Transformation Church Assessment Meeting Results

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Could you forward this to those you know aren’t necessarily reading the blogs or signed-up to receive them? What were the results of our Transformation Discovery Meeting? What are some ideas that I have regarding how to “flesh” these out over the next several months and year?

Following our Transformation Discovery Meeting with Dr. Bob Lohman we “roughed” out some goals that we would like to aim for in the next several months. The seven elements of Transformational Churches and our goals for each are as follows:

Missionary Mentality: 

  • Determine our spheres of influence including our specific neighborhoods
  • Look for opportunities to connect with people through our everyday activities (i.e. grocery store, eating out, hair cuts, etc.)
  • Missions training which provides ideas for making intimate connections, and practical models of outreach

Vibrant Leadership: 

  • prayer for leadership
  • understanding that we are all leaders (not just the pastor)
  • accountability for leaders
  • raising the standard (what does God say about leadership?)
  • follow-up with visitors (making disciples who make disciples)
  • discovering and developing our gifts and callings

Relational Intentionality:

  • New and Long-Term Members:
  • Monday night prayer group actively seeking support from members of the church
  • New members – conscious intention to sincerely engage new comers (Love for Jesus)
  • Make a church directory available (opt in)
  • All members – common interest get togethers/activites

Prayerful Dependence:

  • increase awareness of existing prayer room ad corporate prayer times
  • establish “go to” people/ social media – site to make prayer needs known and individuals available (for prayer?)
  • Prayer goals (corporate prayer)

Worship:

  • Bringing in freshness and innocence of and with children and youth
  • Finding the passion and excitement for all through the discovery of our spiritual gifts
  • Variety of styles of music (old and new)
  • Worshipping through song and prayer in different settings/days – in God’s creation (outside)
  • Worship through testimony
  • Uninhibited worship
  • Worship in the Community

Community:

  • Anchored on the Word of God
  • Being Kingdom Focused
  • Welcoming Environment – expecting and planning for guests
  • Look for ways to join God on Mission
  • Reproduce future leaders

Mission: 

  • Use the Acts 1:8 Model: Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, Ends of the Earth
  • Examples include but are not limited to: Wells In India, Raise You Up!, Nicaragua Mission (Los Rayos de Esperanza), Weddington Middle School

Be praying about the leadership and members developing these goals and “fleshing” them out. Also pray about how you can contribute specifically to these goals.  The fundamental component tools for the implementation of these goals will be found in prayerful dependence. As I was reading the results of our Transformational Church Assessments and praying here are some things I brainstormed before our Discovery Meeting:

Component Tools

a. Prayerful dependence (Preach, Teach, Model, and Experience)

Will be accomplished through:

  • Monday Night Corporate Prayer
  • Wednesday Night Prayer
  • Prayer-Walking
  • ASAP Prayer Training and Discipleship: “Abiding”
  • “Bless Every Home” – Prayer Outreach and Contact
  • Incorporate Praying for the City of Weddington/ Foreign Missions and Nica Prayer Initiative 
  • Triad Disciple Groups – Abide in the Word and Prayer
  • Pastors, Elders, Deacons – Abide and Prayer Connect With Shepherding Groups

       

b. Relational Intentionality (Preach, Teach, Model, and Experience)

  • Triad Disciple Groups 
  • ASAP Prayer Training and Discipleship: “Seeking” 
  • Implement Proto-Type Go 2/42 Connect Group
  • Go 2/42 Connect Neighborhood Missional Home Groups
  • Softball Connect
  • Men’s Fellowship Connect
  • Sunday Bible Study Connect
  • Ascend Bible Study Connect
  • “Bless Every Home” – Acts of Service
  • Greeter Connect Ministry
  • Pastors, Elders, Deacons – Seek

c. Worship (Preach, Teach, Model, and Experience)

  • Encourage Active Participation in Worship
  • Encourage People to Actively Seek Throughout the Week through training, tools, and resources
  • Teach About Worship
  • Develop – Set – Communicate – Encourage Annual Outreach Goals
  • ASAP Seeking and Evangelism Training and Discipleship: “Applying”
  • Pastors, Elders, Deacons – Apply

 d. Community (Preach, Teach, Model, and Experience)

  • Triad Disciple Groups – Reach Out
  • Implement Proto-Type Go 2/42 Connect Group
  • Go 2/42 Connect Neighborhood Missional Home Groups
  • Softball Connect
  • Sunday Bible Study Connect
  • Ascend Bible Study Connect
  • Celebrate Volunteers Who Serve
  • Workdays for Ownership
  • Quarterly Church-Wide Fellowships
  • Understanding Spiritual Gifts Training
  • Weddington Christmas Events
  • Pastors, Elders, Deacons – Connect to Community

 e. Mission (Preach, Teach, Model, and Experience)

  • Develop Corporate Church Vision
  • Develop Corporate Church Mission
  • Acts 1:8 Concentric Circles of Outreach
  • “Raise You Up” Homeless Ministry or Equivalent
  • Volunteers in Union County Schools
  • Train People How to Share Faith
  • “Bless Every Home” – Relational Evangelism
  • Nicaragua Mission Partnership
  • Triad Disciple Groups – Share Faith 
  • ASAP Prayer Training and Discipleship: “Planting”
  • Pastors, Elders, Deacons – Plant 

     f. Vibrant Leadership (Component Leadership)

  • Prayerful Dependence Leader: Jackie Shaw

          Co-Leader: _________________

  • Relational Intentionality Leader: __________________________
  • Worship Leader: John David Price
  • Community Leader: ___________________________________
  • Mission Leader: ______________________________________

In order to insure that the mission is kept fresh in front of our people we need to have monthly leadership meetings to coordinate, plan, and implement monthly emphasis. Each month could highlight a different component tool building upon the previous month. For example:

2018-2019

May, September: Prayerful Dependence

June, October, February: Relational Intentionality

July, December, April: Mission

August, November: Community

January, March: Worship

Possibly with each new emphasis enlist a leader