Church Health Team

1. Church Health Team • Agenda • Overview of Natural Church Development • Survey Results • Passionate Spirituality Discussion

2. Natural Church Development • International, multi-denominational method • 5 Steps • Prepare • Diagnose • Plan • Implement • Evaluate

3. Natural Church Development • Survey to measure ourselves on 8 quality characteristics • Empowering Leadership • Gift-based Ministry • Passionate Spirituality • Effective Structures • Inspiring Worship Service • Holistic Small Groups • Need-oriented Evangelism • Loving Relationships

4. Natural Church Development • Identify ‘minimum factor’ and work to improve it Service Attendance Minimum Factor Quality Characteristics

5. Survey Results • Survey to measure ourselves on 8 factors • Empowering Leadership • Gift-based Ministry • Passionate Spirituality • Effective Structures • Inspiring Worship Service • Holistic Small Groups • Need-oriented Evangelism • Loving Relationships

6. Survey Results

7. Survey Results

8. Minimum Factor • Survey to measure ourselves on 8 factors • Empowering Leadership • Gift-based Ministry • Passionate Spirituality • Effective Structures • Inspiring Worship Service • Holistic Small Groups • Need-oriented Evangelism • Loving Relationships

9. Minimum Factor • What does Passionate Spiritualitylook like? • Experiencing God • Passion for Church • Passion for Devotions • Spiritual Interconnectedness

10. Passionate Spirituality • God with us • I experience God’s work in my life • I experience the transforming influences faith has in the different areas of my life • I often tell other Christians when I have experienced something from God • Prayer • Times of prayer are an inspiring experience for me • I know that other church members pray for me regularly

11. Passionate Spirituality • Bible • I enjoy reading the Bible on my own • The Bible is a powerful guide for me in the decisions of everyday life • Belief in the future • I am enthusiastic about our church • I firmly believe that God will act even more powerfully in our church in coming years

12. Passionate Spirituality • Spiritual Leadership • Our leaders are spiritual examples for me

13. Passionate Spirituality Experiencing God • Integrating our faith into all areas of our lives • Sensing God’s presence and involvement in the different areas of our lives • Sharing stories of God’s transforming work • Seeking/requesting/prioritizing opportunities to learn how to absorb the new insights and experiences that come when God is working in our life

14. Passionate Spirituality Passion for Church • Enthusiastic about our church • Regular worship • Actively involved with serving • Learning and leading ministries/programs • Daily prayer and devotions • Generous givers • Sharing their faith stories with others • Focused on seeking what God’s desires are for our church (as opposed to our limited agendas and preferences) • Have a circle of friends for spiritual growth, support, encouragement and fellowship • Believe firmly that God will work even more powerfully in our church in the coming years

15. Passionate Spirituality Passion for Devotions • Spend personal time connecting to God during the week (prayer, devotions, reading, etc.) • Personal and corporate prayer is a central practice for empowering the ministries of our church • Members participate in opportunities provided for people to learn how to use the Bible as a guidebook for life (Bible study, Forums, Small Groups, Retreats, etc.) • Members integrate what they learn and read into everyday lives

16. Passionate Spirituality Spiritual Interconnectedness • Opportunities (in worship and in groups) are given for people to talk about God’s work in their lives • Faith and religious beliefs move from being a private matter to a commonly accepted topic with other believers • Our experiences of God are reflected in our conversations with others, especially non-church people • Members place a high priority on praying for each other and asking for prayers

17. Passionate Spirituality Questions & Answers

18. Next Steps September 27th • Next background session, similar to today September 30th and October 4th • Gather ideas about why we scored low on Passionate Spirituality • Vote on the key reasons for our level of spirituality October 7th– 21st • Brainstorm and collect ideas to build a stronger and more passionate spirituality

19. Reflection Why is Passionate Spirituality our minimum factor?

20. Extra Slides

21. Passionate Spirituality Experiencing God • How are church members integrating their faith into all areas of their life? • How and when do church members sense God’s presence and involvement in the different areas of their life? • What recent examples have we heard of God’s transforming work in church members’ lives? • What are we doing to teach people how to absorb the new insights and experiences that come when God is working in their life?

22. Passionate Spirituality Passion for Church • What are the marks of a person who is enthusiastic about our church? • What are we doing to teach God’s desires for our church’s future? • In the last year, what steps has the pastor taken to make his or her life more transparent to the church? • How do we promote faith in th our people so they believe firmly that God will work even more powerfully in our church in the coming years?

23. Passionate Spirituality Passion for Devotions • In what ways do people in our church spend personal time connecting to God during the week? • In what ways do we see personal and corporate prayer empowering the ministries of the church? • What opportunities do we provide for people to learn how to use the Bible as a guidebook for life? • What indications do we have that people read the Bible on their own? How are they integrating what they read into their everyday life?

24. Passionate Spirituality Spiritual Interconnectedness • What opportunities (in worship or in groups) are given for people to talk about God’s work in their lives? • What are we doing to move religion from being a private matter to a commonly accepted topic with other believers? • How is our experience of God reflected in our conversations with others? • How do we inform people of prayer needs? What priority do we believe our members give to praying for each other?