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

Q21

  • As a small group, organise a dinner or party and invite some other friends.
  • Consider whether the busyness of your church's program prohibits you or others from spending quality time with friends and family who do not yet know Jesus Christ.
  • Devise a way for your church to share the Gospel using social media.
  • Discuss with your small group what it would take to ensure the group is always open to newcomers and the pathways by which those people are likely to end up in your group.
  • List all the activities going on in your church and approximate what percentage of time, energy and resources goes to reaching non-believers for Christ. Ask a key leader to comment on your observations.
  • Organise a party and invite your friends (both unsaved and saved) and make the theme something like "A Celebration of Your Lives".
  • Reflect on what Jesus' promised "Life in all its fullness" might look like in practical ways for one or two of your friends or relatives who do not yet know him. Be specific.
  • Write down the names of three friends or relatives, then write down three needs for each. Make time to offer a short prayer for each person every day based on those needs.