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Ian Campbell
Preview:
ProfilePLUS
Quality Characteristic
Analysis & Trends... |
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You will be familiar with one of the famous NCD images: the
cutaway photograph of the grass with its shoots and roots. It speaks of
the need to see each church as a living organism and the need to look
beneath the surface at root causes of health issues if they are to be
addressed effectively. Profile Plus is a new comprehensive biotic tool for
exploring and analyzing the root causes of NCD Survey results.
―> more... |
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Thomas Fode
The Fruit of Symbiotic Cooperation |
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Symbiosis stands for dissimilar organisms finding a way to live
together and benefit from one another. This life (biotic) principle can
not only be observed in nature but also be applied to the ministry of the
church. Suzie Wiegers, Ministry Coordinator of Bridgeway Community Church
in Haledon, New Jersey (USA), learned in her ministry what it means to
depend on others and benefit from a symbiotic cooperation. ―> more... |
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Customized
NCD Research available |
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Do you have some unique NCD-related
questions? Questions triggered by distinctive dynamics in your cultural
context? Issues you would like to explore in more depth?
Customized research may help
you clarify and answer your questions. This new service provided by NCD
International allows you to go beyond
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the basic church profile and/or
detailed analysis of a local church |
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your
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and to shed some light on your issues at hand.
If you are interested and want us to do some customized research for you,
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We will then check if our
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If it does, we will roughly determine
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Christoph Schalk
Reaching Goals through Coaching (III)
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Coaches help people analyze their
problems, brainstorm options, find solutions, and make decisions.
Beyond that, an important part of coaching is to come alongside
others and help them implement their plans long-term. An effective
tool the coach can use towards that end is establishing structures.―> more... |
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Welcome!
Some months ago I accepted an invitation to Ibadan/Nigeria. I had
the privilege to give a presentation on Natural Church Development (NCD)
at the World Conference on Discipleship – my topic: How can the church of
the future benefit from NCD, especially in relation to discipleship.
During the conference I made a few surprising observations:
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The conference turned out to be the best organized event
(according to German standards!) I had been a part of in the last couple
of years.
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West African leaders don't find it hard to combine revival and
church growth strategies in their thinking … for "tomorrow we want to
see revival as well".
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More and more African Christians – at least in Nigeria – are
emerging from a mentality characterized by asking and receiving. The
tenor in many presentations was, "We have something to offer to the
world."
Why am I telling you this? In Europe (and some other Western
countries) churches are not in good shape. Many of us therefore long to
experience what is happening in what Christians refer to as "revival
countries". We take a close look at those countries and learn from them …
and that is good. It is my impression, however, that what we learn is
often not balanced. We either expose ourselves to the "revival element" or
the "strategic element". Growing churches, however, always involve both
elements. The church is made of "living stones" (1 Pet 2:5) – not of
stones only or shapeless "life" only.
This issue of eNCDine wants to make a contribution
towards that end: May your church grow in both realms – spiritual renewal
and strategic development.
Every blessing for your ministry,
Christoph Schalk
NCD International
P.S. Now you can comfortably print our articles or have them e-mailed to
you - at the push of a button. In addition you find former editions in our
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Jeannette Buller
Preparing your Church for
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As an NCD coach, I have seen many churches take the NCD survey,
look at the results, and then move on to the next item of business. The
common denominator for all of these churches is that the pastor did not
adequately prepare the church to engage in the NCD process. The first step
in the NCD process is to prepare… but this preparation is much more than
preparing your leaders to take a survey. It is preparing your leaders
and your congregation for engaging in the entire NCD process. ―> more... |
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NCD on the
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It took a while until NCD reached Africa, the
second largest continent on our planet. At the present, NCD in
Africa is booming: the first African countries with NCD National
Partners were, until a couple of years ago, in the very North and
the very South – Egypt and South Africa. Today... ―> more... |
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Winnie Wong
Lifeline Family Church – A Congregation Gets Back on Track |
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Lifeline Family Church - affiliated with the
Assemblies of God in Singapore - is a merger of two small congregations
that took place at the end of 2000. At that time the congregation numbered
about 80 adults and less than 20 children. Within six months, however, the
church suffered a split and about 20 people left the church with one of
the pastors, leaving behind a disappointed pastor and a discouraged
congregation. It was at this stage when the first NCD survey was taken... ―> more... |
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Petr Činčala
The Impact of Leadership on Church Health (I) |
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Let us suppose that you are part of a church that wants to be
healthier and growing. Perhaps your church is at a crossroads,
looking for a pastor who matches the congregation and would fit well
in an empowering leadership team. What kind of pastor do you look
for? What leadership style do you look for? What spiritual gift mix
should the pastor have?
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