Cycle Starter Plans

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Having understood your church a little better with the help of the NCD Church Survey, its now time to start cycling together towards a healthier church. You’ve chosen to start experimenting and learning more about the topic to the left. Now, select one of the cycle starter plans below and write number 1 in its box. Put this sheet on your wall, then, go do it!

Next time you are meeting with others who are also working through a topic, ask each other the questions from the cycle, starting at “do” and finishing at “plan”. After a cycle you may decide the most important thing to do now is to keep going with the same plan, modify it, or choose another option from below. If choosing another from below, just write 2 in its box and so on.

If you’d like more cycle starter options, or to work on another topic highlighted by your NCD Church Survey results, just visit ncdchurchsurvey.org/cycle-starters

Q81

  • Ask a church leader you respect to suggest how your current contribution to your church could be made "more fruitful".
  • Ask your pastor(s) for specific ways in which you can pray for them personally.
  • Encourage one or more of the people in your small group or area of ministry to take one of the NCD Discipleship Tests most associated with their area of ministry or current stage of growth. 3colorworld.org/etests
  • Encourage the key leaders in your church to take turns in meeting up with other church leadership teams to observe what they do and to gain fresh perspectives.
  • If you have a gifted evangelist in your church, ask them to explain why and how they pray for and share the Gospel with others. Consider inviting them to also speak to your small group about the topic.
  • Use your church's annual report to work out what percentage of the annual budget is allocated for training and equipping leaders of key ministries, especially small group leaders.
  • Ask a key leader in your church how much meeting time the leadership spends on planning for the future growth of the church and what resources they draw upon to do so.
  • Find a way to keep your leaders and volunteers up to date about conferences and training opportunities organised by your church or by other groups.