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At The Crossroads Dr. Kennon L. Callahan, Ph. D. London, Ontario June 4, 5, 2015
These Lectures are dedicated to…. Julie Callahan st 61 and the Anniversary of our First Date together
Dr. Kennon L. Callahan, Ph. D. 214 649 7390 kenjulie 081156@live. com PMB 280 381 Casa Linda Plaza Dallas, Texas 75218
The Author Kennon L. Callahan, B. A. , M. Div. , S. T. M. , Ph. D. — researcher, professor, and pastor — is today’s most sought-after church consultant and speaker. Author of many books, he is best known for his groundbreaking Twelve Keys to an Effective Church, which has formed the basis for the widely acclaimed Mission Growth Movement, which is helping congregations across the planet.
Copyright 2015 © Living in Grace Dr. Kennon L. Callahan, Ph. D. All Rights Reserved. The author grants special permission to the Ministers and Key Leaders participating in this Conference on June 4, 5 2015 Living in Grace to use these power point slides and charts in their specific congregations.
No permission is granted to distribute these slides beyond the persons who have participated in this seminar nor is any permission granted to slightly modify this resource and then send it out as though it is one’s own work. The resource is for your use in your setting with proper notation as to the author. Thus, in your own congregation, please use as is and include this statement: “Copyright 2015 © by Dr. Kennon L. Callahan, Ph. D. Living in Grace All rights reserved”
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Living in Grace Strengths for This Time Motivations That Help Congregations of the Future Leaders
Living in Grace
Our congregation shares Grace Peace Hope
Our congregation shares Grace Compassion Peace Community Hope Encouragement Good Fun Good Times
Live Grace compassion, forgiving, mercy, kindness, love, good fun, good times overcomes sin, guilt, grudge bitterness, resentment
Be Peace calm, contentment, community, serenity, relaxed overcomes tense, tight, nervous, anxious fear, anxiety, anger, rage
Share Hope assurance, confidence, joy encouraging, growing forward overcomes despair, depression, despondency, defeatism
people long for the grace of God
people yearn for the peace of Christ
people long for the hope of the Holy Spirit
people go to the church nearest their heart not their house
average trip time work major shopping major social recreational activities trip time horizon
4, 000 pop 2, 800 unc 80 20
40, 000 28, 000 30
1. total persons your congregation helps
many congregations help more people than they think they do
total persons in our family persons served mission constituents members friends elsewhere community persons 180 140 120 30 total persons served 490 20
1. total persons your congregation helps 2. the congregations of the United Church of Canada help many persons with their lives
1925 6 years after Great War mission cooperation communication transportation more a top down time headquarters approach
2015 in midst of local wars mission strong cooperation present communication vast transportation easier more a congregation time local community approach
More local congregations are doing local, regional, national, and international mission projects. The United Church of Canada is diminishing its national projects even as local congregations are advancing theirs. We are doing more, helping more people, with a local congregation basis.
1. total persons your congregation helps 2. the congregations of the United Church of Canada help many persons with their lives 3. total persons who worship with us
400 average 550 persons 10 years passing of 4 Sunday worshipers 400 average 950 persons total persons served in worship
1. total persons your congregation helps 2. the congregations of the United Church of Canada help many persons with their lives 3. total persons who worship with us
people join a family not an organization
people join a community not a committee
people join a congregation not an institution
we live in the grace of God
we live in the peace of Christ
we live in the hope of the Holy Spirit
Our congregation shares Grace Peace Hope
Strengths for this Time
we claim our strengths we claim God’s gifts
we look for the strengths we really have not the ones we wish we had
when we look for the strengths we wish we had we miss the strengths we really have
the strengths for an unchurched culture need to be stronger than for a churched culture what we could get away with as a 5 needs to be a 9
mission visitation worship groupings leadership participation program access visibility parking facilities giving
six possibilities select three
mission visitation worship groupings leadership participation program access visibility parking facilities giving
1. shepherding birthdays anniversaries illness emergencies
are you the ones to come or should we look for others?
