nurture and heart retention• it is a church’s evasion risk factor money getting x spirituality...
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NURTUREANDHEARTRETENTIONPreventingChurchEvasion
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ARELIABLEEVASIONPREDICTORWouldhelpleadersto
• Identifythoseingreaterrisk• Providepriorityministerialsupport
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WRONGQUESTION• Howtokeepmembersinthechurch?
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BETTERQUESTION• Howtoattachtheirhearts(emotions)toheaven?(Col.3:1-3)
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HEARTRETENTIONXBODYRETENTION• ForemostconcerninJesuspreaching(ex.Matt.5-7)
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HOWTOINHERITETERNALLIFE(Luke10:25-27;Mark12:29-31;Matt.22:37-39;Deut.10:12)
• “Stayinginthechurch”wasnotJesus’answer• ToloveGodwithallpossiblecapabilities(andneighbor)wasHisanswer
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WHENMEMBERSLOVEGOD• Theywillhaveeternallife• Allthingsworktogetherfortheirgood(Rom.8:28)• Churchretentionwillbetheconsequence
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TOLOVEGOD• It’sarequirement(Deut.10:12)• Shouldnotbeinword/talk,butindeedandtruth(1John3:18)• Isrevealedbylovingthebrothers(1John4:7-21)• ThemostimportantNurtureendeavor
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TOLOVEGODItisrelatedto
• KeepingHisCommandments(John14:15,21:15:10;1John2:4-6;5:3)
• KeepingHisWord(John14:23)
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ASURPRISINGWAYTODEVELOPTHATAFFECTION
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POSSESSIONSXAFFECTIONSPossessionsarecarriersofAffections(Matt.6:19-21)
“Donotlayupforyourselvestreasuresonearth,wheremothandrustdestroyandwherethievesbreakinandsteal;butlayupforyourselvestreasuresinheaven,whereneithermothnorrustdestroysandwherethievesdonotbreakinandsteal.Forwhereyourtreasureis,thereyourheartwillbealso.”
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FINANCIALSPIRITUALGIVINGWillplacetheheartinheaven/God’sdwellingplace
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ONLYTWOOPTIONS“Thereareonlytwoplacesintheuniversewherewecanplaceourtreasures,-inGod’sstorehouseorinSatan’s;andallthatisnotdevotedtoGod’sserviceiscountedonSatan’sside,andgoestostrengthenhiscause.”
EllenG.White,CounselsonStewardship,page35.
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TOLOVEGOD• Themostimportantchoiceforeternallife• Maybestartedandincreasedalsobyfinancialspiritualgiving• Financialspiritualgivingisrelatedtoeternallife
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JESUS’SHEARTRETENTIONPROGRAM• AdivinestrategytokeeptheheartinHiskingdom• Meansmuchmorethansimplytokeepthebodyinthechurch
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FINANCIALSPIRITUALGIVING• MustbeconsideredasanintegralpartofthelistofAdventistPersonalPietypractices(McIver,2015)
• MustbeassessedandstudiedforNurtureandRetentionpurposes
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PRACTICESPOSITIVELYCORRELATEDTOTITHING(MCIVER,2015)
• SabbathSchoolattendance• OpenandclosetheSabbath• StudySabbathSchoolquarterly• ReadandreflectontheBibleeachday• Prayoftenduringtheday
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ARETHEYRELATEDTOSPIRITUALGIVINGBYCHANCE?Oraretheyallintegralpartsofasamesystem?
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WHENINVESTMENTSANDHEARTAREONTHEEARTH(ParableoftheSower-Matt.13:22)
• Peoplearedeceivedanddistressedbythepossessions• God’swordischoked• Personbecomesspirituallyunfruitful
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LOVEOFTHINGSANDTHISWORLD(1John2:15-17)
Impliesin• Lossofspiritualsight• Lossof“theloveoftheFather”• Heartevasion• Increasedchurchevasionrisk
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LOVEOFMONEY&DESIRETOBERICH(1Tim.6:9-10)
• Drowns“menindestructionandperdition”.• “…arootofallkindofevil…”• “…forwhichsomehavestrayedfromthefaith…”• ItisaChurch’sEvasionRiskfactor
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MONEYGETTINGXSPIRITUALITY“…devotiontomoneygetting”issomethingthat“deadensthespiritualityofthechurchandremovesthefavorofGodfrom
her.”CS,20
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MONEYGETTINGXSPIRITUALITY• Howtorecognize“devotiontomoneygetting”andspiritualdeadstate?• Isfinancialunfaithfulnessandevidenceofspiritualdeath?
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THEEVIDENCEANDITSEXTENDEDINFLUENCE“…hethatwillwithholdfromGodthatwhichHehaslenthim,willbeunfaithfulinthethingsofGodineveryrespect….”1T198
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AGRADUALDEVELOPMENT• Devotiontomoneygetting• Spirituallydead• Allkindsofimaginableunfaithfulness• Apostasy• Churchevasion
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ASADRESEARCHAllSADmemberswholeftthechurchfrom2015-2017
90.83%
85.49%
83.26%
78.75%
81.00%
83.25%
85.50%
87.75%
90.00%
92.25%
Tithepattern:36monthsbeforebeingremovedfrommembership.
2015 2016 2017
94.01%
90.36%
88.76%
86.00%
88.00%
90.00%
92.00%
94.00%
96.00%
Offeringpattern:36monthsbeforebeingremovedfrommembership.
2015 2016 2017
Anaverageof86%:notithingrecord: Anaverageof91%:noofferingrecord:
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JESUS’HEARTRETENTIONSTRATEGY“…Througheveryinvestmentmade[inGod’streasury],theywillbecomemoreweddedtothecauseofpresenttruth…”CS73.
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RELATEDTOSPIRITUALPROSPERITY“…WithholdingfromGodAlwaysbringsacurse.SpiritualprosperityiscloselyboundupwithChristianliberality…”CS49.
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THEMOSTSPIRITUALLYPROSPEROUSCHURCHES“…ChurcheswhoarethemostsystematicandliberalinsustainingthecauseofGodarethemostprosperousspiritually.”3T405
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CHURCHGROWTHXFINANCIALSPIRITUALGIVINGTheworkofimpartingoftheheavenlygifts“isthelifeandgrowthofthechurch.”6T448.
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FINANCIALSPIRITUALGIVING• Highlyrelatedtochurchgrowthandspiritualprosperity• Isexpectedtoincreaseretentionrates• It’sabsence–apredictorofapostasy
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NURTURE&RETENTIONSTRATEGY• Toassessandcarefullyfollowchurch’sspiritualfinancialgivingpatterns.• Identifypotentialapostasy/churchevasionrisk.• Prioritycare,includingvisitation,tothoseingreaterrisk.
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STRATEGIESTO
• Strengthenspiritualsystematicgiving• Establishappropriateinterventionswhenneeded.
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