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AN OPEN DOOR TO ANEW WORLD: 

AN OPEN DOOR TO ANEW WORLD John R. Cionca, PhD.

What the Word has to say…: 

What the Word has to say… A great door for effective work has opened to me… ―1 Corinthians 16:9 And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. ―Colossians 4:3 See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. ―Revelation 3:8

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“An Open Door to a New World: Capitalizing on Our Futures” 1. Growth of ______ Centers Urban

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Child 1 Billion 1800 Child 2 Billion 1930 Child 3 Billion 1960 Child 4 Billion 1977 Child 6 Billion 1999 Child 7 Billion 2012? -- United Nations Population Fund -- www.unfpa.org in The Futurist, Aug-Sept, 1999 -- POPULATION TRENDS Population Year

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61% of world’s population will live in cities by 2,030 Population Change and People’s Choices, State of World Population 1999, www.unfpa.org 90% of world’s population will live in cities by 2100

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80% of the entire U.S. population lives in one of the nations 276 metro areas. --According to the 2000 census

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WORLD URBANIZATION SOURCE: Population Division, United Nations “From Where Do We God From Here?” By Ralph W. Neighbor, Jr. Touch Productions, 2000, pg. 33.

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35.9 million or 12.5% of Americans live in poverty 3.8 million or 3.4% of Americans are millionaires Source: Samuelson, Robert J., “The Changing Face of Poverty,” Newsweek. (10/18/2004) Vol. 144 (16) and Sahadi, Jeanne. “Millionaires on the Rise,” CNNMoney. (8/30/2003) available online at http://money.cnn.com/2003/09/29/pf/millionaire/q_millionairesmultiply. 2 CLASS SOCIETY

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“An Open Door to a New World: Capitalizing on Our Futures” 1. Growth of ______ Centers 2. Expanding ______________ Urban Ethnic Diversity

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U.S. more than other countries combined More Irish than in Ireland More black than any country in Africa [except Nigeria] More Jews than in Israel IMMIGRATION American Demographics, Feb. 1993

Hispanics Grow in PopulationHispanics now comprise 12.5% of the U.S. population, making them the largest minority racial/ethnic group. How the Hispanic population has risen and is projected to grow: (in millions): 

Hispanics Grow in PopulationHispanics now comprise 12.5% of the U.S. population, making them the largest minority racial/ethnic group. How the Hispanic population has risen and is projected to grow: (in millions) Source: USA Today. November 11, 2004

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SHIFT OF THE BODY OF CHRIST TO THE TWO-THIRDS WORLD American Demographics, Feb. 1993. 34% live in the 2/3 World 66% live in the West 50% live in the 2/3 World 50% live in the West 75% live in the 2/3 World 25% live in the West

“An Open Door to a New World: Capitalizing on Our Futures”: 

“An Open Door to a New World: Capitalizing on Our Futures” 1. Growth of ______ Centers 2. Expanding ______________ 3. Post-Christian ______________ Urban Ethnic Diversity Multiculturalism

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78% of Americans believe there is no absolute truth. George Barna. “How America’s Faith Has Changed Since 9-11.” 26 November 2001, available at www.barna.org.

Emerging Patterns: 

Emerging Patterns Young adults are more resistant to church life than are people from older generations. In fact, an analysis of church attendance data covering the past two decades indicates that the two younger generations are more resistant to church life than the Baby Boomers were at a similar point in their development. --Source: The Barna Group: available online at www.barna.org (3/28/05)

Teenagers: 

Teenagers About 60% believe that “the Bible is totally accurate in all of its teachings.” Only 6% of all teens believe that there are moral absolutes. Only 9% of self-described born-again teens believe that moral truth is absolute. Source: George Barna, Quoted in the Wall street Journal, July 9, 2004

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Nearly 60% of evangelical Christian teenagers now say that all religious faiths teach equally valid truths

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1990 - 26.2% of births are out of wedlock 2003 - 1 of every 3 births were to unmarried women. 1960 - 5.3% of births are illegitimate Non-Marriage Births 2003 data from United States Department of Health and Human Services. “News Release” (June 23, 2003).

