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How to Set up and Run an
Evangelization & Discipleship
Cycle in Your Church
A Systematic
Approach to ChurchGrowth and Retention
of New Members
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Resource
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Resources
From Spectator toDisciple
Adult Sabbath School
Ideal Book No. One
Does Your Church Needa Doctor
How to Find and ReachReceptive People
How to Say Hellowithout Saying Good-bye
How to Set Up and Runan Intercessory Prayer
Ministry in Your Church
How to Use andInterpret the Bible andthe Writings of Ellen
White
How to Write aStatement of Mission for
Your Church
Ministry in an Age ofChanging Social Context
Spiritual Gifts: Keys toMinistry
The Great CommissionModel
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Resource
1958
Multnomah Press,
1981
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The Event Driven Nature of
Adventist Churches
Between events the churchBetween events the church
doesn't do much.doesn't do much.
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The Event Driven Nature of
Adventist Evangelism
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Lev. 23 - The Event Driven Nature of
Israelite Religion
Unleavened
BreadHoly life and
walk
FirstfruitsResurrection
PentecostHarvest
Trumpets NewYear
Day of
AtonementJudgment
TabernaclesIngathering
AttendanceAttendance
requiredrequired
AttendanceAttendancerequiredrequired
PassoverRedemption
Latter Rain
AttendanceAttendance
requiredrequired
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The Basic New
Testament Cycle
Acts 2:41Acts 2:41--4747
Received
the word
Gathered
Together
Baptized
Instructed
FellowshipReached
out
Grew
daily
Positive
witnessTheThe
difference isdifference is
that this is athat this is acontinuouscontinuous
cyclecycle
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Historic Adventist Cycles
Annual no-event cycle
Annual nominatingcommittee cycle
Caring church cycleTypical evangelism cycle
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Historic Adventist Cycles
Annual no-event cycle
Starts Ends
Zilch, nada,Zilch, nada,
nothingnothing
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Historic Adventist Cycles
Annual nominating committeecycle
This year
Next yearDuring theyear
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Caring Church Cycle
Assimilationsystem
Friendship
evangelism skills
Quarter 1Quarter 1
Physical health
related
presentations
Quarter 2Quarter 2
Mental health
related
presentations
(Parenting, etc.)
Quarter 3Quarter 3
Pre-evangelism
presentations
(Family seminars,
etc.)
Quarter 4Quarter 4
Full-message
presentations
(Rev. Seminars,
campaigns, etc.)
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Historic Adventist Cycles
Typical evangelism cycle
Church yearChurch year(Begin at any date)(Begin at any date)
Apply strategiesApply strategies ReapingReaping
activitiesactivities
BaptismsBaptisms
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Pastors
Class
12/13
weeksLarge Group
Evangelism
Small Group
Evangelism
Interest grows
as people
attend
functions
Mostly
done bymembers
Evangelism/Discipleship Cycle
Permanent
prayer
ministry
Small group
Bible studies
Handbills
Telephone
Direct mail
72 Hour
Guest
System
Door-to-
Door
OnOn--going Activities Based on Spiritual Giftsgoing Activities Based on Spiritual Gifts
Start
Mobilization
Promotion
Confirmation
Class
12/13 weeks
Baptismal
Celebration
Senior
pastor
visits
twice
Enrolled in
training
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Step 1: MotivatingChurch Members
Chapter 10
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Regal Books,
1987
Regal Books,
1972
Resources
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Motivating Church Members
Problem 2: Too fewpeople to do too much
work.
Problem 1: No people todo any work.
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Burn Out Problem
Church membersburn out for
three reasons:
1. When one out of everyfour key church
leaders is exhausted,cynical, disillusioned,
and self-deprecating.
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Burn Out Problem
2. Nearly 40% say they aredisillusioned by the
pettiness and backbiting of some churchmembers and findthemselves becomingcynical because so many
church members do notfollow through on whatthey say they will do inchurch activities.
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Burn Out Problem
3. Sitting through
too manyfrustratingmeetings wherenothing is
accomplished.
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Pastoral Involvement
How much
should thepastor be
involved?
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Pastoral Involvement
Research showsthat a majorreason many good
programs are notutilized in thechurch is becauseof the slow start
necessitated by thecommitment of somuch pastoraltime.
The pastor needs to know
what is going on, but does
not need to be the active
agent for all ministries.
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Effective Mobilization
A sense of community and the opportunity for developingfriendships with other volunteers.
A chance for personal growth and development.
Participation by volunteers in problem solving and significantdecision making.
Choosing from involvement alternatives related to individualneeds and interests.
An explicit contract regarding time and level of commitment.
Opportunity to help set goals.Regular mechanisms for affirmation and feedback.
Meaningful orientation and training activities.
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Building an Effective
Mobilization Process
This process is often left
out in program planningin the local church
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Resources
Intervarsity,
1985Augsburg,
1983
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What Todays
VolunteersWant
Clearly defined and limited tasks. Short terms in office.
