CONGREGATIONAL LIFE CYCLE Part of the ministry resources on Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal. Church Health, Congregational Life Cycle – Most church health strategies make use of the congregational life cycle, an adaptation of Ichak Adizes research which shows how organizations evolve through a predictable cycle of birth, maturity/effectiveness, and then demise. Many planning
STRATEGIC PLANNING Also includes Core Values Part of the Ministry Resource Guide on Church Leadership and Renewal. Introduction to Strategic Planning in Christian Ministry Ministry Resources on Leader-Participatory Strategic Planning Ministry Resources on Congregational Discernment Strategic Planning Select Resources from the Corporate Arena on Strategic Planning Related Ministry Resources Introduction to Strategic Planning in Christian
Ministry-Directed Vision Emergence Part of the ministry resources on Church Leadership and Renewal. People-Directed Vision Emergence is a “serve up” approach to renewal for established churches that are highly suspect of strong vision leadership from one person. Established churches have unique features that require the vision process to progress indirectly as the people become outwardly
Leader-Directed Vision Casting Part of the ministry resources on Strategies for Church Leadership and Renewal. Introduction, What is a Visionary? First Reads on Vision Leadership Business-Related Resources on Vision Leadership Other Popular Resources on Vision Leadership Related Ministry Resources Introduction – What is a Visionary? Leader-Directed Vision Casting is a “top-down” approach to church leadership
STRATEGIES for Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal – Overview Part of the LifeandLeadership.com ministry resources on Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal. Introduction Conventional or Missional, Philosophies of Church Leadership The Approaches to Church Leadership and Renewal Related Ministry Resources Introduction All church leaders recognize the need for periodic renewal. The question is which
MISSIONAL LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES What is Missional? The missional movement is a robust conversation spawning scores of books and dominating the blogosphere among church leaders in the last couple of decades. For those engaged in the conversation, “missional” is a pregnant term. Yet since it views Christian leadership and Christian ministry so differently from conventional understandings,
CHURCH SIZE DYNAMICS, SIZE TRANSITIONS Part of the ministry resources on Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal. Introduction Typologies for Church Size Resources: First Reads on Church Size Transitions Generally First Reads on Church Size Transitions for the Small Church Other Ministry Resources on Church Size Transitions Generally Focus on Large Congregations Transitioning Downward, Navigating
CHURCH IDENTITY, CONGREGATIONAL CULTURE Part of the ministry resources on Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal. See also the resources on Leadership and Organizational Culture. Introduction Resources Related Ministry Resources Introduction Just as ecclesiology helps us understand the church from a theological angle, church identity or congregational culture looks through sociological and organizational perspectives. One
Church Dynamics and Characteristics, Congregational Research Part of the ministry resources on Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal. Introduction Theological and Philosophical Foundations for Church Renewal Preparation for Planning Understanding Church Characteristics, Church Dynamics Congregational Research Congregational Culture, Church Identity (separate page) Related Ministry Resources Introduction Intentional church development and renewal is hard work, for
Temporary link to York University Equip Conference Handout – York Equip Conference 2024 Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal Quick-list of Resources Sam Rainer, The Church Revitalization Checklist: A Hopeful and Practical Guide for Leading Your Congregation to a Brighter Tomorrow. Tyndale Momentum/Church Answers, 2021. Brian Croft, Biblical Church Revitalization: Solutions for Dying and Divided
