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Mobilizing Churches

What are the cultural norms that create healthy churches on mission?

one shared mission

Imagine more than 600 churches seeking to create a thriving, reproducing culture with one shared mission. Here’s the roadmap for getting there.

7 Cultural Dynamics of Thriving, Reproducing Churches

1. Divine Expectation & Engagement

There is daily overarching anticipation that God is working in us, around us, and through us, and has invited us to engage in what He is doing.

  • There are regular stories of God moving
  • People live with expectation of God moving
  • There is consistent deep seeking of the Lord and careful listening to His voice
  • There is a clear God-sized vision

2. Shared Interdependent Leadership

There is diversity of healthy leaders, who function out of our uniqueness, and in complete trust of each other.

  • There is healthy relational interaction among leaders
  • Ephesians 4:11 leadership dynamics are evident
  • There is trust and permission to lead out of unique orientation and gifting
  • Leaders are healthy, self-aware and function out of clear understanding of who they are

3. Implementation of Clear Purpose and Direction

There is clarity around who we are and where we are going, and people own and engage in the journey.

  • There is clear, simple, and intentional vision, values and strategies
  • People know and live out the vision, values and strategy
  • Leaders and members fully invest their time, talent and treasure
  • There is a high rate of engagement

4. Multiplication

There is consistent reproduction of disciples, leaders, Kingdom presence, and church planting.

  • There is a clear disciple-making process
  • There is evidence of a disciples-making-disciples culture
  • New leaders are regularly identified and developed
  • There is evidence of growing kingdom presence throughout the community
  • There is clarity of where to plant next and intentional movement toward that planting effort

5. Engaging Every Man, Woman & Child with the Gospel

There is a sense of responsibility along with regular and intentional movement toward our Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8)

  • There is clear identification of our Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8 Environments)
  • There is regular investing in our Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth
  • There is fruit from investment in areas of evangelism and transformation

6. Balanced Ministry

Purposeful, equal focus and investment are given to the areas of engaging the lost, disciple-making, equipping for impact and transformational body life.

  • There is clarity and consistency in each area
  • The church calendar is balanced with opportunities in each area
  • The budget is balanced around these areas
  • People are engaged in transformational body life in a loving community

7. Kingdom Collaboration

Locking arms with like-minded Kingdom ministries for greater impact.

  • There are multiple partners working together with us for Kingdom advancement
  • There is evidence that together we and our partners accomplish more for the Kingdom
Discover

We’d love to help you more deeply discover your current reality and the growth areas most crucial for moving forward.

Develop

Having more clearly defined reality, we now begin to strategically set out the roadmap for the future. What are we doing to press forward into what Jesus has for us?

Deploy

You’ve defined reality. You’ve built a strategic roadmap. Now we get rolling! Need ongoing help? Need further resources? Training? Schooling? Counseling or encouragement? We would be glad to join you and help in any way we can. Please reach out anytime!