Leadership

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GROWING CHURCH QUALITIES
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Leadership Lay ministry Spirituality Worship Small
Groups Outreach Relationships Structures
Empowering
8 key qualities of a healthy, growing,
Jesus-centred church
Gift-oriented
Passionate
Inspiring
Multiplying
Need-oriented
Fun and loving
Functional
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GROWING CHURCH QUALITIES
A Christian community is only as strong as its
weakest area!
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ST MARYS VALUES
Jesus Centred
Reaching out (Isaiah 61 ministry)
Think big, start small!
Commitment to transformation
Live with the tension of opposites
Die! (sacrificial ministry, risk, adventure, do
the unexpected)
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ST MARYS VALUES
Blessing
Acts of mindless kindness
Heaven to earth
Generous
Forgiving
Positive (5-1)
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ST MARYS VALUES
Relaxed
Low Maintenance, High Value (KISS)
Informal Light-hearted
Warm and welcoming (Walk across the room)
Fun and loving friendships
Accessible, especially to the poor (red carpet)
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PERSONAL VALUES
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us centred
(not us/needs)
T
ithing
(generous in time/money/possessions)
M
inistering
(in an area of the St Marys community)
A
ccountable
(to peer group leaders)
R
eaching out
(and inviting in)
Y
Hol
lifestyle
(fruit of Spirit moral)
S
mall group
(committed membership)
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The Equipping Track
Army
Giving
Receiving
Dry bones
Extraordinary Jo
Ordinary Jo
Leader
Member
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Visitor
1st Contact
Leadership Training
Joining Community
Gift/Ministry training
Social
Kit Bag
LINK
ALPHA
PATHWAY
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5 expressions of Christian community
Army
Receiving
Giving
Dry bones
EJ
OJ
Central Resource/ celebration
150-500
4-6 MSGs
Cluster
40-60
Multiplying Small Group (MSG)
Accountability Group
Individual God
1st Contact
Leadership Training
Joining Community
Gift/Ministry training
Social
Kit Bag
LINK
ALPHA
PATHWAY
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5 expressions of Christian community
Army
Receiving
Giving
Dry bones
EJ
OJ
Central Resource
Cluster
MSG
Acc Gp
You
1st Contact
Leadership Training
Joining Community
Gift/Ministry training
Social
Kit Bag
LINK
ALPHA
PATHWAY