How old is your congregation?

Answering this question will assist you in answering where on the lifecycle your community of faith exists.

75 years is the average lifecycle of a congregation from birth until death, if there are no interventions. Throughout the years,  there will be times in the congregation's life when redefinition, redevelopment, or rebirth are necessary to continue growing a vibrant, thriving, spiritually mature community of faith.

Each lifecycle phase is determined by what primarily guides and directs the congregation's ministry and life together. The capitalized and bolded letters indicate the dominant questions the congregation is asking and influence all decisions they make.

Here is what they stand for:

V * vision (heart)  

Where will we go?

 

R * new relationships (arms)

With whom shall we go?

 

P * programs (hands & feet)

How will we get there?

 

S * structure (skeleton)

What form will help us arrive effectively?

Wherever on the lifecycle your congregation is, we are here to support you taking the next faithful step to making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world!

For additional information and/or a conversation around how to move forward, please connect with your pastor (so they are not surprised when we reach out to them) and send us an email.

Rev. Dirk Elliott

Rev. Elliott presently leads the Congregational Revitalization team as Special Assistant to the Bishop and Cabinet in Congregational Development. If you would like to reach Rev. Elliott directly, please email him through this link: Dirk Elliott.