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If this is a Christian nation, why is it that the largest church in the world is in Seoul, South Korea while the largest Buddhist Temple is in Boulder, Colorado? -Tom Clegg, Executive Director of Church Growth & Planting for the Open Bible Standard Churches

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FROM BOUNTY TO BONDAGE A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the Public Treasury. From that moment on the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the Public Treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy followed by dictatorship. The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through the following sequence: -Alexander Fraser Tyler (1748-1813) in The Decline and Fall of the Athenian Republic

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FROM BOUNTY TO BONDAGE From bondage to spiritual faith From spiritual faith to great courage From courage to liberty From liberty to abundance From abundance to selfishness From selfishness to complacency From complacency to apathy From apathy to dependency From dependency back into bondage -Alexander Fraser Tyler (1748-1813) in The Decline and Fall of the Athenian Republic

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The Seven Modern Sins Politics without Principles Pleasures without Conscience Wealth without Work Knowledge without Character Industry without Morality Science without Humanity Worship without Sacrifice --Canon Frederic Donaldson

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New believers need massive doses over long periods of time of spiritual stimulants that will transition them to the kinds of thoughts, habits, responses, and patterns of living that will make them truly unique in Jesus Christ. . . . -Joseph Stowell, Shepherding the Church into the 21st Century, p. 60

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New believers today come into the kingdom literally saturated with mental and lifestyle additions to non-truth values such as relativism, pluralism, hedonism, sensualism, materialism, temporalism, and existentialism. All counter to the teachings of Christ. -Joseph Stowell, Shepherding the Church into the 21st Century, p. 60

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“An Open Door to a New World: Capitalizing on Our Futures” 1. Growth of ______ Centers 2. Expanding ______________ 3. Post-Christian __ _______ 4. The _______ of Americans Urban Ethnic Diversity Multiculturalism Maturing

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16.5% of Americans are over 60, that is 47.5 million people Sources: CIA World Factbook,(2003); United Nations Population Division, DESA(2003)

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U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

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U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

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By 2010, one out of four senior citizens will also have children living who will be senior citizens. -Church for the 21st Century

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19% 15% 21% 23% 22% 14% 19% 20% 18% 17% Fastest Growing State, 1990 to 2000 Source: Census Bureau

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Tracking the Elderly: Where They Come from, Where They Move To Where they move from Where they move to Source: 1990-1991 Almanac of Consumer Markets

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U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 States with Highest Percent Increase in Total Population Percent Change Between 1990 and 2000 Nevada Arizona Colorado Utah Idaho 0 20 40 60 80

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BORN AGAIN BY Builders 65% ‘46 Boomers 35% ‘46-’64 Busters 15% ‘64-’76 Bridgers 4% over 17 by 1976 From Tom Rainer “Surprising Insights from the Unchurched

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NO RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE WW II 4% SWING 7% BOOMERS 12% X’ERS 19% The Futurist, March 1999

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Church Attendance by Generation, Attend ‘Every Week’ Elders 54% Boomers 49% Mosaics 35% Busters 30% Source: Barna Research Group, Ltd. 2004

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“An Open Door to a New World: Capitalizing on Our Futures” 1. Growth of ______ Centers 2. Expanding ______________ 3. Post-Christian ___ ______ 4. The _______ of Americans 5. Increase of _______ Adults Urban Ethnic Diversity Multiculturalism Maturing Single

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82 million Americans are single: Never married Divorced Widowed The Barna Group, Ltd., 2002

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In the 2000 Census, it was found that 58.6% of female run households with children under the age 18 had no husband present US Census Bureau, 2000.

