- Contagious Healthy Culture – A Spiritual Vitality anchored in Oneness.
A contagious culture is created in a church when everyone C.A.R.E.S. …- Clarity (Mission & Vision)
- Alignment (Values & Behaviors)
- Responsibility (Everyone – no exceptions)
- Empowerment (Freedom within Framework)
- Stories (Share, Collect & Communicate)
- Manifestation: A Tangible “Buzz” Associated with the Church
- Clear Mission & Contextualized Vision – Formed & Fueled by a God-given Calling
- Who We Are (Culture / Values)!
- What We Do (Mission)!
- Where We’re Going (Vision)!
- How We Get There (Measures / Strategy)!
- Manifestation: A Written Ministry Action Plan (MAP)
- Commitment to Evangelism – Modeled by the Lead Pastor & Staff
- Prayer for Lost People
- Culture of Hospitality/Invitation
- Increase in Evangelism Temperature
- Implementing the 2-Degree Rule
- Becoming a Conversion Community
- Manifestation: Outward focus; Annual increases in salvations & baptisms
- Course for Discipleship – Pathway for Making Disciple-makers
- A clearly articulated, communicated, implemented and populated pathway
- Deeper connections and community within the Body
- Disciple-making the expectation, not the exception
- Healthy stewardship – time, talent and treasure
- Manifestation: Broader and deeper engagement in the church
- Community Engagement – Outward Local/Global Focus
- Know and understand the community your church serves
- Ability to see, size and seize opportunities
- Investment of resources beyond the four walls
- Manifestation: A key all-church community initiative
- Call to Ministry & Leadership – Pipeline to Mobilize Laity
- Every believer is called, gifted and commissioned – marketplace ministry
- Regularly preaching on “the call” to vocational ministry
- Creating environments and platforms for emerging leaders
- Manifestation: Empowering systems; people stepping up & in vs. stepping back and out
- Kingdom Advancement / Movement – Starting New Works (Multiplication)
- Moving from excuses to expectation; from anxiety to anticipation
- Owning your zip codes – taking responsibility for [unreached] people
- Releasing resources – human, financial and material – for the Movement
- Manifestation: Measuring the moves you’re making