We shepherd because God first shepherds us
credibility integrity honesty truth respect solid helpful dependable trustworthy
credibility 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 grace peace hope personal shepherding project, objective friends, leaders congregation community institution, post
2. worship community services multiple services warm, welcoming music, stirring, inspiring preaching, helpful, hopeful service, power, movement
3. groupings one time seasonal short term small sprinter
4. leadership short term high delegation power 4 th generation
5. visibility flowers landscaping attractive sign Christmas 2015 Easter 2016 buildings disappear, become invisible show something new each year
6. building study value endow part or whole 30 year possibility
we build on our strengths we do better what we do best we are now in the strongest position to add a new strength
match the plays with the players send in the plays the players can run never send in more plays than the players can run
six possibilities select three shepherding worship groupings leadership visibility facilities
mission visitation worship groupings leadership participation program access visibility parking facilities giving
Motivations that Help
Church Culture Mission Culture Millennial Culture
Church Culture Challenge Reasonability Commitment
Mission Culture Compassion Community Hope
Compassion Community Hope Challenge Reasonability Commitment
Motivational Match Motivational Gap
Key Grass Leaders Roots Compassion Community Hope Challenge Reasonability Commitment Pastor Un Staff church
Key Grass Leaders Roots Compassion Community Hope Challenge Reasonability Commitment Pastor Un Staff church
Key Grass Leaders Roots Compassion Community Hope Challenge Reasonability Commitment Pastor Un Staff church
good shepherd helpful preaching wise, caring leader community pastor
the more shepherding the less bickering the less shepherding the more bickering
the more shepherding the more giving the less shepherding the less giving
recruiting volunteers
Mary we invite you to come fall in love with this group of kids
kids care what the teacher knows when they know the teacher cares
the foundation of learning is love
the team plays well for the coach who loves the team
loving listening learning leading
KL 50 H 50, 000 Commitment Challenge Reasonability PAB LGH SR EFA 50 H 10, 000 40, 000
50 H 50, 000 Compassion Community Hope 50 H 50, 000
We are grateful for the compassion and generosity of God’s grace in our lives We are thankful for the hope with which God blesses us We generously pledge ______ to advance God’s Mission in 2016
Worship - Giving Leading Listening Learning Shepherding 1 5 7
discipleship is compassion
stewardship is compassion
Key Grass Leaders Roots Compassion Community Hope Challenge Reasonability Commitment Pastor Un Staff church
Church Culture Mission Culture Millennial Culture
Key Grass Leaders Roots Compassion Community Hope Challenge Reasonability Commitment Pastor Un Staff church
Key Grass Leaders Roots Compassion Community Hope Challenge Reasonability Commitment Pastor Un Staff church
Key Grass Leaders Roots Compassion Community Hope Challenge Reasonability Commitment Pastor Un Staff church
shepherding visits your spirit hope plan 3 one-time events hope project recruit compassion 8 -12 worship closing hymn 3 persons help project bulletin meetings forgive
Congregations of the Future
1. grace peace hope 2. strengths 3. motivations 4. small, strong – large, regional 5. excellent sprinter 6. grassroots 7. highly creative
1. grace peace hope 2. strengths 3. motivations 4. small, strong – large, regional
John, be at peace you are doing solid work they can never compete with you
small mega
bigness stirs the desire for closeness immensity breeds the longing for immediacy fear breeds the need for comfort
strong small middle large mega weak dying
3 small, strong worship congregations is one large, regional
strong small middle large mega weak dying
1. grace 2. strengths 3. motivations 4. small, strong – large, regional 5. excellent sprinter
packing for vacation homework sermon preparation children at school children’s choirs marathon grandchildren Lutherans ADD 1 P 1 S
Excellent Sprinters Short term Highly intensive Near the time at hand
Solid Marathon Runner Routine Regular Weekly, Monthly
people learn both patterns of behavior grandparents
Major Shifts nomad marathon agrarian marathon industrial technological sprinter
Major Shifts nomad marathon agrarian marathon industrial technological