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A SNAPSHOT VIEW OF SINGLES Currently Divorced (in millions) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, the Official Statistics (TM) Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1998, as quoted in the SAM Journal, Issue 130. Updated from Census 2000 Summary File 4, Matrices PCT21, PCT35, and PCT36

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A SNAPSHOT VIEW OF SINGLES Total Number of Single Adults (in millions) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, the Official Statistics (TM) Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1998, as quoted in the SAM Journal, Issue 130. U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 4, Matrices PCT21, PCT35, and PCT36

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A SNAPSHOT VIEW OF SINGLES Unmarried Couples (in millions) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, the Official Statistics (TM) Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1998, as quoted in the SAM Journal, Issue 130. http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/censr-5.pdf

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A SNAPSHOT VIEW OF SINGLES One-parent Families (in millions)(children under 18) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, the Official Statistics (TM) Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1998, as quoted in the SAM Journal, Issue 130.; 2000 Summary File 1.

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Gen Xers are least likely to attend church in a typical weekend (only 28%) versus Baby Boomers (43%), Builders (50%) and Seniors (52%). 2000 – Barna Research Online

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© Leadership Network, 1999

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The United States Government takes multimillion-dollar planes and puts them in the hands of kids nineteen years old; and when those same kids come to church, we won’t even let them take up the offering. -Howard Hendricks

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Baby Bust Generation? Abortions 1973-2006 Total: 47,282,923

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There will be a dramatic rise in the number of multi-generational households. Having three or four generations living under the same roof will be more and more common.

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“An Open Door to a New World: Capitalizing on Our Futures” 1. Growth of ______ Centers 2. Expanding ______________ 3. Post-Christian _________ 4. The _______ of Americans 5. Increase of _______ Adults 6. The new _________ awareness Urban Ethnic Diversity Multiculturalism Maturing Single Feminine

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EMPLOYMENT BEYOND THE HOME US CENSUS BUREAU, 2003 37 % OF BUILDERS 62 % OF BOOMERS 82 % OF BOOSTERS

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WORK “Berkley sociologist and work trends author Arlie Hochschild notes that today women are working on an average of 41.7 hours per week, while men are logging 48.8 hours.” --Arlie Hochschild, author of The Bind, interviewed on “The News Hour with Jim Lehrer,” 15 July 1997 in Richard Swenson, The Overload Syndrome--

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AT-HOME MOMS The average mother who holds a job outside the home works an 84-hour week to meet her responsibilities at work and at home. - PR Reporter -

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PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING IN EXCESS OF 56 BILLION DOLLARS Swenson, SBC 11-11-97 45 MILLION WOMAN MARKET

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“FEMALETHINK” “A trend that reflects a new set of business and societal values, encouraging us to shift marketing consciousness from the traditional goal-oriented, hierarchical models to the more caring and sharing, family ones.” -Faith Popcorn

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“An Open Door to a New World: Capitalizing on Our Futures” 1. Growth of ______ Centers 2. Expanding ______________ 3. Post-Christian _ ________ 4. The _______ of Americans 5. Increase of _______ Adults 6. A Growing _______ Advancement 7. Quest for ____________ Urban Ethnic Diversity Multiculturalism Maturing Single Female Quality of Life

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Juliet Schor, in her book The Overworked American, tells us that middle-income, dual-earner families with two children were spending 6,500 hours at work in 1995, up from 5,000 hours in 1969. --From Mustard Seed Versus McWorld by Tom Sine

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QUEST FOR QUALITY OF LIFE Cocooning Down-Aging Cashing Out Save the Earth Clanning Fitquest Egonomics Euthanasia Compressed Scheduling

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Signs of Reduced Commitments in Life: 

Divorce rate is climbing: half of all new marriages will end in divorce. Adults feel they have fewer close friends than did adults in past decades. Brand loyalty in consumer purchasing studies has dropped in most product categories, and by as much as 60 percent in some categories. Signs of Reduced Commitments in Life

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Signs of Reduced Commitments in Life Proportion of people willing to join an organization as a formal member is declining in relation to churches, labor unions, political parties and clubs, and community improvement associations. Percentage of adults who consider it their duty to fight for their country, regardless of the cause, has dropped.

