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Post by Susan Unger on Sept 5, 2017 23:00:07 GMT -5
Hello,
I'm feeling led to start a church plant. It would be for those who are "none" and those who are "done". Any thoughts or ideas as I get started?
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Greg
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CotN Connection: Pastor of The Point Church, San Jose, CA
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Post by Greg on Sept 6, 2017 1:00:30 GMT -5
Last week I created a list of characteristics that could almost guarantee that a church would grow to 80% capacity or 100 people (whichever is less) in 5 years. - A pastor who loves being in the presence of Jesus every day
- Prayer
- Clear and shared understanding of what the pastor expects the church to soon look like
- Easily visible online presence
- Clean outside building and landscape, with signs of life on the outside
- Greeting team two steps ahead of anyone who might come
- Clean and updated on the inside
- Updated children’s area with every safety precaution implemented
- New music and casual dress
- Inspiring and biblical messages preached with passion
- A strategy to bring visitors to a church service
- Clear, simple and easy way for visitors to join a small group
- Clear, simple and easy way for every visitor join a volunteer team
- Clear understanding of what a mature Christian is and how to become one and grow as one
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Greg
New Member
Posts: 63
CotN Connection: Pastor of The Point Church, San Jose, CA
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Post by Greg on Sept 6, 2017 12:58:18 GMT -5
Last week I created a list of characteristics that could almost guarantee that a church would grow to 80% capacity or 100 people (whichever is less) in 5 years. - A pastor who loves being in the presence of Jesus every day
- Prayer
- Clear and shared understanding of what the pastor expects the church to soon look like
- Easily visible online presence
- Clean outside building and landscape, with signs of life on the outside
- Greeting team two steps ahead of anyone who might come
- Clean and updated on the inside
- Updated children’s area with every safety precaution implemented
- New music and casual dress
- Inspiring and biblical messages preached with passion
- A strategy to bring visitors to a church service
- Clear, simple and easy way for visitors to join a small group
- Clear, simple and easy way for every visitor join a volunteer team
- Clear understanding of what a mature Christian is and how to become one and grow as one
The reason I came up with this list was because I attended our monthly zone pastors meeting and one of the other pastors remarked that there was not a single church on our district that was growing. I told them that our church was growing and that there were simple reasons why. They asked me to share those reasons at the next meeting and this is the list I compiled. It won't get you much past 100 but there isn't anything on it that would prevent you from going to 300. There's just a few things you would have to add to it to do that.
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