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Core Values. Ministry DNA. Dream: DNA. Question: Who Are You. What hills will you die on? What are your non negotiables ?. Mission vs. Values. Mission: Common. All church plants have the “Great Commission” as their mission. Therefore, mission statements are similar. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Core ValuesMinistry DNA
Dream: DNA
Mission
Values
Vision
Question: Who Are You
• What hills will you die on?• What are your non negotiables?
Mission vs. Values
Mission: Common
All church plants have the “Great Commission” as their mission. Therefore,
mission statements are similar.
Values: Uniquely You
Our DNA
• If the church really was the church, it would …
Critical Success Indicators
• Our church plant will be successful if …. ?
Look In Mirror
• How has God wired me?
• How has God wired the core group?
Early DNA Imprinting
• Planter wiring– Church takes on personality
of planter
• Core group wiring– First 40, determine next 100– I Cor. 12:11
Video: Values Development
Values Definition
Values Definition
Core values are the core, passionate,
biblical convictions that determine your ministry behavior
and shape your identity.
1. Core
• Everybody has values
• Challenge: getting at the “really core”
Written Values
• Fewer than 10 percent of organizations around the world have clear, written values.
• Most organizations that do have values either have too many values and/or they are not ranked.
Values Conflict• Research shows that
people can’t focus on more than three or four values if you really want to impact behavior.
• Also, values must be ranked to be effective. Why? Because life is about values conflicts. When these conflicts arise, people need to know what value they should focus on. – Ken Blanchard
Three-Six
• “If you articulate more than five or six, there’s a good chance you’re not getting down to only the core essentials. Visionary companies tend to have only a few core values, usually between three and six. In fact, we found none of the visionary companies to have more than six core values, and most have less.” – Built to Last, Collins
MISSION
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2. Generates Passion
• Positive: What excites you about the church?
• Negative: What frustrates you about the church
Excites You
• What really excites you about the church?
• What is keeping you up at night thinking about your plant?
Frustrates You?
• What is your biggest criticism of the church?
• How will your plant be different?
3. Biblical
• Do your core values flow out of scripture?
Biblical Example
• 4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. 5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6
These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9
Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Early Church: Acts 2:42-47
• And they were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer. (Acts 2:42)
4. Determines Behavior
5. Shapes Identity
• What things do you want to shape the identity of your church plant?
• What would be your ideal reputation as a church plant?
EFCA Distinctive
1 •In essentials, Unity
2 •In nonessentials, Charity
3 •In all things, Jesus Christ
Values Clarity
Iceberg Problem
• 90%: Below surface
• Values are often not articulated until major conflict happens
Values Clarity
• Churches are often driven by tradition, personalities, finances, buildings, programs, events or even seekers.
• Planter needs to surface and tie programming to values.
• What will drive us?
3X5 Exercise
• Pastor expectations– What should the pastor
be doing?
• Church expectations– What should the church
be doing?
Video: Shared Values
Quick Brainstorm
1. Brainstorm a list of your values.
2. Identify the top five.
3. Rank in order of priority.
Core Values
• What are your 3-5 core values?
EFCA Movement Values
“EFCA exists to glorify God by
multiplying healthy churches
among all people.”
1 •Multiplication
2 •Health
3 •All People
EFCA Church Values
GC1 •Great Companion Dependency
GC2 •Great Commission Balance
GC3 •Great Commandment Climate
GC4 •Great Compassion Wholism
GC5 •Great Community Interdependency
The End
Key Books