Major Shifts nomad marathon agrarian marathon industrial technological sprinter millennial easy sprinter
One Time Seasonal Short Term 3 - 5 Long Term 6+ Weekly, Monthly Yr Rd
Dying Congregations 8 6 one time seas onal short term 35 long term 6+ wk mo yr rd
Weak, Declining Congregations 8 6 4 2 1 one time seas onal short term 35 long term 6+ wk mo yr rd
Strong, Healthy Congregations 8 once 6 4 2 1 one time seas onal short term 3 -5 long term 6+ wk mo yr rd
Strong, Healthy Congregations 8 now 6 4 one time seas onal short term 3 -5
mission shepherding worship fellowship common interest recreational Bible prayer gathering team, task force giving One time Seas Short onal term
1. grace 2. strengths 3. motivations 4. small, strong – large, regional 5. excellent sprinter 6. grassroots
October 31, 2017 500 years “grace comes equally to all persons” Martin Luther “grace is grassroots” Kennon Callahan
top down hierarchical autocratic benevolent dictatorial structures have seen their day
people join a congregation, not a denomination the local congregation is the center of life local congregations support one another
1. grace 2. strengths 3. motivations 4. small, strong – large, regional 5. excellent sprinter 6. grassroots 7. highly creative
highly creative the focus is on the project not on duties responsibilities job descriptions position the project is the power
1. grace 2. strengths 3. motivations 4. small, strong – large, regional 5. excellent sprinter 6. grassroots 7. highly creative
the best days are ahead for congregations who focus on these seven possibilities
Leaders
worship ways people giving pattern thank you
Easter is God’s Way of teaching us our future
Increase Worship Increase Giving warm, welcoming music, stirring, inspiring preaching, helpful, hopeful service, power, movement
traditional high church liturgical gospel contemporary seeker family revival jazz bluegrass praise blended generation stadium
Easter Christmas 8 Major Community
2015 2016 2017 2 3 3 4 7 10 Easter Christmas
visits phone notes email text mail 1 2 1 2 5 5 5 10 5 20 20 50 families invited 110 total persons 330
family, friends life stage human hurt hope community interest
Average Worship 50 Highest Sunday 90 Major Community Sunday 150
the first Sunday we came Mary so warmly welcomed us we knew we had found home
new person greeters ushers pew greeters choir worship leader pastor
Preaching simple stirring Balance Music complex profound inspiring thoughtful emotional intellectual
Preaching Music simple complex stirring profound inspiring thoughtful emotional intellectual
Preaching Music simple stirring balance complex profound inspiring thoughtful emotional intellectual
Preaching simple stirring balance Music complex profound inspiring thoughtful emotional intellectual
first three minutes last three minutes warm moments 1 strength for living
worship ways people giving pattern thank you
Ways People Give Generously Spontaneous Major Sundays Planned Major Project Annual Enduring
Total Giving Spontaneous Major Sundays Special Planned Major Project Annual Enduring 50, 000 closed 50, 000 closed
Total Giving Spontaneous Major Sundays Planned Major Project Annual Enduring 150, 000 12, 000 8, 000 5, 000 60, 000 50, 000 15, 000
15 Spontaneous Major Sunday Special Plan Major Project Annual Enduring 16 17
worship ways people giving pattern thank you
giving pattern
people give the way they receive their income barter cash check/credit card seasonal auto transfer harvest weekly monthly seasonal
J F M A M J J A SO N D Giving Pattern
J F M A M J J A SO N D Giving Pattern
J F M A M J J A SO N D 15 12 100, 000 6% 13 5% 14 7% 3 YA 6% Giving Goal Jan 6, 000 Given 6, 000 Thank You
J F M A M J J A SO N D 15 12 100, 000 6% 14 5% 7% Needed 8, 333 Received 13 1/12 6, 500 Short 1, 833 3 YA 6% 8. 33%
J F M A M J J A SO N D 15 12 100, 000 6% 13 5% 14 7% 3 YA 6% Giving Goal Jan 6, 000 Given 6, 000 Thank You
worship ways people giving pattern thank you
thank you
positive reinforcement raises more generosity any day than negative reinforcement every day
Thank You Well Done
1 > 3 good will 1 > 3 ill will
Congregation Thank You Recorded Contributions Special Gifts Thank You Statements Encouragement Letter News Letter, Bulletin Year End “Thank You”
worship ways people giving pattern thank you
Living in Grace Strengths for This Time Motivations That Help Congregations of the Future Leaders
The Grace of God bless you…. The Peace of Christ be with you…. The Hope of the Holy Spirit lead you….