Leadership UMC 2017Peacemakers Presentation
How do churches determine the true needs as opposed to simple desires and engage in vital
mission outreach within the community?Catherine Cudd, Mcever; Joe Everidge, Bethel;
Lesma Gunn Allgood Rd; David Hardy, Hephzibah; David Harris, St. James Alpha; Ashley Langford, Mt.
Zion; Karen Paige, Jones Hill Chapel; Scott Smith, Mt. Zion
How do churches determine the true needs as opposed to simple
desires and engage in vital mission outreach within the
community?
Who can benefit from this presentation?
The short answer is: EVERYONE!◦Large churches, small churches, new churches, churches who are struggling with attendance and outreach, and churches who are thriving
◦This is a process we have created to use for any church to determine what and where they need to go with their next ministry or outreach ideas.
What is the approach?1. Prepare2. Discover3. Assess4. Implement 5. Evaluate
PrayPray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert and always
persevere in supplication for all the saints.-Ephesians 6:18
Prepare
Prepare•God is in charge of the mission field, not us.
•We must pray to Him for guidance and help.
•We must be prepared to face opposition.
Luke 10:1-3
Prepare: God is in ChargeA. The Self-
Directed LifeB. The Christ-Directed Life
C. The Self-Directed Life
Matthew 6:33
Prepare: Pray for guidance and help•Establish a sound foundation with prayer.
•Align to His will and with His empowerment
Ephesians 6:18
Prepare: Prepare to Face Wolves
•Matthew 10: 19-20
•Matthew 10: 26-28
•Ephesians 6:10-11
•Ephesians 6: 14-17
•Joshua 1:9
Prepare: Respond to GodFour Essential Actions for Prayerful Discernment:
•Abide
•Ask
•Believe•Receive
Proverbs 16:3
PrayPray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert and always
persevere in supplication for all the saints.-Ephesians 6:18
Discover
Discover
•Look at your facility•Does your facility fit the needs of your community?
•Before going out into the community, take a survey of interested persons within the church•Be sure to look at the spiritual gifts of those interested in service
• Two types of data gathering:◦Qualitative◦Quantitative
Discover:Ground Rules of Your Committee
•Include these Norms
•Prevent/Limit these Norms ◦If these norms exist, channel those ideas and behaviors to change via the preparation steps
Understanding Community DynamicsPhysical and Natural structure Infrastructure
Settlement patterns Commerce patterns
Industry patterns Community demographics
Community history Existing groups and institutions
Economics Government and politics
Social structure Attitudes, values, and cultures
Formal community leaders Informal community leaders
Ideas for Discovery
•Mapping Existing Member Networks
•Interviewing community members
•Hosting/Serving community events
•Just get out in the community!
PrayPray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert and always
persevere in supplication for all the saints.-Ephesians 6:18
Assess
Assess •Assess what your discovery process brought to light and determine how to implement
•All assessment is perpetual work in progress, and therefore assessment should follow you every step of the way
Assess for who?•Think about the concerns of those unique populations in your congregation and/or mission and communityoUnder 35 years of ageoOver 65 years of ageoInfrequent attendeesoFrequent attendeesoOthers?
Assess•Assessment should even include the volunteersoHow are they responding? oWhat are their needs? Consider energy levels as welloDo they need additional support? Or do they have too many?
Missions with qualitative/quantitative metricsActivity or Mission Metric 1 Metric 2 Source
Backpack Buddies Number served Local church
Community Garden Pounds donated Local church
Festival of Trees Number of trees Earnings Interpreter
GED Classes AttendanceNumber passing
test
InterpreterAnd NGC
News
Health and Fitness Ministry
Number of participants Re:VIsion
Worship Unbound New worshipersRe:VIsion
PrayPray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert and always
persevere in supplication for all the saints.-Ephesians 6:18
Implement
Implement•“Most churches take an inside-out approach.”
•“The outside-in approach”
•“How does it work?”
•“Whom does it reach?”
•“How does one reach these people?”
From Fresh Expressions of Church by Travis Collins
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discipleship
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community
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shape
doing it
againlistening
exploring
discipleship
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and
serving
building
community
church
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shape
doing it
againlistening
exploring
discipleship
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and
serving
building
community
church
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shape
doing it
againlistening
exploring
discipleship
PrayPray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert and always
persevere in supplication for all the saints.-Ephesians 6:18
Evaluate
Recognize
Need
Plan
Gather Resources
Finalize Plan
Choose Metrics
Execute Mission
Gather Data
CHRIST
Summary•Pray•Look at the needs•Look at other churches and the conference•Make a plan, gather resources, execute, evaluate, and repeat•PRAY!
Additional resources and references•Mission Insight
•Simple Church by Thomas Ranier and Eric Geiger
•Interpreter Magazine
•NGC News
•re:VIsion
•http://freshexpressionsus.org/
Image Credits
Armor of God
Directed Lives
Field of Dreams
Fresh Expressions
The next two slides are additional ministry ideas with qualitative and quantitative
assessments and evaluation ideas along with the resource the information from which the information was gathered. These slides are
meant to be printed out as needed for ideas.
activity metric 1 metric 2 source
Backpack Buddies number served local church
Backpacks supporting foster families number of backpacks Interpreter
Building Beds number built Interpreter
Cake decorating service attendance Interpreter
Chrismas brunch for needy attendance Interpreter
Clothes Pantry participants local church
Coffee House attendance NGC News
Cold water bottles delivered Interpreter
Community Garden pounds donated local church (Mystery Worshiper)
Cook off dollars raised number of participants Interpreter
Dinner honoring HS Honor Roll attendance Interpreter
Family activities (bike ride, reading) attendance change Interpreter
Feeding College Students number of participants Interpreter
Festival of Trees number of trees earnings Interpreter
Fiesta Night attendance Interpreter
First responder goodies bags delivered Interpreter
Food Coop participants local church
Food Pantry participants local church
Food sales at county fair dollars raised Interpreter
GED classes attendance number passing test Interpreter/NGC News
Honoring Healthcare Proffessionals additional attendance Interpreter
Hot Cocoa outreach number served new visitors NGC News
Jewelry, accessory sale to combat human trafficking attendance earnings Interpreter
activity metric 1 metric 2 source
Kayak trips with brief message attendance Interpreter
Marathon Bible reading attendance Interpreter
Military Spouse appreciation dinner attendance Interpreter
Outdoor worship service attendance Interpreter
Paintball event participants NGC News
Parkinson's dance class attendance Interpreter
Prom Princess number served Interpreter
Puppetry services attendance Interpreter
Recycling program number of items profits Interpreter
Repair clinic number served Interpreter
Repurposing buildings new projects number of participants re:Vision
Sacred Space attendance Interpreter
Sacrificial Christmas giving dollars raised number of participants Interpreter
School mentoring and partnership new projects number of participants re:Vision
Solicit anonymous prayer requests number of requests Interpreter
Special parties for children attendance Interpreter
Tractor Blessing number of participants Interpreter
Trunk-or-treat attendance Interpreter
Tutoring number tutored local church
Unattended give away number of items Interpreter
Veteran's job fair number hired number of participants Interpreter
Window puzzles Interpreter
Worship Unbound new worshipers re:Vision