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Signs of Reduced Commitments in Life Percentage of people who commit to attending events but fail to show is on the rise. Parents are less likely to believe that it is important to remain in an unhappy marriage for the sake of the children than they were 20 years ago. --Church for the 21st Century

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WORK “The expectation of retirement is a distinctly modern notion, historically speaking, and some predict it is transient. Indeed, they say, there is only a short window of time in only a few countries when such luxury was possible at all.” --Richard Swenson, The Overload Syndrome, Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 1998--

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“An Open Door to a New World: Capitalizing on Our Futures” 8. ____________ Explosion Technological

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FOLLOWING THE CURVE Here’s a look at where we are and where we’re going if today’s innovations follow historical trends. Though microprocessors were invented in the 1970s, we can consider 1980 to mark the introduction of the microprocessor into society via personal computers. In 1982, IBM came out with its first PC. In 1984, Apple Computer Co. introduced the Macintosh. Throughout the 1980s, the business world - the early adopters - led the steady growth in the use of microprocessors. 1990 1995 The last five years have seen spectacular growth in almost anything to do with microprocessors or telecommunications. This is the “base of the cliff” on the technology adoption life cycle curve. Growth rates took off for two reasons: Personal computer began Personal computer began to enter the home 2005 A very steep rate of exponential growth will soar for about a decade. Society will become increasingly computerized as microprocessors become infused in myriad devices and integrated into a comprehensive telecommunications grid - the information infrastructure. By the year 2020, the technology adoption life cycle will have spanned 40 years - a complete generational changeover as children who grew up with the new digital technology will be adults. We’ll have completely absorbed microprocessors into our lives. The average home may have as many as 50 of them running in all kinds of devices, much like today our homes have electric motors inside everything from vacuum cleaner to blowdryer. Tomorrow’s computerized devices will be so familiar that we’ll simply take them for granted

Internet: 

Internet In 1990, the number of U. S. households connected to the Net totaled zero. By 2000, more than 40 percent were networked, and people were spending nearly 100 billion minutes on-line every month. From As the Future Catches You by Juan Enriquez

Online Business: 

Online Business For less than $1000, an entrepreneur with a PC and an Internet connection can give a home- based business the on-line look of a large company. For not much more, he or she can open a shop on eBay or Amazon.com. Buying search terms on Google and other search engines allows entrepreneurs to reach highly targeted customers with an interest in their products and services. --Source: Trends E-magazine. (April 2005) p. 6.

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1950’s 10 words per circuit 1960’s 100 words per chip 1970’s 1 page per chip 1980’s 40 pages per chip 1990’s 40,000 pages per chip 2000’s 1000 books per chip 2020’s 100,000 books per chip Book Production

Computing: 

Computing Today’s $900 laptops are 13 times more powerful than IBM’s 1970 mainframes, which cost $4.7 million. From As the Future Catches You by Juan Enriquez

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Predicted Advances in Video: Flat Screen TV -- Today we have 14” models, but within the decade of the 90’s they will become wall size and as inexpensive as our 25” TV’s today. They will be very sophisticated and include not only “Picture in Picture” that we are already seeing but also include 3D presentations that are highly realistic. High Definition TV (HDTV) -- The Japanese are already introducing this advance in the US. It provides a resolution of 1000x1000 which is about 4 times as detailed as current TV’s. By 2000 this will be 4000x4000 in resolution with even greater clarity and brilliance. Holographic TV -- This product will have the ability with lasers to project an unbelievably realistic 3D image from the TV set for viewing by the home owner. This start to arrive in the home by the year 2000.

