Tony Morgan shares that churches not growing or who are in decline are simply maintaining the status quo while hoping it generates different results. Here’s his picture of a fully-aligned church with the fundamentals that produce growth.
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•The primary purpose or mission of the church is established.
•A focused ministry/discipleship strategy has been established to accomplish that vision.
•All of the church’s ministries and programming are intentionally designed to fit into that strategy.
•The church is structured with staff and volunteer leaders and teams around the strategy.
•Resources like money, facilities and space on the master calendar are distributed to maximize impact rather than to maintain fairness.
•There’s a web and communications strategy in place to keep everyone focused in the same direction.
•The teaching includes life application that identifies specific next steps to engage people in a discipleship journey that mirrors the overall strategy of the church.
•Rather than celebrating when lots of people gather, the success of any special events or initiatives are measured by how they help people engage in this journey.
•The church is capturing stories and measuring data to determine if the strategy is working as intended.
http://tonymorganlive.com/2010/12/13/big-churches-getting-bigger-the-alignment-factor/
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