SIMPLE CHURCH, MINIMALIST APPROACHES Part of the ministry resources on Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal. Simple, Minimalist – This is a “simplify and guide-through” method that seeks to avoid the complexity of many church development approaches and suggests ways of defining simple, straightforward and strategic processes that move people through the stages of spiritual
DISCIPLESHIP, DISCIPLE-MAKING Part of two Ministry Resource Guides: Church Leadership and Renewal Strategies for Church Renewal: Diagnostic/Prescriptive Sections: Introduction Resources Related Areas Introduction Disciple-Making approaches are a “measure up” method of renewal that prescribe benchmarks to assess whether members are becoming more committed disciples. Like other diagnostic/prescriptive approaches, these tools help churches measure themselves against
CHURCH DIAGNOSTICS, EASUM and BANDY Part of the Ministry Resource Guide on Strategies for Congregational Renewal: Diagnostic/Prescriptive Example of Diagnostic/Prescriptive: Easum and Bandy’s Eleven Subsystems of a Thriving Congregation Introduction The Eleven Key Subystems Assessments for each of the eleven key subsystems Leadership belief systems and structures for the eleven key subsystems Related Areas Introduction
CHURCH DIAGNOSTICS, PRESCRIPTIVE APPROACHES Part of the following guides to ministry resources: Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal, Index Strategies for Church Leadership and Church Health (compares several approaches) Sections: Introduction Most Widely Used Models Other Often Recommended Works Related Ministry Resources Introduction Diagnostic/Prescriptive Approaches are a “measure up” method of renewal based on an
SPIRITUAL-STRATEGIC CHURCH RENEWAL Part of the ministry resources on Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal. Introduction to Ministry Resources on Spiritual-Strategic Renewal First Reads Other Helpful Ministry Resources on Spiritual-Strategic Renewal Related Ministry Resoures Introduction Many attempts at church renewal fall into two extreme categories. One emphasizes spiritual formation but minimizes the importance of missional
Christian Ministry Resources Strategies for Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal CHURCH REVIVAL Part of the ministry resources on Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal. Introduction, The Nature of Church Revival The Nature of Church Revival Literature Ministry Resources on Church Revival Church Revival – Biblical Themes Church Revival – Historical Classic and Modern
Traditional Church Revitalization Part of the ministry resources on Church Leadership and Renewal. Much of the material on church leadership and church health leaves the impression that in order for churches to remain vibrant in today’s culture, they must shift completely to contemporary models. In many situations, however, a more realistic and successful approach is
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
