Agenda Setting the stage (Context) Why (Purpose) How (Methods) What (Results) Questions

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• Setting the stage (Context)• Why (Purpose)• How (Methods)• What (Results)• Questions

Shift Happens

• The world has changed.• Video link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdvo5FlRqmM



Jeff Bezos (Amazon CEO)

• The world is ever changing.• When asked about “The Power ofAmazon” that is driving small companies down, Bezos

responded, “You’ve got to earn your keep in this world. When a new

company starts, if customers come to the party, it’s disruptive to the old way... the Internet is disrupting every industry. People can complain about that, but complaining is not a strategy. Amazon is not happening to book selling, the future is happening to book selling.”


“Companies have short life spans. Amazon will be disrupted some day... I don’t worry about it because I know it is inevitable. Companies come and go... the companies that are the shiniest and most important of any era, you wait a few decades and they are gone. It will happen to Amazon, but I would love to delay that date until after I am dead.”


• To keep his company relevant and profitable, Bezos casts strategic long-term vision that keeps Amazon ahead of, or at least in pace with, evolutionary change.

• “That long term approach is rare enough that you are not competing amongst very many companies.”

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Always Start With Why

• If you don’t know (or remember) your organization’s “Why,” it is almost impossible to get the “How” or “What” right.

• Why does your church/organization exist?• What is your calling?• What are you divinely assigned to do?


• Paul understood his “Why” and everything he did aligned with it.

• (Gal 1:15, 16 NLT) But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him to reveal his Son to me so that I would proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles…

• Paul did not have Peter’s assignment (to the Jews), so all his work focused on reaching the Gentiles.

• Remember “Why” you started.• You only have grace for your assignment.


• Your “What” should be in alignment with your “Why.”

• All activity should align with the ministry/organization’s vision, mission and goals.

• Activity does not always equal productivity.• The “Why” of the organization must be known

and clearly understood by all those involved in bringing it to pass.

• People can’t run with something they don’t know or understand (Hab 2:2).

U.S. Church Attendance StatisticsAttendance # of Churches Percent

7-99 177,000 59%

100-499 105,000 35%

500-999 12,000 4%

1,000-1,999 6,000 2%

2,000-9,999 1,170 0.40%

10,000-plus 40 0.01%

Totals approx. 300,000 100%

• 59% of churches have less than 100 members.• 80% of churches have less than 200 members.• 94% of churches have less than 500 members.


• Who are you called to reach?• Who are you graced/anointed to minister to?• Is your focus local, national, international or

global?• A church with a global assignment will require

a different structure, functions, training, funding, etc., than a church that exists to minister only to a local community.


• There is no right or wrong answer.• If God has called you to minister to a local

community and you lead a thriving congregation of 150 members, you are a success, because you are doing what you are called to do.

• It comes down to the question of “Why.”

Mission vs. Methods

• Keep your mission clear. This is your “Why.”• Your methods (your “How”) must be in

support of your mission, and methods can/should change over time.

• Periodically reconsider your methods. • Assess what you are doing and why you are

doing it.

Mission vs. Methods

• Q. You know what God said (back then), but what is God saying (right now)?

• Q. Are you singing the songs God wants you to sing?

• Q. Do you have the “look” God wants you to have?

• Q. Are you hearing from God for this season?

Mission vs. Methods

• (Mat 4:4 NIV) Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”– Fresh Word.– Rhema Word.

• Q. How many churches are truly in-synch with God-ordained change?

• Q. How many churches have died because they failed to discern a divine shift?


• If you are called to reach people beyond your city, your state, and even your nation, then technology may be a tool God will use to help you fulfill your divine assignment.

• By using technology you can reach people all over the world.

• We have discussed “Why,” now let’s get into “How.”

