NAPAD Visioning Conference Update:
New church revitalization
Vision IV draft: Establish new and
strengthen existing congregations.
Goals:
- Having NAPAD staff devoted to congregational development for specific
ethnic groups.
- Creating twenty churches through a nesting model.
- Developing alternative models.
- Promoting congregational growth and vitality.
Goal 1: Having NAPAD staff devoted to congregational
development for specific ethnic groups.
Objectives/Plan:
- Partner with NAPAD, Board of Church Extension (BCE), New Church
Establishment (NCE), and Regions to determine a more specific plan
of action.
- Determine ethnic group focus.
- Take these steps within the next two years.
Goal 2: Creating twenty churches through
a nesting model
- Acceptance (clergy working within church)
- Support (not many women)
- Employment (not in NAPAD or church as whole) All areas relate
to leadership (Laity & Clergy).
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Objectives:
- Awareness from region.
- Enlist/prepare host churches.
- Provide successful case studies (i.e. video tape).
- Funding for staff (see Goal 1).
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Board of Church Extension
New Church Establishment
Regions
NAPAD
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Partnership with BCE, NCE, Regions
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10 years
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Goal 3: Developing alternative models.
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Objectives:
- Innovative worship and pastor.
- Parent congregation model.
- Ecumenical approach or model (i.e. non-denomination).
- Small Groups.
- Multi-racial church
- Family church models.
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Board of Church Extension
New Church Establishment
Regions
NAPAD
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Partnership with BCE, NCE, Regions
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10 years
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Goal 4: Promoting congregational
growth and vitality
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Objectives: Development of lay leadership
and involvement
- Revive mentoring tradition.
- Encourage lay leadership in worship.
- Literature development to enable participation in board
and committees
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NAPAD Executive Council
DHM
Congregational Growth & Vitality (DHM-CGV)
Four regions
NEA (National Evangelical Association)
Kim Tran
Local congregations
Christian Board of Publication
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Partnership
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10 years
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Also:
1. Multi-media team ministry.
2. More outreach ministry (Innovative).
3. Each church member actively involved in evangelism start
from the top.
4. Need a strong vision in evangelism by adopting a specific
evangelism tool.
5. Sharing resources with neighbor churches (i.e. send people
temporarily).
6. Involvement with regional church.