Healthy Churches

Pastor Brian Sutton

Growing

I. Commitment

I. Commitment

You can’t give away What you don’t have.

I. Commitment

Evaluate your ability to hear God’s call.

II. Calling

II. Calling

What is the task at hand?

II. Calling

What does God see?

II. Calling

What do I see?

II. Calling

I cannot take appropriate action until I hear

from God!(call precedes vision)

III. Vision

III. Vision

Seeing what God sees (present)

III. Vision

Where do I fit into the journey of my church (Planting/Watering)?

III. Vision

Seeing what God sees(future)

III. Vision

Does God have a vision statement for me?

IV. Mission

IV. Mission

Mission: The Steps that I will take

to achieve the vision

IV. Mission

Four Biblical Pillarsof Growth/Health

IV. Mission

REACHING

IV. Mission

REACHING: Up to God

IV. Mission

REACHING: Out to manThe Gospel Story/Our Story

IV. Mission

CONNECTING

IV. Mission

CONNECTING: Community

IV. Mission

CONNECTING: UnityConnecting our Stories

IV. Mission

GROWING

IV. Mission

GROWING: Connected to Grow

IV. Mission

GROWING: Growing to Serve

IV. Mission

SERVING

IV. Mission

SERVING:Empowered to Serve

IV. Mission

SERVING:Reaching through Service

V. Strategy

V. Strategy

Step 1:SWOT Analysis

V. Strategy

Strengths

Weaknesses

Opportunities

Threats

V. Strategy

REACHING…

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis

REACHING: Strengths• What do you do well? • What unique resources can you draw

on? • What do others see as your

strengths?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis

REACHING: Weaknesses• What could you improve? • Where do you have fewer resources

than others? • What are others likely to see as

weaknesses?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis

REACHING: Opportunities• What opportunities are open to you? • What trends could you take advantage

of? • How can you turn your strengths into

opportunities?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis

REACHING: Threats• What threats could harm you? • What is your competition doing? • What threats do your weaknesses

expose you to?

V. Strategy

CONNECTING…

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis

CONNECTING: Strengths• What do you do well? • What unique resources can you

draw on? • What do others see as your

strengths?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis

CONNECTING: Weaknesses• What could you improve? • Where do you have fewer resources

than others? • What are others likely to see as

weaknesses?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis

CONNECTING: Opportunities

• What opportunities are open to you? • What trends could you take advantage of? • How can you turn your strengths into

opportunities?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis

CONNECTING: Threats• What threats could harm you? • What is your competition doing? • What threats do your weaknesses

expose you to?

V. Strategy

GROWING…

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis

GROWING: Strengths• What do you do well? • What unique resources can you draw

on? • What do others see as your

strengths?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis

GROWING: Weaknesses• What could you improve? • Where do you have fewer resources

than others? • What are others likely to see as

weaknesses?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis

GROWING: Opportunities• What opportunities are open to you? • What trends could you take advantage

of? • How can you turn your strengths into

opportunities?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis

GROWING: Threats• What threats could harm you? • What is your competition doing? • What threats do your weaknesses

expose you to?

V. Strategy

SERVING…

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis

SERVING: Strengths• What do you do well? • What unique resources can you draw

on? • What do others see as your

strengths?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis

SERVING: Weaknesses• What could you improve? • Where do you have fewer resources

than others? • What are others likely to see as

weaknesses?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis

SERVING: Opportunities• What opportunities are open to you? • What trends could you take advantage

of? • How can you turn your strengths into

opportunities?

V. Strategy: SWOT Analysis

SERVING: Threats• What threats could harm you? • What is your competition doing? • What threats do your weaknesses

expose you to?

V. Strategy

Step 2:1,3 & 5 Year Goals

V. Strategy

Set your goals based on your SWOT Analysis

Revelation!

V. Strategy

Step 3:Follow the Holy Spirit

and begin the process…

Healthy Churches

Pastor Brian Sutton

Growing