Genomics: 

Genomics A human being contains around 30,000 genes, and today they can all be put on a chip the size of a penny. From As the Future Catches You by Juan Enriquez

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According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, scientists at the Georgia Tech Information Security Center envision a time when fleets of medical nanobots smaller than a human cell will roam through a patient’s blood-stream, killing cancer cells, eliminating infection, and opening clogged arteries. A naometer, or a billionth of a meter, is about the width of a dozen hydrogen atoms, which is to say, close to the smallest material measurements in existence. For Comparison, a human hair is about 80,000 nanometers wide. Nanoscale materials are less than 100. --Source: Trends E-Magazine. April 2005 p. 9

Convergence of Genetics and Electronics: 

Convergence of Genetics and Electronics By 2010, computers will have the power of a human brain, and by 2048, he predicts that kids won’t carry around CD players or even MP-3 players. They’ll carry around devices that have the processing power of all the human brains in the United States combined. These devices will be part machine, part living organism. From As the Future Catches You by Juan Enriquez

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Technological “Walmart”

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BAD NEWS: The North American Church is Not Growing Significantly. The Church failed to gain an additional 2% of the American population in the last 50 years. No county in America has a greater churched population today than ten years ago. During the last ten years, the combined communicant membership of all Protestant denominations has declined 9.5% (4,498,242), while the national population has increased 11.4% (24,153,000). Charles Arn, (1995) “A response to Dr. Rainer.” Journal of the American Society for Church Growth, 6,73-78

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SMALL CHURCH CORNER GROCERY 1 Pastor + 200 People Bob Buford, Leadership Network teaching Church Forum (April 18, 1991)

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As a boy, I had 90 parents and grandparents, aunts, and uncles, brothers and sisters! I was on a first name basis with almost every adult in the church. “Grandma” Lois and Grandpa” Ron held me in the hospital right after I was born. “Mom and Dad” Olson took me camping. “Uncle” Jim taught me to draw fish. “Aunt” Margaret gave me a job. I grew up among adults. I sang with adults in the choir. I was always a welcome member of the Bible Tick-Tack-Toe teams. I helped build our church building. I participated in Wednesday night Bible Studies. I washed countless communion cups and folded a bottomless box of bulletins. And in every single activity I was alongside an adult. The children in a smaller church can benefit from close, personal contact with adults. -- from Children’s Ministry Guide for Small Churches by Rick Chromey SMALL ADVANTAGES

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PARA-CHURCH SPECIALTY STORES Billy Graham Prison Fellowship Bible Study Fellowship Young Life Youth For Christ Alcoholics Anonymous Bob Buford, Leadership Network teaching Church Forum (April 18, 1991)

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LARGE CHURCH SHOPPING MALL A bundle of para-church ministries and small groups Bob Buford, Leadership Network teaching Church Forum (April 18, 1991)

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A broad range of special interest group activities is available through Wooddale Church. Here are just a few examples: Growth Groups * Music Groups & Instrumental Ensembles * Divorce Recovery Workshops * Broken Relationship Support Groups * Singles’ Bible Studies * Children’s Choirs * Adult Children of Alcoholics Support Group * “Quest” Support Group for Infertile Couples * Mom’s Time Out Women’s Bible Studies * Time and Home Management Seminars * Will Clinics and Estate Planning Seminars * Summer Day Camp * Summer Sports Camps * Ski Retreats * Golf Leagues * Volleyball Leagues * Softball Teams * Shuffleboard for Seniors * Quilting * Aerobics Classes * Blood Donor Club * Teen Retreats and Wilderness/Canoeing Trips * Short-Term Missions Trips * Career Network (employment counseling and placement) * Emergency Foodshelf * Summer Camping for Youth and Families * Investigate Bible Studies & Discovery Class for Inquirers into the Christian Faith * Lay School of Ministry Courses * Singles’ Gym Nights * Dinner Theater and Drama Presentations * Sons & Fathers Campouts * New Mom’s Teas * Evangelistic Christmas Coffees * Family Resource Center * Prenatal Classes * Bicycle Club ...

