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Vitality and Vitality and Renewal In Renewal In CascadesCascades
Life Cycles of a CongregationLife Cycles of a Congregation
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What Are We After?What Are We After?
Numbers?Numbers?More Money?More Money?
Security?Security?Power?Power?
Prestige?Prestige?
What Are We After?What Are We After?
POTENTIAL!POTENTIAL!
What Are We After?What Are We After?
POTENTIAL!POTENTIAL!*Keeps the challenge *Keeps the challenge
before us.before us.
What Are We After?What Are We After?
POTENTIAL!POTENTIAL!*Allows for *Allows for
individuality of size, individuality of size, mission and mission and expressionexpression
What Are We After?What Are We After?
POTENTIAL!POTENTIAL!*God needs all *God needs all
shapes, sizes, and shapes, sizes, and styles for the styles for the
Kingdom of God to Kingdom of God to impact the worldimpact the world
What Are We After?What Are We After?
So…So…What is God’s potential What is God’s potential for your congregation?for your congregation?
What is your potential What is your potential impact in the Kingdom of impact in the Kingdom of
God?God?
Are you Ready?Are you Ready?
This may be the number This may be the number one question that needs one question that needs to be answered before a to be answered before a transformation profess transformation profess
can begin.can begin.
Urgency ReadinessUrgency Readiness
This is the presence of feeling This is the presence of feeling positive urgency to do something positive urgency to do something
different in the congregation. different in the congregation. There exists a strong commitment There exists a strong commitment to take action and do something to take action and do something that will empower the future of that will empower the future of
the congregationthe congregation
Spiritual ReadinessSpiritual Readiness
This is the conviction that the This is the conviction that the best future is God’s future for the best future is God’s future for the
congregation. It must involve congregation. It must involve spiritual discernment of the spiritual discernment of the
direction in which God is pulling direction in which God is pulling the congregation and a the congregation and a
willingness to engage deeply in willingness to engage deeply in this discernment processthis discernment process
Leadership Leadership ReadinessReadinessThis is the presence of capable This is the presence of capable
pastoral leadership, people of pastoral leadership, people of passion, and people of position in passion, and people of position in
a congregation to form an a congregation to form an enduring visionary leadership enduring visionary leadership
community who provide broad-community who provide broad-based leadership for continual based leadership for continual congregational transformationcongregational transformation
Strategic ReadinessStrategic Readiness
This is the state of having This is the state of having knowledge and the willingness to knowledge and the willingness to
act in strategic ways that will act in strategic ways that will increase the faithfulness, increase the faithfulness,
effectiveness and innovation of effectiveness and innovation of the congregation in areas where the congregation in areas where intentional action is needed to intentional action is needed to
live into God’s future story for the live into God’s future story for the congregation.congregation.
Financial ReadinessFinancial Readiness
This is the ability to reallocate or This is the ability to reallocate or generate new income to fund the generate new income to fund the transition and change actions that transition and change actions that lead to transformation. Too many lead to transformation. Too many congreagtions do not think about congreagtions do not think about this until late in their preparation this until late in their preparation for transition and change. This for transition and change. This needs to be addressed earlier.needs to be addressed earlier.
Generative Dialogue Generative Dialogue IssuesIssues
Visionary Leadership (V)Visionary Leadership (V)Relationship Experiences Relationship Experiences
(R)(R)Programmatic Emphasis Programmatic Emphasis
(P)(P)Accountable Management Accountable Management
(M)(M)
Visionary LeadershipVisionary LeadershipA strong, clear and passionate A strong, clear and passionate
sense of our identity (who we are), sense of our identity (who we are), our core values (what we believe or our core values (what we believe or highly value), our vision (where we highly value), our vision (where we
are heading), and our spiritual are heading), and our spiritual strategic journey as a congregation strategic journey as a congregation
(how we are getting there)(how we are getting there)
Generative Dialogue Generative Dialogue IssuesIssues
Relationship ExperienceRelationship ExperienceWe do well at attracting people into a We do well at attracting people into a
Christ-centric faith journey (evangelism) Christ-centric faith journey (evangelism) and at helping people who are connected and at helping people who are connected
with our congregation to be on an with our congregation to be on an intentional and maturing Christ-centered intentional and maturing Christ-centered faith journey (discipleship development) faith journey (discipleship development)
and developing a willingness for people to and developing a willingness for people to get involved both within and beyond the get involved both within and beyond the
congregations (lay mobilization)congregations (lay mobilization)
Generative Dialogue Generative Dialogue IssuesIssues
Generative Dialogue Generative Dialogue IssuesIssues
Programmatic EmphasesProgrammatic EmphasesOur congregation has outstanding Our congregation has outstanding
programs, ministries and activities for which programs, ministries and activities for which we are well known throughout our we are well known throughout our
congregation and our community. Our congregation and our community. Our programs, ministries and activities seem to programs, ministries and activities seem to
be growing in numbers and quality. Our be growing in numbers and quality. Our programs are meeting real, identified, programs are meeting real, identified,
spiritual and emotional needs of people.spiritual and emotional needs of people.
