Title: Future for Church Growth_Sunday Afternoon
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Future Prediction for Church Growth Isaiah 43:18-20 Sunday 31 pm
A leader's greatest mission is to anticipate the future and prepare appropriately for it. To do this, you must be aware of your strengths and weaknesses, your opportunities and your threats. (SWOT, Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat). They need to be analyzed in connection with future trends. What is the future trend that our church should keep in mind is that we should take a good look at it.
And our thoughts and actions should be directed in the following direction.
1. From fixation to flexibility
We must abandon the meaningless traditionalism that aims to maintain stability and the status quo. Professor Ham Seung-ae, who spoke at the university and youth revival meeting held last Tuesday through Wednesday, also serves the 00 church in Yeongdo, but the elders put up a meaningless tradition and the middle and high school students could not exceed 30 each year. Beyond that, the number of young people automatically increased (a church with many youth groups) and the church was revived. Therefore, function should be more important than form. We must respect the creative mindset. As long as it does not go against the truth, the framework must change according to the times. Therefore, the question is whether the current form is correct and whether it effectively performs its original function.
2. From Pandemic to Utility
Fashion seeks out what is best, but usefulness is what is most valuable. No matter how good a thing looks, if it's not worth it, you won't buy it anymore. Similarly, if the purpose is not clear, the present generation will no longer follow. Because without change, anything is not just a waste of time.
3. From Homogeneity to Diversity
In this day and age, you cannot succeed by sticking to just one thing. We must seek unity in diversity. You need to build a smart organization. To do that, respect creativity. Integrated beauty should be pursued while activating various small groups.
4. From nationalization to commercialization
We need to go beyond the concept of nation and nation. That's because it's the people that matter, not the brands. The present era is an era in which people themselves and one person are important. Chan-ho Park, Yuna Kim.... It is not the country where the product is made from, but whether it is beneficial to people or not.
5. From brittleness to toughness
They show selfish tendencies for survival. Less commitment, protecting the home, and less willing to take risks are the hallmarks of today's generation. Therefore, the church must train and educate its members so that they do not stay in the safe zone even though they need safety itself. And you have to overcome your anxiety and fear and live with confidence.
6. From Nationalism to Globalization
It is necessary to think globally. Specialization must be made so that the most local can become the most global. The church must also have a mind for world missions while pursuing the evangelization of the local community. This means that we need to train and build up our members not only to be Christians in the local church, but also to become global Christians.
7. From Passivity to Reciprocity
8. From Competition to Cooperation
Resolving conflicts caused by competition. We must work together to make the church an organic community. To that end, we need to strengthen the team work that our session has planned and is currently pursuing. Ministry should seek expansion and efficiency through the division of work that is appropriate for the gift. A church with conflicts and divisions will never grow. Therefore, no matter what happens, there must be no division and everything must be done in a cooperative mode.
9. From large-scale marketing to micro-marketing
10. Manual to Automatic
Automation is helping a person reach their full potential. Everyone in the church should be raised as ministers so that they can work, and this church should be turned into a workplace, not a playground. In order to do this, we need to realize informatization. These days, information is power. And make sure you do everything effectively (correctly) and efficiently (a lot).
Conclusion) It is necessary to achieve effective and efficient church growth through forecasting the future of this church.