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San Antonio Fil-Am International– Signs of Health!

What has been your experience with Natural Church Development?

What was one thing you liked?

What was one thing you didn’t like?

Why I like NCD…

*It gives the church an objective view of where they are currently at. Reality can be faced!

*The principles are solidly grounded in the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy.

*It gives a church hope. There is something practical they can do to improve their church!

* Our emphases on health ministry as a church makes NCD easy to comprehend and apply.

Why I like NCD…

*It is not a 1x program. Used properly, it becomes part of the life of the church.

*The natural end result is a church that more effectively reaches the harvest AND multiplies daughter churches!

*Healthy churches find success in retaining new members who join through evangelistic meetings.

Geared for Growth: Geared for Growth:

The “65 hypothesis” simply states that The “65 hypothesis” simply states that whenever all eight values climb to 65, whenever all eight values climb to 65, the statistical probability that the church the statistical probability that the church is growing is 99.4 percent. This is one is growing is 99.4 percent. This is one of the few church growth principles for of the few church growth principles for which we have yet which we have yet to find a single exception anywhere in the world.anywhere in the world.

Natural Church DevelopmentNatural Church Development, Christian Schwarz, p. 40, Christian Schwarz, p. 40

Geared for Growth: Geared for Growth:

The “65 hypothesis” simply states that The “65 hypothesis” simply states that whenever all eight values climb to 65, whenever all eight values climb to 65, the statistical probability that the church the statistical probability that the church is growing is 99.4 percent. This is one is growing is 99.4 percent. This is one of the few church growth principles for of the few church growth principles for which we have yet which we have yet to find a single exception anywhere in the world.anywhere in the world.

Natural Church DevelopmentNatural Church Development, Christian Schwarz, p. 40, Christian Schwarz, p. 40

