Prevention – leadership development
Vision for the Healthy Congregation
Committee
Prevention – leadership development Intervention – discipleship training
Vision for the Healthy Congregation
Committee
Prevention – leadership development Intervention – discipleship training Treatment – support and accountability
Vision for the Healthy Congregation
Committee
Vision for PresbyteryMore health and vitality
Vision for PresbyteryMore health and vitality
Fostering relationships among Presbytery pastors
Vision for PresbyteryMore health and vitality
Fostering relationships among Presbytery pastors
Fostering connections among Presbytery churches
Vision for PresbyteryMore health and vitality
Fostering relationships among Presbytery pastors
Fostering connections among Presbytery churches
Equipping elders as they lead
Vision for PresbyteryMore health and vitality
Fostering relationships among Presbytery pastors
Fostering connections among Presbytery churches
Equipping elders as they lead
Stepping into the Missional vision as a newly formed Presbytery
The Acts 16:5 Initiative
Leading congregations and denominational regions into a
fruitful future
“So the churches
were strengthened in the faith
and increased in
numbers daily.”
Acts 16:5 NRSV
For Congregations• ... of all sizes and present levels of
vitality the Acts 16:5 Initiative offers a plethora of ways to grow the fruitfulness of your ministry.
For Congregations• ... of all sizes and present levels of
vitality the Acts 16:5 Initiative offers a plethora of ways to grow the fruitfulness of your ministry.
A three year process
For Congregations• ... of all sizes and present levels of vitality the
Acts 16:5 Initiative offers a plethora of ways to grow the fruitfulness of your ministry.
A three year process
Growing a vital church is always the work of God in our midst.
• Our passion is to grow congregations that connect you with God, challenge your interior life, support you when you are in turmoil and equip and motivate your practice of the Christian faith.
• Our passion is to grow congregations that connect you with God, challenge your interior life, support you when you are in turmoil and equip and motivate your practice of the Christian faith.
• Our challenge is to bless the people and programs of a congregations’ past and present while discerning God’s new future in our rapidly changing world.
Elements of the Acts 16:5 Initiative
ongoing training for pastors and congregational leaders
Elements of the Acts 16:5 Initiative
ongoing training for pastors and congregational leaders
support from other pastors on the same journey
Elements of the Acts 16:5 Initiative
ongoing training for pastors and congregational leaders
support from other pastors on the same journey
coaching support from the Vital Churches Institute.
The Acts 16:5 Initiative encourages increasing vitality centered on:
A New Expectation
The Acts 16:5 Initiative encourages increasing vitality centered on:
A New Expectation A Defining Vision
The Acts 16:5 Initiative encourages increasing vitality centered on:
A New Expectation A Defining VisionThe Defining Practices of Growing Disciples
The Acts 16:5 Initiative encourages increasing vitality centered on:
A New Expectation A Defining VisionThe Defining Practices of Growing DisciplesThe Personal Lifestyle of a Christ-Follower
The Acts 16:5 Initiative encourages increasing vitality centered on:
A New Expectation A Defining VisionThe Defining Practices of Growing DisciplesThe Personal Lifestyle of a Christ-FollowerMissional Endeavor
The Acts 16:5 Initiative encourages increasing vitality centered on:
A New Expectation A Defining VisionThe Defining Practices of Growing DisciplesThe Personal Lifestyle of a Christ-FollowerMissional EndeavorCongregational Lifestyle
The Acts 16:5 Initiative encourages increasing vitality centered on:
A New Expectation A Defining VisionThe Defining Practices of Growing DisciplesThe Personal Lifestyle of a Christ-FollowerMissional EndeavorCongregational LifestyleAction Learning
The Acts 16:5 Initiative encourages increasing vitality centered on:
A New Expectation A Defining VisionThe Defining Practices of Growing DisciplesThe Personal Lifestyle of a Christ-FollowerMissional EndeavorCongregational LifestyleAction Learning