Keep the main thing the main thing!. Growth of BCC 2004-2014.

Keep the main thing the main thing!

Growth of BCC 2004-2014

Before Building project

Former kitchen!

Community influence

Change of leadership structure

Amendments of the BCC Framework for 2014

What next?

Shirley’s change of emphasis

Staffing?

P/T Youth

P/T Pastoral

P/T Admin

P/T Youth

P/T Admin

P/T Associate leader

Church leader

22 minutes

Total22 minutes

8.5 minutes

3.7 minutes

4.8 minutes

Total17 minutes

Paid staff time per person per week

Extra staff required to…•Relieve pressure on existing staff•Give time to ‘pastor’ current people•Invest time in growing the church

+ Community centre

Staff positions considered1.Church leader2.Associate Church Leader3.Youth leader4.Children’s leader5.Pastoral leader6.Worship leader7.Family support worker8.Administrator9.Outreach leader10.Facilities manager

Flexibility!

Finance?

What next?

Space challenge

(Not a space problem, but a creativity challenge!)

Space challenge options•Church plant•Evening services•Services at other times•Support other churches•Messy church•Other forms of service•Two duplicated services on a Sunday morning

Experience of other churches•Four churches in our area, six experiences of ‘Two services per Sunday morning’•Make-up of the four churches

a) Older established group, and younger families – similar worship style to BCC

b) Older established group, and younger families – more charismatic than BCC

c) Younger church with few older people - more charismatic than BCC

d) Even spread of ages (similar to BCC) - similar worship style and ethos to BCC

•Size when split – 175 (175), 200, 320 &180 (350)•Two successful – Two not so successful (but one trying again!)

Similarities and differences • First service 9.30am x 6 (5 services x 1 hour, 1

service x 1 ½ hours)• Second service – 3 x 11.15am, 2 x 11am & 1 x

11.30am• Coffee between services x 5, Coffee before & after

(but not between) x 1• Content in all services duplicated x 6• Same preachers and worship band x 6• Children’s work in both services x 3 (in successful

churches)• Children’s work in one service x 3 (in less

successful churches) (1 x Children in 1st service & 2 x in 2nd)

• Youth work – as children, but one church started with no youth in one but changed

General comments•Non Christians are more likely to come in the mornings•Make space for both churched and unchurched in both services •Services without children become ‘lifeless’ and harder going•Attendance will plateau, reduce, grow, plateau, reduce, grow etc – if nothing done•Gives options for children’s sports, and other activities on a Sunday morning•Allows people to serve in one service and ‘receive’ in the other•Families can find it more difficult to be at both services

General comments•Hard work – at least initially•Need to create a family feel – which can be done•More space released for circulation and ministry •Challenge of turn around period – who’s coming and who’s going•Keep all other ministries simple when changing over!•Most services seemed to start with a one third / two third split – work needed to equalise size of congregation•Successful churches sought advice – others didn’t

Data collected •Attendance since January

• Average - Jan 157, Feb 131, March 123, April 139• 80% = 136 (Total seats 170)

•2014 Database analysis (incomplete!)Age and Gender split

156 adults - 93 women & 63 menAverage age = 53 years60 Youth and childrenChurch demographics83 families - 39 - within a mile of the church

12 - within 2 miles32 - 2+ miles

Questions

Staffing discussion•Summary of letter sent out•Draft Job description•Questions?•Discussion points

• What are the negatives/challenges of the proposal?• What are the positives/benefits of the proposal?• What is your gut feeling about the suggestions?

Thoughts on the idea of a Children’s and Pastoral leader

General feelings on the idea of a Children’s and Pastoral leader

Bransgore CommunityChurch

Accounts 2013/14and

Budget 2014/2015

Income and Expenditure Account

MINISTRY EXPENSES

EMPLOYMENT EXPENSES

PROPERTY EXPENSES

EXPENDITURE

INCOME

EXCESS INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE

MISSION GIVING

5,155

62,661

16,129

109,681

Actual2013/14

16,420

126,573

29,013

13,615

33,312

142,993

GENERAL EXPENSES

TITHES AND OFFERINGS

OTHER INCLUDING GIFT AID

6,067

57,286

80,617

113,757

Actual2012/13

-30,740

190,007

33,611

12,426

45,510

159,267

Missions Giving Split

TOTAL MISSIONS GIVING

Missions Giving

12,718

14,295

29,013

2,000

Restricted income

Missions Team Giving 10% Tithe

10% Building Tithe

BANK BALANCE AS AT 31ST MARCH 2014

£21800

2,800

6,743

3,943

Building loan repayments

Building tithe

Outstanding debts for (2014/15)

Income and Expenditure Account

MINISTRY EXPENSES

EMPLOYMENT EXPENSES

PROPERTY EXPENSES

EXPENDITURE

INCOME

EXCESS INC’ OVER EXP’

MISSION GIVING

7,007

83,511

10,830

85,200

Budget2014/15

-6,128

121,928

10,338

10,242

30,600

115,800

-6,743

-12,871

GENERAL EXPENSES

TITHES AND OFFERINGS

OTHER INCLUDING GIFT AID

5,155

62,661

16,129

98,107

Actual2013/14

16,163

113,8551

16,295

13,615

31,911

130,018

With restricted giving taken out

Including salary for Children and Pastoral worker

Plus OUTSTANDING DEBTS

TOTAL SHORTFALL FOR THE YEAR

Keep the main thing the main thing!. Growth of BCC 2004-2014.

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