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Natural Church Development
Contributed by Michael Allen on Jul 30, 2007 (message contributor)
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1. Gift Oriented Ministry
Contributed on Jul 30, 2007
Part of a series focussing on the categories in the Natural Church Development tool
There is a new advert on the TV for a BT service plan and it shows a restaurant kitchen going to pieces with food not being prepared properly, shoddily cooked and scruffily presented; there is a fire on the hob that no one is dealing with and the voice over man says something like “do what you are ...read more
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2. Empowering Leadership
Contributed on Jul 30, 2007
A series of sermons foccussing on the Natural Church Development characteristics
Two weeks ago we heard the presentation of Natural Church Development by Major Sylvia Watts and the feedback that we were given after the meeting and in the days following was very positive. With that in mind the corps council has decided to go ahead with NCD and in the next few days we will be ...read more
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3. Functional Structures
Contributed on Jul 30, 2007
A series of 8 sermons focussing on the Charcteristics outlined by the Natural Church Development tool
There is nothing quite as satisfying as putting something into place that works well and does what it is meant to. For example, you drive down a certain road to go home and you always get held up in a traffic queue. But then you find that there is another route that avoids the traffic and gets you ...read more
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4. Holistic Small Groups
Contributed on Jul 30, 2007
One of a series focussing on the Natural Church Development characteristics
Imagine, on the front row there is a man who cannot walk. Even to get here he had to be brought and carried; he can talk but that is about it. What is this man’s most pressing need? What is it he needs more than anything else in the world? Stephanie is going to bring the Bible reading to us just ...read more