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Choose Your Route: Life Cycle and Stages The Ten Stages: Adolescence For a graphical view of the ten stages, see my chart, The Life Cycle and Stages of Congregational Development).
Adolescence begins around 10 to 12 years after the public launching of the congregation, and is a stage where Vision, Relationships, and Programs are all emphasized. It is often a time of a great crescendo of qualitative and quantitative growth. The congregation is able to relax following five to six years of program development and implementation, and enjoy their relationship with God and one another. It is also a time of some chaos as people begin to multiply the dreams they have for the future of the congregation, and the core dream or vision of the congregation may appear fuzzy. The longer Adolescence lasts, the more the congregation begins to realize they must address the Management systems of the congregation. The Adolescence stage is discussed further in my article, The Adolescence 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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