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Choose Your Route: Life Cycle and Stages The Ten Stages: Childhood For a graphical view of the ten stages, see my chart, The Life Cycle and Stages of Congregational Development).
Childhood usually begins around five to six years after the Birth of a congregation, lasts for five to six years, and focuses on Vision and Programs. Childhood is initiated by the realization that the congregation is succeeding, but that its programs, ministries, and activities are unorganized and not developed in a form that will allow them to reach their full kingdom potential. The energy that was going into the development of deep, meaningful Relationships is now focused on developing and implementing the Programs structure for the congregation. The Childhood stage is discussed further in my article, The Childhood of a Congregation. Does this description fit your congregation? If you think the answer is "yes," click the Next button underneath It fits. If you're not sure, or you think the answer is probably "no," click the Next button underneath Look further or select another life cycle stage.
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