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Welcome to Transformational
Ministry!
Welcome to Transformational
Ministry!
1991 Churchwide Evangelism Strategy
ELCA Decade of Evangelism
1991 Churchwide Evangelism Strategy
ELCA Decade of Evangelism
1991 Churchwide Evangelism Strategy
ELCA Decade of Evangelism•Overwhelming Support
1991 Churchwide Evangelism Strategy
ELCA Decade of Evangelism•Overwhelming Support
1991 Churchwide Evangelism Strategy
ELCA Decade of Evangelism•Overwhelming Support
•Millions of dollars invested
1991 Churchwide Evangelism Strategy
ELCA Decade of Evangelism•Overwhelming Support
•Millions of dollars invested
1991 Churchwide Evangelism Strategy
ELCA Decade of Evangelism•Overwhelming Support
•Millions of dollars invested
•Nearly 300 resource programs, conferences, books and manuals
1991 Churchwide Evangelism Strategy
ELCA Decade of Evangelism•Overwhelming Support
•Millions of dollars invested
•Nearly 300 resource programs, conferences, books and manuals
1991 Churchwide Evangelism Strategy
ELCA Decade of Evangelism•Overwhelming Support
•Millions of dollars invested
•Nearly 300 resource programs, conferences, books and manuals
•Membership and attendance dropped by over 100,000
1991 Churchwide Evangelism Strategy
ELCA Decade of Evangelism•Overwhelming Support
•Millions of dollars invested
•Nearly 300 resource programs, conferences, books and manuals
•Membership and attendance dropped by over 100,000
Effects of Evangelism ProgramsEffects of Evangelism Programs
Effects of Evangelism Programs•Congregations that used evangelism
programs initially showed some growth
Effects of Evangelism Programs•Congregations that used evangelism
programs initially showed some growth
Effects of Evangelism Programs•Congregations that used evangelism
programs initially showed some growth
•When programs ended, increases leveled off and decline generally happened
Effects of Evangelism Programs•Congregations that used evangelism
programs initially showed some growth
•When programs ended, increases leveled off and decline generally happened
Effects of Evangelism Programs•Congregations that used evangelism
programs initially showed some growth
•When programs ended, increases leveled off and decline generally happened
•After 5 years, congregations using an evangelism program were smaller than when they started and smaller than those that did nothing!
Effects of Evangelism Programs•Congregations that used evangelism
programs initially showed some growth
•When programs ended, increases leveled off and decline generally happened
•After 5 years, congregations using an evangelism program were smaller than when they started and smaller than those that did nothing!
Effects of Evangelism Programs•Congregations that used evangelism
programs initially showed some growth
•When programs ended, increases leveled off and decline generally happened
•After 5 years, congregations using an evangelism program were smaller than when they started and smaller than those that did nothing!
• Programs do not grow the church!
Effects of Evangelism Programs•Congregations that used evangelism
programs initially showed some growth
•When programs ended, increases leveled off and decline generally happened
•After 5 years, congregations using an evangelism program were smaller than when they started and smaller than those that did nothing!
• Programs do not grow the church!
Effects of Evangelism Grants• In 1994 the ELCA awarded 160 outreach
grants to existing ministries ($2.3 million)
Effects of Evangelism Grants• In 1994 the ELCA awarded 160 outreach
grants to existing ministries ($2.3 million)
Effects of Evangelism Grants• In 1994 the ELCA awarded 160 outreach
grants to existing ministries ($2.3 million)
•After 5 years, 10% of them closed
Effects of Evangelism Grants• In 1994 the ELCA awarded 160 outreach
grants to existing ministries ($2.3 million)
•After 5 years, 10% of them closed
Effects of Evangelism Grants• In 1994 the ELCA awarded 160 outreach
grants to existing ministries ($2.3 million)
•After 5 years, 10% of them closed
•After 5 years, worship attendance declined by 1950 worshippers per week
Effects of Evangelism Grants• In 1994 the ELCA awarded 160 outreach
grants to existing ministries ($2.3 million)
•After 5 years, 10% of them closed
•After 5 years, worship attendance declined by 1950 worshippers per week
Effects of Evangelism Grants• In 1994 the ELCA awarded 160 outreach
grants to existing ministries ($2.3 million)
•After 5 years, 10% of them closed
•After 5 years, worship attendance declined by 1950 worshippers per week
•Money does not grow the church!
Effects of Evangelism Grants• In 1994 the ELCA awarded 160 outreach
grants to existing ministries ($2.3 million)
•After 5 years, 10% of them closed
•After 5 years, worship attendance declined by 1950 worshippers per week
•Money does not grow the church!
The Good News Among the Bad• In studying this, we learned a lot!