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Website

Steps to get started:• Register a domain name ($2.00 - $20.00 p/yr)• Select a hosting company (<$100.00 p/yr)• Develop the site• Load your content• Keep it updated I recommend:

Website

Reasons to have a Website(highlights)1. To share information with members.2. To answer questions for visitors.3. To extend the reach of the Word(media) - Global Outreach.4. To receive support ($).5. To reach people where they are.

Online Donations• Gives partners an easy way to support your

vision.• Receive donations anytime, anywhere.• One time or recurring donations.

I recommend:

Mass Emails• Share general information.• Share the Word.• Reach beyond your local church.

I recommend:

Social Media• The concept may seem strange to some.• The world has changed – people socialize

online.• It is still about humans.

Streaming Media• Stream your services LIVE.• Extends the reach of the Word… in real time.• Can be used for inclement weather.

I recommend:

Media on Demand• Offer your content to people all over the

world.• People can watch at their leisure.

Mobile Applications• Three major Mobile Operating Systems:

– Android– Apple IOS– Windows Mobile

• Mobile devices are the way of the future.• In 2013 tablet sales surpassed PC sales.

Mobile Applications

Mobile Applications

Rick Piña Ministries Example

We used:

Rick Piña Ministries Example• Today’s Word (M-F) published on a website blog in

English and Spanish (reach: ~170 visits a day)• We then share it on:

– Mass Email (reach: 3,000)– Facebook Personal and Fan Pages (reach: 3,500)– Google Plus Personal and Community Pages (reach:

210,000) – Twitter (reach: 3,300)– * Also accessible via the Mobile App (reach: ~800)

• We also create daily & monthly videos (reach: 600 views in the last 7 days)

Rick Piña Ministries Example• We offer:

– Websites: www.rickpina.org, www.todaysword.org, and www.palabradeldia.org.

– Video on Demand: YouTube, Vimeo & Livestream channels

– Livestream– Mobile App: Available for Apple IOS, Android, and

Windows Mobile – Social Media connections

http://www.rickpina.org/

http://www.todaysword.org/

http://www.palabradeldia.org/

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What Can Happen (Results)• God can reach people, through you, using

technology.• We are in the people business.• Technology cannot replace humanity, but

technology can be used to reach humanity.

What Can Happen (Results)• The Gospel of the Kingdom must go out all

over the globe.• (Mat 24:14 NIV) And this gospel of the

kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

• The Rick Piña Ministries content was visited by people in 168 countries in 2013.

What Can Happen (Results)• We have seen:

– People saved.– Marriages restored.– Wayward children convicted and repentant.– The depressed set free.– Etc. the list could go on and on.

• God has used the gifts of the Holy Spirit to minister to people across the country and around the world.

• The Power of the Word is not limited to your local building.

What Technology Won’t Do• Technology will not resurrect a dead

church/organization - but it can help extend the reach of one that is thriving.

• Technology will not generate the anointing – but he anointing can flow through it.

• Technology will not give you what to say – but more people can hear what God gives you to say by using it.

• Technology is not a substitute for anything – but it can add to what you are doing and help you go further/faster.

Closing Discussion Points• How many times have you ministered to

someone over the phone?– There was a time when that was new and people

rejected it, because it was not in person.• How many times have you been blessed by

the Word on Television or over the radio?– There was a time when people rejected it

because they thought people needed to be in the room to receive.

Closing Discussion Points• Jesus did not use a microphone, but we all

do.• If Jesus were alive today, would He use

technology? • Would Jesus have a Facebook account?• Would Jesus Tweet?• Would Jesus STREAM His messages LIVE all

over the world?

Closing Discussion Points• It all comes down to what you are called to do.• The world has changed and is changing faster than

ever.• Yesterday’s methods may not reach tomorrow’s

people.• Be led of the Spirit.• If this is not for you, make peace with it, and

continue down your path.• If God is leading you to change, but you have not

changed yet, you need to change FAST or you will get left behind.

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Agenda Setting the stage (Context) Why (Purpose) How (Methods) What (Results) Questions