NECESSARY FACTORS IN EUROPE LEADING TO FOR EFFECTIVE CHURCH PLANTING CHURCHES: LESSONS FROM THE EUROPEAN CHURCH PLANTING NETWORK
In order to grow an effective church planting organizations, we've found leaders need to create the ideal synergy between organic and organizational principles. These effective church planting churches have developed organizational disciplines that STIMULATE the organic nature of their organization allowing them to more rapidly stimulate further growth. In addition, these effective church planting organizations have added significant "business people" to bring effective business practices and disciplines to their church leadership teams.
Breakthroughs in organic life need to be observed, reflected upon and understood. Organic breakthroughs need to be conceptualize to celebrate and confirm efficient good principles and best practices. This knowledge can then be communicate to leaders and members so that they are equipped better for ministry. These organic breakthroughs will impact how things are organized so that new practices are embedded and leaders are hold accountable for best practice.
Managing this synergy between the organic and organizational part of a church leadership capability to do so is absolute crucial. Organizational disciplines and concepts that are a result of "what works" in real life should reinforce organic practice.
The churches that have reached the inflection point (defined in Good to Great by Jim Collins) have adjusted their natural styles to add either more organization and conceptualization to their organic way of life – or visa versa: they have embraced a more organic way of life supported by changed organizational structures. The leadership´s ability to move beyond an existing paradigm, create a new one and execute is the process that affects a deep change in their church planting model leading to a significant increase in the number of churches they are planting.
Conversely, churches that haven’t significantly increased their church planting efforts as part of an ECPN Learning Community haven’t had leaders capable of learning how to do achieve this balance between these factors or developed a leadership team that includes both competent church and business leaders.
-- Written by BRENT DOLFO, who oversees the European Church Planting Network for Leadership Network

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