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The slideshow presented during the Installation Service of Coach Bill Carr as the Rocky Mountain Church of the Nazarene District Superintendent.
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The Positive Power of One:
Rocky Mountain District Installation Service for Rev. Bill and Janet Carr
If we continue doing…what we have always done…
We won’t always have…What we’ve always had!
Growth in # of Churches in USA, Canada and Great Britain
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# of Churches
In the last 35 years, we have added no new churches
Over 60% of our churches were started more than 50 years ago
Since older churches are less effective at winning people to Jesus we have seen a 21% drop in professions of faith in the last 3 years
What’s Happening in our Denomination?Church Analysis“Where Is The Church?”
1Birth
2Growth
3Maturity4Plateau
5Decline
6Drop Out
7Death
Lifecycle of a ChurchLifecycle of a ChurchLifecycle of a Church
In 2012, 85% of our churches are plateaued or declining.
Since 2005, every year Worship Attendance has…
DECLINED!
What happened on RMD?
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Growth +300% (1931-1961)
The number of churches from 1931-1961 increased three-fold: from 14 to 42
What’s happening on RMD?
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Growth -16% (2002-2012)
The number of churches from 2002-2012 decreased by one: from 38 to 37
What’s happening on OrPac?
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Growth without Plants -17%
Actual Growth -5%
Church Plants
Current New Church Plant Attendance is 1,457
This loss of churches has changed the landscape of America…
In 1900, for every 10,000 people, there were
17 churches
28 churches
In 2000, for every 10,000 people, there were12 churches
11 churches
In 1950, for every 10,000 people, there were
In 2004, for every 10,000 people there were
It appears that the future of the Lord’s Work rises or falls on our
commitment to starting…
NEW WORKS!
Just one small drop…
WILL SEND RIPPLES ACROSS THE
ENTIRE POND!
What is…The Positive Power of One?
If just one church made the commitment of starting one
reproducing New Work every five years. In fifty years, it would
start more than…
1,000 CHURCHES!
That’s not a ripple – that’s a rogue wave!
The Positive Power of One is…
EXPONENTIAL!
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