RAISING HOPE Hope fuels innovation, creativity, and vitality in the church. FUELING CREATIVITY IN...

RAISING HOPEHope fuels innovation, creativity, and vitality in the church.

FUELING CREATIVITYIN MINISTRY

Job 11:18-19

"When a ministry’s hope level rises, the people serving in ministry begin to thrive." --Ray Johnston

Christianity Today

HOPE IS POWERFULL

"A 5-percent rise in hope will fuel INNOVATION and CREATIVITYin our churches."

--Ray JohnstonChristianity Today

Four Factors for Raising Hope

"Having hope will give you courage. You will be protected and will rest in safety. You will lie down unafraid,

and many will look to you for help." Job 11:18-19 (NLT)

1. RECHARGE YOUR BATTERIESDD,WW, & AA

Four Factors For Raising Hope


2. RAISE EXPECTATIONSVote for Miracles!



ON THE FUTUREThe past is not your future!

3.



4. CAST THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE VISIONTell me



The Formula for Creativity

C=f a (K,I,E)

Creativity equals the function of a Positive Attitude combined with Knowledge, Imagination, and Evaluation.

Dr. Ruth Noller

C=f a (K,I,E)

How much do you know about the people you serve? What are your efforts supposed to accomplish for the folk who work for your ministry or access your its services?

KNOWLEDGE

THE CHURCHLESSMenWhiteLess EducatedUnmarried

156 million people, other than a special event such as a wedding or a funeral, have not attended church in the past six months.

Barna Research

CHURCHED

MILLENNIALS

GEN X

BOOMERS

ELDERS

0 10 20 30 40

• The younger a person is the less likely he or she is to attend church.

1984-2002

1965-1983

1945-earlier

1946-1964

33%

11%

22%

35%

MILLENNIALS

GEN X

BOOMERS

ELDERS

0 10 20 30 40

1984-2002

1965-1983

1946-1964

1945-earlier

• Gen X-ers make up the larger percentage of the unchurched.

UNCHURCHED

16%

15%

33%

36%

IMAGINATION


Dr. Ruth Noller

C=f a (K,I,E)

What would you do if you could disassemble your ministry and reimagine it from the ground-up using none of the old parts?

IMAGINATION

Think outside the box!

REIMAGINE:

To imagine again or anew; to form a new conception of

• You can’ t redesign something until you reimagine it.

It worked THEN.

Not NOW!

• You can’t reimagine it until you release every aspect of the old model.

EVALUATION


Dr. Ruth Noller

C=f a (K,I,E)

What is the truth about your ministry? What are the hits and misses; pros and cons; successes and failures?

EVALUATION

What is the "Hope Level" in your ministry!

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