relationships • Atmosphere of joy and trust • Affirmation and encouragement • Prayer for one another

  24. Loving Relationships • Marunong magpatawad • Walang tampuhan • Kung sakali may tampuhan, aayusin • Bihira ang paninirang puri • Bihira ang chismisan

  25. Eight Essential Qualities • Enabling Leadership • Gift-based Ministry • Passionate Spirituality • Effective Structures • Inspiring Worship Services • Comprehensive Small Groups • Need-meeting Evangelism • Loving Relationships

  26. Diagnosis muna bago gamutin

  27. Work on your weakness Priority Work Area Improving quality in your church's weak area often results in quantitative church growth. Priority

  28. Work on your weakness Priority Work Area Improving quality in your church's weak area often results in quantitative church growth. Priority

  29. Eight Essential Qualities • Enabling Leadership • Gift-based Ministry • Passionate Spirituality • Effective Structures • Inspiring Worship Services • Comprehensive Small Groups • Need-meeting Evangelism • Loving Relationships

  30. 50 Declining and Growing Churches Compared Leadership Leadership Ministry Ministry Spirituality Spirituality Structures Structures Worship service Worship service Small groups Small groups Evangelism Evangelism Relationships Relationships 52 54 56 58 60 40 42 44 46 48 declining churches growing churches

  31. PHASE 6 Evaluate And Repeat 2 Months+ PHASE 1 Prepare to Launch NCD 1 Month PHASE 2 Do the Survey 2 Months PHASE 5 Work on Your Goals 6 Months PHASE 3 Discuss Survey Results 1 Month PHASE 4 Develop Action Plans 2 Months

  32. Facilitator

  33. Gaya-gaya Apply Principles

  34. Many Principles

  35. Models Principles Applications

  36. Malaki ang ating potential! • 9.1% Evangelical / Full Gospel! • 51,600 churches!

  37. Kaya lang … • Maraming mahihinang churches • Maraming namamatay

  38. Napakaganda kung … … the body of Christ may be built up … until we all reach unity in the faith … and in the knowledge of the Son of God … and become mature

  39. Napakaganda kung … … attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ … speaking the truth in love … the whole body … grows and builds itself up in love … as each part does its work. (Eph. 4:11-16)

  40. Our Vision • Healthy churches • Healthy churches that reproduce • 20,000 churches that will improve in health • 100,000 churches

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