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RAISING HOPEHope fuels innovation, creativity, and vitality in the church.
FUELING CREATIVITYIN MINISTRY
Job 11:18-19
"When a ministry’s hope level rises, the people serving in ministry begin to thrive." --Ray Johnston
Christianity Today
HOPE IS POWERFULL
"A 5-percent rise in hope will fuel INNOVATION and CREATIVITYin our churches."
--Ray JohnstonChristianity Today
Four Factors for Raising Hope
"Having hope will give you courage. You will be protected and will rest in safety. You will lie down unafraid,
and many will look to you for help." Job 11:18-19 (NLT)
1. RECHARGE YOUR BATTERIESDD,WW, & AA
Four Factors For Raising Hope
--Ray JohnstonChristianity Today
2. RAISE EXPECTATIONSVote for Miracles!
Four Factors For Raising Hope
--Ray JohnstonChristianity Today
ON THE FUTUREThe past is not your future!
3.
Four Factors For Raising Hope
--Ray JohnstonChristianity Today
4. CAST THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE VISIONTell me
Four Factors For Raising Hope
--Ray JohnstonChristianity Today
Creativity equals the function of a Positive Attitude combined with Knowledge, Imagination, and Evaluation.
Dr. Ruth Noller
C=f a (K,I,E)
How much do you know about the people you serve? What are your efforts supposed to accomplish for the folk who work for your ministry or access your its services?
KNOWLEDGE
THE CHURCHLESSMenWhiteLess EducatedUnmarried
156 million people, other than a special event such as a wedding or a funeral, have not attended church in the past six months.
Barna Research
CHURCHED
MILLENNIALS
GEN X
BOOMERS
ELDERS
0 10 20 30 40
• The younger a person is the less likely he or she is to attend church.
1984-2002
1965-1983
1945-earlier
1946-1964
33%
11%
22%
35%
MILLENNIALS
GEN X
BOOMERS
ELDERS
0 10 20 30 40
1984-2002
1965-1983
1946-1964
1945-earlier
• Gen X-ers make up the larger percentage of the unchurched.
UNCHURCHED
16%
15%
33%
36%
IMAGINATION
Creativity equals the function of a Positive Attitude combined with Knowledge, Imagination, and Evaluation.
Dr. Ruth Noller
C=f a (K,I,E)
What would you do if you could disassemble your ministry and reimagine it from the ground-up using none of the old parts?
IMAGINATION
• You can’ t redesign something until you reimagine it.
It worked THEN.
Not NOW!
• You can’t reimagine it until you release every aspect of the old model.
EVALUATION
Creativity equals the function of a Positive Attitude combined with Knowledge, Imagination, and Evaluation.
Dr. Ruth Noller
C=f a (K,I,E)
What is the truth about your ministry? What are the hits and misses; pros and cons; successes and failures?
EVALUATION