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By 2010, Barna said 10 to 20 percent of Americans will look to the Internet for their spiritual input. In just a decade, he says, 50 million people will choose to grow spiritually without stepping across the threshold of a church. Omaha World Herald - July 11, 1998

CHURCHED: 

CHURCHED “It would not be surprising to witness a larger slice of the born again population shift from the ‘churched’ to the ‘unchurched’ column of the ledger over the next ten years. What’s amazing about the coming transition is that it is likely to occur without any real decline in activities such as Bible reading, prayer, tithing, family faith activity or service to the needy. The people involved will be altering the locus of their activity without diminishing the intensity of their commitment to God and to their faith.” --George Barna. Available online at www.barna.org (3/28/05)

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The 1995 Statistical Abstract of the United States (115th edition) reports that there are 257,648 religious congregations in continental U.S. Here are the approximate percentages of congregations falling in the following size ranges: Fewer than 100 members: 20 percent 100-199 members 27 percent 200-499 members 31 percent 500-999 members 12 percent 1,000 or more members: 10 percent

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“Even in spite of competition coming from the future Wal-Mart and Target super-centers, the smaller, well-run neighborhood stores will do well as they appeal to shoppers looking for convenience and service, but who don’t want to deal with the hassle of crowded stores or non-caring employees.” Swenson, 11-11-97 SBC JJB

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Donor Dollars

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WEALTH TRANSFER According to Boston College’s Social Welfare Research Institute, approximately $40 trillion or more will pass from one generation to the next by 2052. With so much wealth changing hands, the need for estate planning is bound to increase among those who pass on assets. --Source: Anchor Bank, “ Preparing for the Coming Wave of Wealth Transfers.” Business Navigator. Winter 2005.

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pastoring

Become a Person of D.E.P.T.H.: 

Become a Person of D.E.P.T.H. Desires Experiences Personality Talents Holy Spirit

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Connecting

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“This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” - John 13:35

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“Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” - Acts 2:46-47

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“The church must be careful not to confuse an assimilation strategy for church involvement with a spiritual formation model for community building. Both are necessary, but they are very different.”

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An assimilation strategy defines how one gets involved in the life and programs of a church; a spiritual formation model defines the essential outcomes the church is attempting to get working into the lives of its members.

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Church leaders should first define the end objective for their people and then design an infrastructure to accomplish this in the lives of the people of the church.” - Randy Frazee, The Connecting Church, Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 2001

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Children and Preteen

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“When School is Off, Church is On”Summer Ministries for Children “Marketplace 29 A.D.” Ski Summerama Kindercamp Overnight Experience Day Camp for Elementary Workout Experience Camp Allegro Basketball Camp (elem.) Camp Karate (elem.) 4th Group Residence Camp Cross-Cultural Camp Video & Movie Camp Story Tree Lake Camp Global Awareness Floor Hockey Camp Camp on the Prairie Camp Zoom Overnight at the church V.B.S. Servant Camp Kids Country Jamboree Christian Camp for the Arts Wonderworld Camp Sports Camps (many) Give-A-Hoot Camp Creative Camp Camp Mentor Me All About My Church Camp Mini Muscle Camp Course on Communion Kids in Ministry Lenten Journey Camp Jamaica Trip Winter Carnival Ski Trip Parents Night Out Pizza Fest for Kids

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Worship

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WORSHIP . . . THEN & NOW Hymns Organ/Piano Hymn books Song leader Slower pacing Quietness Softer sounds Longer service Sermon Standard format Bulletin Soft lighting Contemplative atmosphere Choir Content-oriented Sanctuary Audio orientation Varied talent used Haphazard service Little planning Praise songs Small band Overheads/slides Worship leader Faster pacing Talking Louder sounds Shorter service Message Variable format Worship folder Bright lighting Celebrative atmosphere Praise team Heart-oriented Auditorium Visual orientation Best talent used Rehearsed service Much planning Then. . . Now. . . Source: Church Growth Institute bulletin “Designing a Worship Service…to Reach the Unchurched.”