The Good News Among the Bad• In studying this, we learned a lot!
The Good News Among the Bad• In studying this, we learned a lot!
• Emphasizing programs and money is a mistake
The Good News Among the Bad• In studying this, we learned a lot!
• Emphasizing programs and money is a mistake
The Good News Among the Bad• In studying this, we learned a lot!
• Emphasizing programs and money is a mistake
•Not all congregations shrunk
The Good News Among the Bad• In studying this, we learned a lot!
• Emphasizing programs and money is a mistake
•Not all congregations shrunk
The Good News Among the Bad• In studying this, we learned a lot!
• Emphasizing programs and money is a mistake
•Not all congregations shrunk
•Healthy, growing congregations did reveal some common traits
The Good News Among the Bad• In studying this, we learned a lot!
• Emphasizing programs and money is a mistake
•Not all congregations shrunk
•Healthy, growing congregations did reveal some common traits
What We Learned•Growing and shrinking congregations DO
the same things (there are no “magic bullets” or best practices)
What We Learned•Growing and shrinking congregations DO
the same things (there are no “magic bullets” or best practices)
What We Learned•Growing and shrinking congregations DO
the same things (there are no “magic bullets” or best practices)
•However, growing congregations have a clear sense that God is active and using them and shrinking congregations lack this same sense
What We Learned•Growing and shrinking congregations DO
the same things (there are no “magic bullets” or best practices)
•However, growing congregations have a clear sense that God is active and using them and shrinking congregations lack this same sense
More Specifically Growing ELCA Congregations Have:
More Specifically Growing ELCA Congregations Have:
More Specifically Growing ELCA Congregations Have:
• Purpose: A contextual sense of what God wants them to do discerned through reading scripture, prayer and discussion
More Specifically Growing ELCA Congregations Have:
• Purpose: A contextual sense of what God wants them to do discerned through reading scripture, prayer and discussion
More Specifically Growing ELCA Congregations Have:
• Purpose: A contextual sense of what God wants them to do discerned through reading scripture, prayer and discussion
•Willingness to Change: Congregations are willing to make the changes necessary to accomplish the purpose
More Specifically Growing ELCA Congregations Have:
• Purpose: A contextual sense of what God wants them to do discerned through reading scripture, prayer and discussion
•Willingness to Change: Congregations are willing to make the changes necessary to accomplish the purpose
More Specifically Growing ELCA Congregations Have:
• Purpose: A contextual sense of what God wants them to do discerned through reading scripture, prayer and discussion
•Willingness to Change: Congregations are willing to make the changes necessary to accomplish the purpose
• Leadership: Laity and clergy work together to accomplish the purpose
More Specifically Growing ELCA Congregations Have:
• Purpose: A contextual sense of what God wants them to do discerned through reading scripture, prayer and discussion
•Willingness to Change: Congregations are willing to make the changes necessary to accomplish the purpose
• Leadership: Laity and clergy work together to accomplish the purpose
The Transformational Ministry Process
Purpose:
•Discerning God’s Will
The Transformational Ministry Process
Purpose:
•Discerning God’s Will
The Transformational Ministry Process
Purpose:
•Discerning God’s Will
• Spiritual Change Precedes Mechanical Change
The Transformational Ministry Process
Purpose:
•Discerning God’s Will
• Spiritual Change Precedes Mechanical Change
The Transformational Ministry Process
Purpose:
•Discerning God’s Will
• Spiritual Change Precedes Mechanical Change
•Use Principles and Facilitate Process Rather than Techniques or Models
The Transformational Ministry Process
Purpose:
•Discerning God’s Will
• Spiritual Change Precedes Mechanical Change
•Use Principles and Facilitate Process Rather than Techniques or Models
The Transformational Ministry Process
Purpose:
•Discerning God’s Will
• Spiritual Change Precedes Mechanical Change
•Use Principles and Facilitate Process Rather than Techniques or Models
•Bathe the Process in Worship, Bible Study and Prayer
The Transformational Ministry Process
Purpose:
•Discerning God’s Will
• Spiritual Change Precedes Mechanical Change
•Use Principles and Facilitate Process Rather than Techniques or Models
•Bathe the Process in Worship, Bible Study and Prayer
The Transformational Ministry Process
Willingness to Change:
The Transformational Ministry Process
Willingness to Change:
The Transformational Ministry Process
Willingness to Change:
•We Often Don’t Like Change
The Transformational Ministry Process
Willingness to Change:
•We Often Don’t Like Change
The Transformational Ministry Process
Willingness to Change:
•We Often Don’t Like Change
•Holy Spirit Driven Change
The Transformational Ministry Process
Willingness to Change:
•We Often Don’t Like Change
•Holy Spirit Driven Change
The Transformational Ministry Process
Willingness to Change:
•We Often Don’t Like Change
•Holy Spirit Driven Change
• Pain Can Cause Us To Change
The Transformational Ministry Process
Willingness to Change:
•We Often Don’t Like Change
•Holy Spirit Driven Change
• Pain Can Cause Us To Change
The Transformational Ministry Process
Willingness to Change:
•We Often Don’t Like Change
•Holy Spirit Driven Change
• Pain Can Cause Us To Change
• The Declining Church is Painful
The Transformational Ministry Process
Willingness to Change:
•We Often Don’t Like Change
•Holy Spirit Driven Change
• Pain Can Cause Us To Change
• The Declining Church is Painful
ELCA 2008 Trend ReportFrom 2002 to 2008
• Number of Congregations -3%• Baptized Membership -8%•Worship Attendance -13%• Child Baptisms -16%• Adult Baptisms -21%
ELCA 2008 Trend ReportFrom 2002 to 2008
• Number of Congregations -3%• Baptized Membership -8%•Worship Attendance -13%• Child Baptisms -16%• Adult Baptisms -21%
ELCA 2008 Trend ReportFrom 2002 to 2008
• Number of Congregations -3%• Baptized Membership -8%•Worship Attendance -13%• Child Baptisms -16%• Adult Baptisms -21%
• Lost 500,000 members in last 15 years•Mainline Churches have dropped 25%
since 1958
ELCA 2008 Trend ReportFrom 2002 to 2008
• Number of Congregations -3%• Baptized Membership -8%•Worship Attendance -13%• Child Baptisms -16%• Adult Baptisms -21%
• Lost 500,000 members in last 15 years•Mainline Churches have dropped 25%
since 1958
The Transformational Ministry ProcessWillingness to Change:
•We Often Don’t Like Change
•Holy Spirit Driven Change
• Pain Can Cause Us To Change
• The Declining Church is Painful
•Need An Action Plan to Change
(Use some of the teaching resources I have used for other congregations)
The Transformational Ministry ProcessWillingness to Change:
•We Often Don’t Like Change
•Holy Spirit Driven Change
• Pain Can Cause Us To Change
• The Declining Church is Painful
•Need An Action Plan to Change
(Use some of the teaching resources I have used for other congregations)
Dissatisfaction + Vision +
Concrete Action=
TRANSFORMATION
Dissatisfaction + Vision +
Concrete Action=
TRANSFORMATION
The Transformational Ministry ProcessWillingness to Change:
•We Often Don’t Like Change
• Holy Spirit Driven Change
• Pain Can Cause Us To Change
• The Declining Church is Painful
• Need An Action Plan to Change
• Asset Based Change
(Use some of the teaching resources I have used for other congregations)
The Transformational Ministry ProcessWillingness to Change:
•We Often Don’t Like Change
• Holy Spirit Driven Change
• Pain Can Cause Us To Change
• The Declining Church is Painful
• Need An Action Plan to Change
• Asset Based Change
(Use some of the teaching resources I have used for other congregations)
The Transformational Ministry Process
Leadership:
The Transformational Ministry Process
Leadership:
The Transformational Ministry Process
Leadership:
• The Team Approach
The Transformational Ministry Process
Leadership:
• The Team Approach
The Transformational Ministry Process
Leadership:
• The Team Approach
• Equipping Leaders
The Transformational Ministry Process
Leadership:
• The Team Approach
• Equipping Leaders
The Transformational Ministry Process
Leadership:
• The Team Approach
• Equipping Leaders
•Modeling Christian Community
The Transformational Ministry Process
Leadership:
• The Team Approach
• Equipping Leaders
•Modeling Christian Community
The Transformational Ministry Process
Leadership:
• The Team Approach
• Equipping Leaders
•Modeling Christian Community
•Coaching
The Transformational Ministry Process
Leadership:
• The Team Approach
• Equipping Leaders
•Modeling Christian Community
•Coaching
The Purpose of the Church
Please take a few moments and jot on a piece of paper what comes to mind when you think of “the purpose of the church.”
The Purpose of the Church
Please take a few moments and jot on a piece of paper what comes to mind when you think of “the purpose of the church.”
St. James Lutheran Church Model Mission Statement Six Practices Six Characteristics
Following Jesus Discipleship (Adult & Child)
We Congregational Community
Love God Worship Worship
Prayer
Scripture
and Neighbor! Giving of Gifts Giving of Gifts/Leadership
Luke 10:25-28 Serving Serving
Matthew 22:34-40 Sharing Faith Evangelism
Mark 12:28-34
Called by God