Plenty of people power.
Simple direct feedback. Lots of affirmation.
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An Effective
Mobilization Process
Principle:An enabling process to mobilize
the membership in todaysworld is usually more effectivewhen it is build mostly aroundsmall mission oriented task
forces (small groups) thanaround committees.
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Whats the Difference?
Church committees oftenare made up of members
who do not expect to do anywork.
They expect to merely
listen to what is proposed,give their opinion, and voteup or down.
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Whats the Difference?
A church committee is usually astanding committee, often indicated
in the Church Manual andoften withexecutive authority.
A task force is ad. hoc. It does a specifictask and ceases to exist
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How to Build
Enabling Groups Choose leaders who already demonstrate
ministry in their lives and who recognizethat the purpose of the group is to
generate ministries. Set the tone with specific training
activities. Have an annual retreat that includes
inspiration, instruction and planning. Meet in homes, mail and agenda in
advance, take some time for fellowshipand watch the attendance climb.
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The Care and
Feeding of Guests
Guest is a
better wordthan visitor
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Three Principles
Guests need to feelthey belong theminute they arrive onthe church campus.
Principle 1Principle 1: The church needs to
develop high levels ofsocialization and sense of
belonging
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Three Principles
Principle 2Principle 2: Low levels of anxiety,
embarrassment and confusion. Physical environment.
Easy to read and well placed
signs and directions. Body language of receptionists.
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Three Principles
Principle 2Principle 2: Low levels of anxiety,
embarrassment and confusion. 30 seconds to make a first
impression.
In about 2 minutes peoplemake a conscious orunconscious decision.
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Three Principles
Principle 2Principle 2: Low levels of anxiety,
embarrassment and confusion. Training of receptionists
Probably the most neglected
aspect of SDA churchplanning.
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Three Principles
Principle 3Principle 3: The 72 hour follow-up
phenomenon Living Bible Heb. 13:2 Dont forget to entertain strangers, for
by doing so some people have entertained angelswithout knowing it.
Job 29:16 I was a father to the needy; I took up
the case of the stranger. Titus 1:8 An elder must be hospitable . . . Col. 4:5 Be wise in the way you act toward
outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.
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Three Principles
Principle 3Principle 3: The 72 hour follow-up
phenomenon The first 72 hours after a
person visits the church are
critical. Contacts: Personal, telephone,
e-mail, snail mail.
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Three Principles
Principle 3Principle 3: The 72 hour follow-up
phenomenon Personal visit: Pastor is not the best
choice
Ideal is by couple in same agecategory.
People are always impressed by theenthusiasm of church members.
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Step Two: Large GroupEvangelism
Public evangelism iseffective when it ispart of an overall
strategy and not astand along program
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Large Group Evangelism
How long and how often?
By fitting types of large group
evangelism into a yearly cycle,a local church can discover thebest way to use it.
Scheduling.Short or long?
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Step Three: Small GroupEvangelism
Small groups are themost effectiveoutreached systems in
todays world
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Types of Groups
Nurture groups
These groups deal mostlywith issues relating to thepeople in the group
Single parents
Grief recovery
Intercessory prayer
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Types of Groups
Outreach groups
Outreach groups include amission component andare intentionallyconvert oriented.
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Step Four : BaptismalCelebration
Baptismal services oughtto be more than eventstacked on to the regular
order of service
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Baptismal Celebration
Schedule baptisms at regulartimes during the year.
Make it the main event of theday.
Introduce the new members to
the congregation and let themtell their stories.
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Baptismal Celebration
Dunk and dump: Amajor baptismal
problem
AbandonedAbandoned ConfusedConfused
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Baptismal Celebration
Research shows that every newmember should have a
minimum of seven new friendsin the church within the first sixmonths of membership.
This does not happen by chance,only by intention.
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Step Five : ConfirmationClass
Baptism is not an end initself, but most churchesdont have an intentionaldiscipleship program builtinto their overall design.
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Content of the Class
Runs for 13 weeks.Intentional to parallel
Sabbath School. Taught by the pastor as
far as possible. That way,the pastor knows whather/his people learnabout Adventism.
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Confirmation Class Topics
Adventist worldview.
Adventist lifestyle.
How the SDA church is organized andfunctions.
How the local SDA church were they aremembers is organized and functions.
Introduction to spiritual gifts.
Introduction to personal witnessing andoutreach.
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Step Six : MembershipTraining
All growing churcheshave some type ofadult training system
as a regular part of thechurch organizationand lifestyle.
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Motivat
ingMot
ivat
ingchurch memberschurch members
Large and smallLarge and smallgroup evangelismgroup evangelism
BaptismalBaptismal
celebrationcelebration
ConfirmationConfirmation
classclass
Systemat
ic
Systemat
ictrainingtraining
IntercessoryIntercessory
PrayerPrayer
Work of theWork of the
Holy SpiritHoly Spirit