V. Biblically Balanced Personal and Corporate Worship.
A. John 4:23-24 (ESV) “But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. [24] God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
B. Personal-regular worship and praise alone with God.
C. Corporate –regular worship and praise with other believers in the church.
D. Bob Logan explains that true biblical worship is both celebrative (touching the heart) and reflective (touching the mind)
E. Key questions:
1. Are the believers in the church taking time to worship God personally?
2. Is the church helping them in this?
3. Is corporate worship celebrative engaging the heart?
4. Is corporate worship reflective engaging the mind?
5. Are people learning more about God through worship?
6. Does the worship bring the believers into a greater experience with God?
7. Is the corporate worship balanced between receiving from God and responding to him?
NOW EVALUATE ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10 TO WHAT DEGREE BALANCED WORSHIP IS TAKING PLACE IN YOUR CHURCH
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
Fourth Quality of a Healthy Reproducing Church
Spiritual Gifting Valued.
A. Biblical basis for this characteristic.
1. “For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.” Romans 12:4-8 (ESV)
2. “For the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," that would not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," that would not make it any less a part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. If all were a single member, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, yet one body.” 1 Cor. 12:14-20 (ESV)
B. Questions in relation to spiritual gifts:
1. Do the members of the church know about spiritual gifts?
2. Do the members of the church know what their spiritual gifts are?
3. Have they done a survey to begin to get an idea of their gifts?
4. Has there been input from others so as to determine what their gifting might be?
5. Does ministry in the church fit spiritual gifting or is it a “fill in the gaps” approach?
6. Do people find joy in their ministry in the church or outside in relation to the church?
NOW EVALUATE ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10 EVALUATE TO WHAT DEGREE SPIRITUAL GIFTING DETERMINES MINISTRY IN YOUR CHURCH
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A. Biblical basis for this characteristic.
1. “For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.” Romans 12:4-8 (ESV)
2. “For the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," that would not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," that would not make it any less a part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. If all were a single member, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, yet one body.” 1 Cor. 12:14-20 (ESV)
B. Questions in relation to spiritual gifts:
1. Do the members of the church know about spiritual gifts?
2. Do the members of the church know what their spiritual gifts are?
3. Have they done a survey to begin to get an idea of their gifts?
4. Has there been input from others so as to determine what their gifting might be?
5. Does ministry in the church fit spiritual gifting or is it a “fill in the gaps” approach?
6. Do people find joy in their ministry in the church or outside in relation to the church?
NOW EVALUATE ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10 EVALUATE TO WHAT DEGREE SPIRITUAL GIFTING DETERMINES MINISTRY IN YOUR CHURCH
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0
Friday, October 15, 2010
Third Quality: Leadership Development
III. Leadership Development.
A. Biblical basis for this characteristic.
1. “And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him. And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach and have authority to cast out demons.” Mark 3:13-15 (ESV)
2. “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,” Ephes. 4:11-12 (ESV)
B. Bill Hull says: “The goal of many individual churches is to transform a congregation of spectators being led by a minister into an army of ministers being led by a pastor.” (Hull 1990, 154)
EVALUATION QUESTIONS:
1. Are followers becoming leaders?
2. What is happening to move people from “come and follow” phase to the “come and be with me phase?”
3. Are people being helped to develop in the area of their spiritual gifting(s)?
4. Are people working in the area of their spiritual gifting(s)?
5. Are there levels of leadership training?
6. How long does it take a person to move from being a part of the church to moving into leading in some way or other?
NOW TO EVALUATE
ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10 EVALUATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP IN YOUR CHURCH
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0
A. Biblical basis for this characteristic.
1. “And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him. And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach and have authority to cast out demons.” Mark 3:13-15 (ESV)
2. “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,” Ephes. 4:11-12 (ESV)
B. Bill Hull says: “The goal of many individual churches is to transform a congregation of spectators being led by a minister into an army of ministers being led by a pastor.” (Hull 1990, 154)
EVALUATION QUESTIONS:
1. Are followers becoming leaders?
2. What is happening to move people from “come and follow” phase to the “come and be with me phase?”
3. Are people being helped to develop in the area of their spiritual gifting(s)?
4. Are people working in the area of their spiritual gifting(s)?
5. Are there levels of leadership training?
6. How long does it take a person to move from being a part of the church to moving into leading in some way or other?
NOW TO EVALUATE
ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10 EVALUATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP IN YOUR CHURCH
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0
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