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Attitudes, Beliefs, & Behavior Patterns of Missional STaR
CongregationsCultivating Vitality for Cultivating Vitality for Multiple Point ParishesMultiple Point Parishes
Rev. John RaganRev. John Ragan
©2010 Rev. John C. Ragan
Premise of Thesis
• Albert Ellis, Rational-Emotive TherapyAlbert Ellis, Rational-Emotive Therapy• Attitudes & Beliefs influence Behavioral & Attitudes & Beliefs influence Behavioral &
Emotional ResponsesEmotional Responses• To change behavior To change behavior Examine, challenge, & Examine, challenge, &
change attitudes & beliefschange attitudes & beliefs
©2010 Rev. John C. Ragan
Outline of Presentation
1.1. IntroductionIntroduction2.2. AttitudesAttitudes3.3. BeliefsBeliefs4.4. Behavior PatternsBehavior Patterns5.5. Importance of ThisImportance of This6.6. QuestionsQuestions
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Definition of Attitude
A mental position with regard to a A mental position with regard to a fact or state (e.g., a helpful fact or state (e.g., a helpful attitude), and, a feeling or emotion attitude), and, a feeling or emotion toward a fact or state.toward a fact or state.
For us, this end state is to be For us, this end state is to be MISSIONAL!MISSIONAL!
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Unhelpful Attitudes
• Attitudes about Attitudes about Situations/EventsSituations/Events– Fear of ConflictFear of Conflict– Need to ControlNeed to Control– TraditionalismTraditionalism
• Attitudes about Attitudes about People/SelfPeople/Self– Negative Self-PerceptionsNegative Self-Perceptions– Non-inclusivenessNon-inclusiveness
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Helpful Attitudes
• Attitudes about Attitudes about Situations/EventsSituations/Events– Positive AttitudePositive Attitude– Change/New IdeasChange/New Ideas– ChallengesChallenges
• Attitudes about Attitudes about People/SelfPeople/Self– Hospitable, Supportive, CompassionHospitable, Supportive, Compassion– Inclusive, AcceptingInclusive, Accepting– CommunalCommunal
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Definition of Beliefs
• a state or habit of mind in which trust or a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thingconfidence is placed in some person or thing
• something believed; especially: a tenet or something believed; especially: a tenet or body of tenets held by a groupbody of tenets held by a group
• conviction of the truth of some statement or conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon the reality of some being or phenomenon especially when based on examination of especially when based on examination of evidence.evidence.
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Unhelpful Beliefs
• Beliefs about the Beliefs about the ChurchChurch– Church as Church as WorshipWorship– Church as Church as BuildingBuilding
Darrell Guder: . . .Those churches came to conceive Darrell Guder: . . .Those churches came to conceive the church as ‘a place where certain things the church as ‘a place where certain things happen.’ Guder and Barrett, happen.’ Guder and Barrett, Missional ChurchMissional Church, 79., 79.
• Beliefs about Beliefs about YouthYouth– The notion that, “If you teach them when they are The notion that, “If you teach them when they are
young, there will be a time when they leave. But don’t young, there will be a time when they leave. But don’t worry—they’ll come back on their own.”worry—they’ll come back on their own.”
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Helpful Beliefs• Beliefs about Beliefs about CongregationCongregation– PurposePurpose– Pastoral RolePastoral Role
• Beliefs about Beliefs about PrayerPrayer– For For whomwhom do you pray? do you pray?– WhoWho does the praying? does the praying?
• Beliefs about Beliefs about GodGod– God’s Intent for the WorldGod’s Intent for the World– Role of the Holy SpiritRole of the Holy Spirit– How God/Christ worksHow God/Christ works
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Definition of Behavior Patterns
A recurrent way of acting by an A recurrent way of acting by an individual or group toward a individual or group toward a given object or in a given given object or in a given situation.situation.
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Unhelpful Behavior Patterns
• Situational BehaviorsSituational Behaviors– ConflictConflict– Lack of Follow ThroughLack of Follow Through–Hold on to former identitiesHold on to former identities–Doing Bare MinimumDoing Bare Minimum– TraditionalismTraditionalism– Confusing Marketing with Missional Confusing Marketing with Missional
ActionsActions
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Unhelpful Behavior Patterns
• Relational BehaviorsRelational Behaviors–Suspicious or cold towards Suspicious or cold towards
guests/visitorsguests/visitors–Viewing members as objectsViewing members as objects• Work/PositionsWork/Positions• MoneyMoney
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Helpful Behavior Patterns
• Situational BehaviorsSituational Behaviors–Teach/TrainTeach/Train–Openness to New ThingsOpenness to New Things–Demonstrate FaithDemonstrate Faith–Plan & CommunicatePlan & Communicate–Ease new people into life of Ease new people into life of
congregationcongregation
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Helpful Behavior Patterns
• Relational BehaviorsRelational Behaviors–Hospitality—accept, welcomeHospitality—accept, welcome– Challenge in loving, caring wayChallenge in loving, caring way– PrayPray–Accountable to one another Accountable to one another in lovein love– Building relationshipsBuilding relationships– Recognize peopleRecognize people– InclusivenessInclusiveness
©2010 Rev. John C. Ragan
©2010 Rev. John C. Ragan
©2010 Rev. John C. Ragan
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