Accountable ManagementAccountable ManagementOur congregation has excellent, flexible Our congregation has excellent, flexible
management systems (teams, committees, management systems (teams, committees, councils, boards) that empower the future councils, boards) that empower the future direction of our congregation rather than direction of our congregation rather than seeking to control the future direction. seeking to control the future direction.
Decision making is open and responsive to Decision making is open and responsive to congregational input. The management congregational input. The management systems are supportive of the visionary systems are supportive of the visionary
leadership.leadership.
Generative Dialogue Generative Dialogue IssuesIssues
The Life Stages of a The Life Stages of a ChurchChurch
VRPMVRPMOne can determine the life stage of One can determine the life stage of
a church by simply rating the a church by simply rating the above 4 generative dialogue issues above 4 generative dialogue issues
of congregational life.of congregational life.
The Life Cycle and The Life Cycle and Stages of Stages of
Congregational Congregational DevelopmentDevelopment
BirthBirth VrpmVrpmInfancyInfancy VRpmVRpmChildhoodChildhood VrPmVrPmAdolescenceAdolescence VRPmVRPmAdulthoodAdulthood VRPMVRPMMaturityMaturity vRPMvRPMEmpty NestEmpty Nest vRpMvRpMRetirementRetirement vv rPMrPMOld AgeOld Age vrpMvrpMDeathDeath mm
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Phase Fiv e: La te Aging
V: Vision/Leadership/Mission/Purpose/Core Values R: Relationships/Experiences/Discipleship P: Programs/Events/Ministries/Services/Activities M: Management/Accountability/Systems/Resources
Death (m)
Old Age (vrpM)
Phase Four: Ea rly Aging
Phase One : Ea rly Grow th
The Life Cycle and Stages of Congregational Development
Growth
Birth (Vrpm) 6 mo- 2 years
Infancy (VRpm) 3- 5 years
Childhood (VrPm) 6- 10 years
Phase Tw o: La te Grow th Adolescence (VRPm)
11- 17 years
Adulthood (VRPM) 18- 25
Prime
Maturity (vRPM) 22- 27 years old
Redevelopment
Empty Nest (vRpM)
Aging
Retirement (vrPM)
Phas e Th ree: Prime/Pla teau
Rates of ChangeRates of ChangeContinuousContinuous
Doing same or similar things in same or Doing same or similar things in same or similar way with same or similar leadershipsimilar way with same or similar leadership
—incremental and long term—incremental and long term
DiscontinuousDiscontinuousDoing new and different things with new a Doing new and different things with new a
different methodologies for new and different methodologies for new and different target groups with new and different target groups with new and
different leadershipdifferent leadership
RadicalRadicalStarting with a clean slate - basically from Starting with a clean slate - basically from
zerozero
The Life Cycle and The Life Cycle and Stages of Stages of
Congregational Congregational DevelopmentDevelopment
Maturity Revisioning Continuous 6-18 months
Empty Nest Revitalization
Continuous 18-36 months
Revitalization
Discontinuous
18-36 months
Retirement Renewal Discontinuous
3-5 years
Renewal Radical 3-5 years
Old Age Reinvent Discontinuous
18-36 month
Reinvent Radical 18-36 months
Death Resurrection
Radical 6-18 months
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Vitality and Vitality and Renewal In Renewal In CascadesCascades
Life Cycles of a CongregationLife Cycles of a Congregation
Phase Fiv e: La te Aging
V: Vision/Leadership/Mission/Purpose/Core Values R: Relationships/Experiences/Discipleship P: Programs/Events/Ministries/Services/Activities M: Management/Accountability/Systems/Resources
Death (m)
Old Age (vrpM)
Phase Four: Ea rly Aging
Phase One : Ea rly Grow th
The Life Cycle and Stages of Congregational Development
Growth
Birth (Vrpm) 6 mo- 2 years
Infancy (VRpm) 3- 5 years
Childhood (VrPm) 6- 10 years
Phase Tw o: La te Grow th Adolescence (VRPm)
11- 17 years
Adulthood (VRPM) 18- 25
Prime
Maturity (vRPM) 22- 27 years old
Redevelopment
Empty Nest (vRpM)
Aging
Retirement (vrPM)
Phas e Th ree: Prime/Pla teau