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WORSHIP SHIFTS -- Dave Travis, Champion’s Update, June 19, 2000 -- 1. In the role of the specialist 2. From style to multiple styles 3. From individual to team 4. From larger to smaller 5. From big event to regular services

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Shifting Roles A shift from music minister to worship pastor; from worship pastor to pastor of worship arts; from pastor of worship arts to director of programming. -- Dave Travis, Champion’s Update, June 19, 2000 --

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“The mainline church went to sleep in a modern world governed by the gods of reason and observation. It is awakening to a post-modern world open to revelation and hungry for experience.” - Leonard Sweet, from Experience God in Worship, Loveland, CO: Group Publishing, 2000

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“Unless mainline churches can transition their worship into more EPIC directions, they stand the real risk of becoming museum churches, nostalgic testimonies to a culture that is no more.” E P I C - Leonard Sweet, from Experience God in Worship, Loveland, CO: Group Publishing, 2000 xperiential articipatory mage-Based ommunal

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Technological “Walmart” Donor Dollars pastoring Connecting Children and Preteen Worship Team

Benefits of Ministry Teams: 

Benefits of Ministry Teams 1. Focus is on ministry, not organization (People are empowered) Authority + Resources + Information + Accountability = Empowerment 2. People serve in areas consistent with interests and gifts 3. Ministry becomes entrepreneurial 4. Focus is on the future, not the past 5. Ministry flows from the bottom up 6. Assimilation of new people 7. Problem solving is done by people who understand the issues 8. Keeps ministry from being controlled by individuals & personalities --Brian Doten, Wooddale Church

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1. Invest in people 2. Keep work fun 3. Employ wisely 4. Clearly define role requirements 5. Demand high quality 6. Set S.M.A.R.T. objectives (Specific, Measurable, Achievable,Relevant, Timely) 7. Set and communicate clear objectives 8. Equip people 9. Rigorously review upon completion of the project -- Rick McEachern, Senior Marketing Manager, Apple Computers -- Nine Key Principles For Fast Teams

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In Conclusion “Think like a Missionary; Act like a Marketer…”

Think Like a Missionary; Act Like a Marketer: 

Think Like a Missionary; Act Like a Marketer A mission congregation… 1. Believes power is unlimited, given away 2. Believes the focus in on human needs 3.Believes the pastor is a public leader 4. Loves ministry, to be in action 5. Is focused on the future 6. Believes in a theology of abundance (what can I give?) 7. Is committed to change and growth An institutional congregation… Believes power is limited 2. Believes the focus in on organizational needs 3.Believes the pastor is the private family chaplain 4. Loves meetings 5. Tends to focus on the past 6. An abundance of scarcity (what can I get?) 7. Is content with the status quo.

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Think Like a Missionary; Act Like a Marketer An institutional congregation… 8. Is concerned with safety and security 9. Is organized around committees 10. Produces rugged individualism 11. Satisfied with the tried and true 12. Produces self-sufficiency 13. Is out to survive 14. Views tradition is an anchor 15. Believes the best days were yesterday. A mission congregation… 8. Is made up of risk takers 9. Is organized around committees 10. Fosters and is committed to teamwork 11. Looks for the imaginative and new 12. Produces networking 13. Is out to thrive 14. Views tradition as the rudder or guide 15. Believes the best is yet to be

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--Dr. Walt Kallestart, Community Church of Joy Think Like a Missionary; Act Like a Marketer An institutional congregation… 16. Is building a constituency of introverts talking to themselves 17. Is issues-oriented 18. Is organizationally rigid and inflexible 19. Asks “Why?” 20. Stresses convenience and comfort 21. Believes the church people are the priority 22. Believes in win/lose A mission congregation… 16. Is made up of extroverts talking to the world 17. Is relationships-oriented 18. Is organizationally flexible and quickly adapts 19. Asks “Why not?” 20. Stresses danger and risk 21. Believes nonchurched people are the priority 22. Believes in win/win

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Jesus’ command to Peter was “Feed my sheep,” not “Try new experiments with my rats.” --C.S. Lewis

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“When you recognize that you are in the business of depopulating hell and in the business of populating heaven, no number is ever enough, no matter how many, there must always be more.” - Leith Anderson Q-ARDSN.OHD 11/12/96 OUTREACH

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“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” - Chuck Swindoll