Building Stronger Churches
Is this you?
As a pastor you probably have at least 9 unresolved problems at any given moment in time! These could range from pastoral issues, organisational issues, leadership issues, vision issues, legal issues, financial and accounting issues, board issues, compliance issues and many more. So you respond by tackling one problem at a time and find you never quite catch up!
Don’t re-invent the Wheel!
Solution
If you lead a church in Victoria your church will fall into a designated geographical district / region. The district councils consist of pastors and leaders like yourself who are committed to helping your church become stronger and healthier. We do this by linking you to the best resources and people who have already been there!
Being in touch with your District is a great way of avoiding isolation and ensuring that you and your church get stronger to fulfil all that God has for you.
Contact your Church Life representative today and ask how they can help you build a stronger, healthier church.
Insights and Ideas
Enlarge Victoria is committed to helping churches become healthier and stronger in the face of an ever changing world. Here are some great insights and ideas to help your church grow.
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Critical Mass - For a Church to grow to 100+ in the first year, an initial mass of 25+ people are needed. | |
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Key people/gifts - a pastor who's a good communicator, a hard worker, has good people and leadership skills, a creative children's ministry, a system's person and good music are vital for a healthy plant. | |
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Gatherer capacity - An ability to gather key people is needed. If the capacity does not exist to gather an initial critical mass and gifted team, there is little reason to believe that the plant will grow. | |
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Networks - The Church that grows is the one in which the minister is connected with the Movement at District and state levels, with training and seminars, and with personal mentoring/coaching relationships. | |
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Facilities/equipment - a modern or unique venue which is accessible, conducive to good sound & after church fellowship, has facilities for children and for storage, and is available every week. | |
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Experience - Growing Churches are planted by pastors with several years experience as a senior, assistant or associate pastor. Generally not a departmental minister (ie pastoral care). | |
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Faith - True "I will build my Church" faith is needed. This will sustain a planter and give the vital factor Jesus uses to build the Church. Regular active times to pray, dream and think are needed. | |
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Broad Appeal - The church that grows long-term is not given to extremes. It provides a broad appeal and in its public meetings consider the needs of the people they are wanting to reach. | |
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Commitment to Evangelism - The growing Church pastor is committed, personally, financially and structurally to ongoing, year-round, relevant-to-the-community evangelism. | |
"When the mustard seed is sown it is smaller than all the seeds on the earth. But it grows up and becomes great."
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“I know no better way to touch communities and reach into people groups than to plant vibrant, effective new churches.” - Wayne Alcorn
