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

Q20

  • Ask anyone you come across in your church or small group, who seems to have some longer-term tension with another person, to tell you one or more positive things about that person, then encourage them to communicate those to the other person in some way.
  • Ask the three closest people to you in your church what they need most right now to help them minister in the most fruitful way possible. Consider which of their requests you can assist with and which ones you must ask others to help with. Be sure to act and to give feedback to the three people.
  • Assist the church leadership to grow a resource library for current and potential small group leaders. Especially focus on resources that may relate to your church's current minimum factor themes and issues.
  • 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 leadership of your church to explore and explain a theology of the Holy Spirit which allows church members to identify and express their spiritual gifts with freedom.
  • If there is a new Christian in your church, ask how they are going and how you might help meet any needs they have.
  • 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.
  • Use the NCD Stewardship Test process to help your team or group to more effectively use their available time, treasure, and talent. 3colorsofstewardship.life