Hit the Bullseye

Dr. Paul D. Borden

Big Question We Constantly Get is HOW CAN WE SEE GOD BLESS OUR

CONGREGATIONS WITHOUT BECOMING GHC?

Our Answer

IMPLEMENT A STRATEGY WITH A HANDFULL OF CONGREGATIONS THAT ADOPTS THE BASIC PRINCIPLES WITHOUT CHANGING YOUR DENOMINATION.

This strategy is being used effectively and working within various denominational groups: Salvation Army in Australia United Brethren in Christ Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Presbyterian Church USA Southern Baptists Pentecostal Church of God Trinity Fellowship Association of

Churches Seventh Day Adventists

Key Assumptions Underlying the Strategy People Must be Attracted to Accountability

They Cannot be Compelled Any Denominational Entity is Changed One

Congregation at a Time Change Will Not Occur in Dying

Organizations without Significant Pain All Lasting Change Requires Truth Telling

and Hope Those Leading the Change Must Lead From

Knowledge and Effective Experience

THREE PART STRATEGY (Layered Learning) Pastoral Groupings (Clusters)

Accountability Leadership Congregational Health Missional Thinking

Consultations Great Commission Accountability Congregational Health Influence Communities Missional Thinking

Lay Training Great Commission Congregational Health Missional Thinking

Pastoral Groupings (Clusters) Covenant Based

Pastors Covenant with Each other Denomination Covenants with the Pastors

Meet One Day a Month for a Minimum of Twelve Months – Focus: Leadership Congregational Health Spiritual Formation

Leader Must Have More Knowledge and Effective Experience Than any Pastor in the Cluster

Congregational Consultations The Part of the Strategy that

Actually Produces Change

Two Parts: Week End Line in the Sand Event One Year Coaching with Someone on

the Church Campus Each Month

Week End Consultation Begins Two Months Before –

Congregational Self-Study Interviews and Focus Groups on Friday Evaluation and Training with Leaders

on Saturday Preaching and Congregational Report

on Sunday Deadline Provided to Accept or Reject

the Consultation Report

Consultation Report Top Five Strengths Top Five Concerns Top Five Prescriptions with

Deadlines (Addresses Each Concern)

Deadline to Accept or Reject with Consequences

Year Long Congregational Coaching Someone on the Congregation’s

Campus Each Month Purpose:

Implement the Consultation Report Provide Resources for Health and Growth Help Leaders/Congregation Learn New

Habits and Stop Old Habits Confront Stubborn Power Brokers Provide Accountability

Year Long Congregational Coaching Consultant Must Have More

Knowledge and Effective Experience Than the Pastor

Coach Should Have More Knowledge and Effective Experience Than the Pastor

Lay Training Events During the 12 Month Period – Two Lay

Training Events for Congregations Represented in the Cluster

First Lay Training Event – Describing a Healthy Congregation and how to Become One

Second Lay Training Event – Making the Great Commission THE value that Drives all the Congregation Does

Assumes Trainers Have More Knowledge and Experience than the Pastors Leading the Congregations

RESULTS 50% of the Congregations Participating

Begin to Grow with Evangelism Growth

(This Result Assumes God is Asked to Be a Part of this Strategy)

(This Result Assumes it is Led by those with Both Knowledge and Experience)