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Multiple Worshiping Communities Congregation

What is the essence of this choice?

Choose to be a congregation that starts and nurtures multiple worshipping communities within an existing congregation.

Starting multiple worshipping communities involves,

  • Starting new worship services that focus on target groups of people that the core congregation has not been able to reach, but who are located in the context.

  • Typically the staff and lay leadership of the core congregation lead the new service with some outside assistance and expertise.
     

Who ought to consider this choice?

Many congregations over 125 in attendance ought to consider this choice.

Congregations with three or more age generations ought to consider this choice.

Congregations who have 80-85 in weekly worship attendance and want to make the numerical growth passage to 125 to 135 in weekly worship attendance ought to consider this choice.
 

What are strategic change and transition issues to address?

Multiple, diverse worship experiences

  • Each addresses a different generation mindset
  • Each addresses different life stage issues
  • Each addresses different spiritual development stages

Multiple, diverse learning experiences

Multiple, diverse fellowship experiences

Harmony Factors:

  • One name
  • One governing board
  • One budget
  • One staff
  • One treasury
  • One meeting place
  • One belief system
     

What are essential resources to have available to embrace this choice?

Readiness, including a sense of urgency.

Case studies to observe and from which to learn. Discover and dialogue with congregation who have made this choice at least five years ago is essential.

Knowledge of the strategic actions called for by this choice.

A vision incorporated into a future story of the congregation’s potential.

A minimum critical mass of leadership.

Faithful, effective, and innovative actions.

Coaching from a coach for congregational leadership.
 

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