1/6/2011Empowering Leadership

Gift-Oriented Ministry

Passionate Spirituality

Functional Structures

Inspiring Worship Service

Holistic Small Groups

Need-Oriented

EvangelismLoving

Relationships Avg NCD date

Alvarado English 52 51 60 53 54 41 65 54 54 8/19/2008

Arlington Alpha Intl 1 66 84 70 72 68 60 59 68 68 2/10/2009

Arlington Alpha Intl 2 39 69 56 48 63 29 36 41 48 1/6/2011

Arlington So Worship Ctr 67 48 71 66 52 54 75 62 63 11/27/2007

Athens 20 24 49 17 26 43 32 36 31 6/6/2007

Athens2 15 27 52 17 39 14 33 8 26 1/20/2010

Austin South 12 26 24 22 33 32 28 35 27

Austin Sp First 23 61 57 50 38 49 49 39 46 1/29/2007

Austin Sp South Co 1 45 49 43 44 44 50 47 48 46 11/24/2009

Austin Sp South Co 2 64 62 56 63 52 59 67 61 61 8/23/2010

Baytow n 49 52 59 46 62 50 57 59 54 1/6/2011

Beaumont 30 42 53 34 58 26 38 37 40 3/25/2009

Bow ie 1 53 46 64 32 50 41 58 60 50 3/13/2007

Bow ie 2 44 34 53 37 36 15 51 62 42 8/11/2009

Brazosport 48 33 55 50 49 36 55 53 47 11/25/2008

Brow nsville Eng 53 54 53 52 51 55 62 40 53 6/1/2009

Brow nw ood 63 49 69 50 74 60 65 72 63 5/21/2009

Burleson 1 44 37 34 36 47 14 40 48 38 8/27/2002

Burleson 2 71 55 61 58 66 46 57 74 61 6/16/2006

Cedar Park1 59 46 49 40 27 31 59 53 46 10/13/2005

Cedar Park 2 57 54 58 46 42 44 77 50 54 12/5/2007

Channelview 62 49 50 55 47 56 72 52 55 12/11/2008

Coleman Company 55 67 85 64 58 71 74 70 68 5/13/2008

Corpus Christi 51 54 67 52 55 48 68 57 57 11/6/2008

Corpus Christi Annaville 54 57 59 55 58 53 72 63 59 11/5/2008

Crow ley 1 58 51 48 42 22 32 51 48 44 4/27/2005

Crow ley 2 60 50 60 43 35 30 64 52 49 6/16/2006

Crow ley3 65 54 61 61 56 45 72 60 59 5/5/2009

DFW Korean 12 27 27 25 29 27 23 15 23 5/27/2009

DFW Filipino 80 83 75 68 67 73 91 75 77 1/22/2009

Dallas Brazilian 45 63 72 50 45 36 56 50 52 3/27/2008

Dallas International 23 47 51 20 52 47 41 37 40 2/26/2009

Dallas New Life 39 59 52 41 57 41 54 40 48 3/25/2008

Dallas Sp Oak Cliff 40 54 53 45 54 53 44 42 48 9/15/2009

Denison 61 58 66 63 58 57 78 66 63 3/4/2010

Denton1 49 48 59 44 28 35 61 49 47 9/23/2005

Denton2 51 48 58 41 59 45 56 52 51 5/12/2009

Dunvancille Sp 51 72 80 63 65 57 74 62 66 3/27/2007

Eagle Pass Spanish 51 57 65 53 57 49 66 54 57 5/11/2009

Edinburg 42 66 70 61 62 51 75 58 61 8/2/2007

Elgin 39 35 25 32 33 15 37 32 31 5/13/2008

Fort Bend Sp 75 76 77 66 71 60 80 70 72 2/10/2009

Fort Worth First 1 57 42 56 43 46 42 53 55 49 6/13/2002

Fort Worth First 2 31 45 50 36 34 31 44 45 40 2/22/2007

Fort Worth First 3 52 67 66 50 38 50 46 41 51 3/16/2009

Fredericksburg 1 38 32 34 33 36 49 56 53 41 1/2/2008

Fredericksburg 2 42 26 33 29 34 49 36 45 37 8/25/2010

Frisco Fellow ship 77 54 62 64 61 54 69 64 63 8/21/2008

Galveston 1 39 62 61 49 50 50 58 42 51 6/2/2009

Galveston 2 39 43 51 38 44 41 50 37 43 6/18/2010

Garland 1 44 34 57 37 38 24 49 40 40 1/14/2002

Garland 2 58 59 57 61 63 48 68 47 58 1/24/2008

Graham 54 33 49 37 33 38 68 34 43 5/20/2009

Grand Prairie 53 42 63 50 51 32 57 47 49 1/15/2007

Granbury 58 45 53 55 48 38 48 55 50 6/2/2009

Grandview 62 59 64 55 56 51 68 64 60 10/14/2008

Granite Shoals 43 35 52 32 30 30 52 25 37 4/2/2003

Houston Gulfhaven 45 75 71 64 66 59 68 54 63 4/30/2009

HO Spring Creek 47 32 37 32 23 32 46 48 37 2/26/2006

HO Spring Creek 2 41 21 53 37 36 27 41 37 37 1/10/2008

HO Spring Creek 3 47 51 53 50 48 42 59 64 52 9/16/2009

Houston Asian American 56 66 63 55 62 59 75 66 63 6/4/2007

Houston Central 35 49 42 30 36 32 42 29 37 7/11/2002

Houston Central 2 38 36 56 46 41 43 50 53 45 1/10/2008

Houston Fil-Am 55 50 49 54 26 56 49 55 49 3/20/2007

HO Haitian Bethany Co 77 87 74 78 66 69 98 81 79 3/6/2009

Houston Intl 63 51 76 55 58 43 53 50 56 1/3/2007

If the church does ANYTHING to address their minimum factor, improvements will be seen in the church. If 3 or 4 strategic initiatives in the minimum factor area are implemented the difference will be SIGNIFICANT!

? How to Implement ?? How to Implement ?Minimum Factor Approach (Average above 35)Minimum Factor Approach (Average above 35)

Affinity ExerciseAffinity Exercise

Affinity exercise:Affinity exercise:

What are the 2 biggest What are the 2 biggest barriers you will face as you barriers you will face as you share the concept of planting a share the concept of planting a church with your local church with your local church?church?

AVERAGE SCORE BELOW 35?

Intervention…

Case history with leadership reflecting on NCD results (Friday evening)

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CASE STUDY Once upon a time in 1994 Two cradle Adventist (Jack & Jill) started their first bible study with 4 employees including the office manager. This was a "mixed" multitude that increased to 20 people. By month 5 of the studies all came for a "visit" to the one SDA church in the area. Population 350,000 Pastor’s wife also worked for Jack & Jill. The wife often made public, negative, character demeaning, comments about the office manager. The wife was rotated to different positions throughout the office in an effort to find a "fit" For her. Efforts were made to work with the pastor to calm the situation - he sided with his wife in front of office manager. Pastor’s wife was fired. During this time Jack & Jill were invited to join a mission trip by conference president. The trip was healthy and a relationship grew between conf pres and Jack & Jill. Conf pres took a personal interest in the bible study and became a great encourager by frequent phone calls. Soon the office manager made her first visit to the local SDA church - tears fell as she battled between relationship and her new found faith. After visit 3 she said, "I can't do church, but would like to keep coming to bible study." The next time conf press called, Jack & Jill brought him up to date with the bible study- his comment "Jack n Jill, you need to plant a church." with four children under the age of 10 and a large business, they knew they couldn't plant and said

AVERAGE SCORE BELOW 35?

Intervention…

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Intervention based on the lowest 10 questions…

What are 3-4 interventions you would recommend based on the case history and the 10 lowest questions?

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