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Future of Our Church
Culture has changed!
Most people in most areas don't go to church or even consider it.
The church has very little impact on the community or the culture because we are not a part of it.
The conservative church has taken the position that to be a part of the community is to be influenced by sin and such has removed itself from the community it tries to reach.
Separation from the world ment separation from those we are trying to reach
There are times in every church life when they get comfortable and don’t move forward.
It happens, but you must keep pushing.
Churches have to be outwardly focused or their kingdom impact will be minimal.
For churches, inward focus is natural.
Outward focus requires supernatural power.
The tyranny of the urgent often keeps us from fulfilling the Great Commission
The seven traits of healthy churches that we discuss are:
We Must truly believe in the power of the gospel.
We must be have courageous leaders.
WE must embrace change.
We can not be nostalgic.
WE must see reality.
We must intentionally intersect their lives with non-Christians.
WE must take prayer seriously
The reality
The reality
Nursery empty in 3 years
Children's program empty in 5-6 years
elementy empty in 5-6 years
Teens 5 years and almost none stay in Erie
20-30 will leave Erie for another location
It doesn't take a very discerning person that our church will die out or at least exist in a much different form if we don't reach people input community
What No longer Works!
What No longer Works!
RELYING ON AN AUTOMATIC RETURN TO CHURCH
RELYING ON AN AUTOMATIC RETURN TO CHURCH
There was a day when you could fairly safely assume that once young adults got married and had a child, they would automatically come back to church.
Those days are gone or largely gone.
The average unchurched person doesn’t think about going to church anymore than the average Christian thinks about going to synagogue.
It just doesn’t cross their mind.
Having an exceptional next generation ministry that reaches out to the community is critical.
Want a better way to impact families?
I know of no better approach than this.
AWANNA - parenting SS class, marriage conference etc....
You can’t assume families will reach out to you, so you need to reach out to them.
You can’t assume families will reach out to you, so you need to reach out to them.
You can’t assume families will reach out to you, so you need to reach out to them.
APPEALING TO PEOPLE OUT OF GUILT OR OBLIGATION
The number of people who feel guilty about not being in church on Sunday shrinks daily.
The three to thrive will not work
Ditto with the number of people who will serve at a church because they feel they should.
Interestingly enough, Jesus never appealed to people out of guilt or obligation.
He invited people.
The number of people who feel guilty about not being in church on Sunday shrinks daily.
GIMMICKS
GIMMICKS
When people went to church, being a better church than other churches got you mileage.
Most people no longer go to church.
Come to our revival- what is a revival come to a place to meet people I don't know to sit in a service for 1 1/2 hours with a bunch of people in suits and dresses - no thank you
Saying “we have a better church” is kind of like saying “we have better, organic, locally grown watercress” at a burger cook-off.
Most people just aren’t going to buy.
Better isn’t going to get you the mileage it used to.
Pack a pew
Different will.
The church is an alternative.
And an alternative, clearly and effectively presented, will do far better than simply saying we’re better than something you weren’t interested in in the first place.
When it comes to church, BETTER isn’t going to get you the mileage it used to.
DIFFERENT will.
Food fellowships
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4. GIMMICKS
‘Gimmicks’ every week get old fast.
We also built elaborate sets for every series hoping it would captivate people.
And all of this did.
For a season.
But I also came to realize that whatever you use to attract people is what you need to use to keep people.
‘Gimmicks’ every week get old fast.
Whatever you use to attract people is what you need to use to keep people.
A SELF-CENTERED MISSION
We’ve stripped down our services and moved back to more of the basics: the Gospel, engaging moments and engaging messages.
In addition, eventually people ask “So what?
So what if next Sunday is a little bit better than last Sunday?
What’s this all about anyway?”
Don’t get me wrong.
We still have fun moments, powerful moments, surprising moments and memorable moments, but they’re moments.
We’ve stripped down our services and moved back to more of the basics: the Gospel, engaging moments and engaging messages.
We can sustain that.
And the basics, done really well (with a little extra from time to time) really do engage people.
Why?
Because Jesus, authentically and clearly presented, engages people.
Jesus, authentically and clearly presented, engages people.
People’s fake detectors are set at a higher level than ever.
In a culture that markets everything to death, people are longing for authenticity.
Fortunately, that’s the at the heart of the Gospel.
What has to die, of course, is the leader who acts like he or she has it all together: the plastic veneer we put on hoping nobody sees the real us.
Well, none of us has it all together.
And while there shouldn’t be any gaping unaddressed character holes in your life, letting people see the real you (even if it scares you) is essential.
These days, letting people see you’re human is a prerequisite for ministry to fellow humans.
These days, letting people see you’re human is a prerequisite for ministry to fellow humans.
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A SELF-CENTRED MISSION
You have to be careful not to make the mission about your church.
When your church has had a little success, it’s easy to become self-centred.
The people you’re trying to reach aren’t interested in your church.
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