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©2013 by Transforming Churches Network
Opening Doors to Your Community
Through Seasonsof Discovery
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WHAT?
What is Seasons of Discovery?
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Overview:
What is Seasons of Discovery? How does Seasons of Discovery
Work? What happens in each season? How do we get involved?
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Seasons of Discovery Is …
A Two-Year Introductory Process
Delivered into Four Seasons That helps your church begin
to engage your community with the Gospel of Jesus
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What Will You Discover?
People in your community who are looking for hope (1 Tim. 6:17)
Good works that God has prepared in advance for us to do in the community (Eph. 2:10)
People within the congregation who have a passion for reaching the lost (Rom. 1:16)
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More Discoveries
God’s unique vision for your church (1 Tim. 2:4)
Joy and excitement from living out that vision in your community (Phil. 4:4)
The 8 Hinge Factors that open doors to your community (John 10:9)
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Each Season Includes:
Personal Coaching & Peer Learning Group for the Pastor
Tools for Equipping People for Ministry
Events to Rally the People of the Church around the Theme of the Season
Outreach Activities
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Each Season Equips 3 Groups
Pastor & Staff A Mission-Minded Group Called
People of Passion The Entire Church
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HOW?
How Does Seasons of DiscoveryWork?
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Timeline of the Seasons
Churches have 2 blocks of time (seasons) in a year in which to work consistently on projects;
Fall (Labor Day to Thanksgiving)Winter/Spring (Jan-Feb & Easter to June15)
This multi-phase process focuses on areas of discovery spread out into four or more seasons.
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Equipping for the Pastor
Learning Communities guide Pastors through the process in each of the seasons.
Coaching will be available to support pastors and leaders throughout the process.
Pastors in areas where Learning Communities are not available will receive extra coaching.
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Year 1
Season 1Preparation
Introduction to the Basic
Principles and Practices of
Transformation(Romans 12:2)
Season 2Visioning
Discovering God’s Vision
for your Community
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Year 2
Season 3Outreach
Finding Practical Ways to Reach Lost People in your Context
Season 4Empowerment
Empowering your Congregation to
Effectively EngagePeople in your
CommunityWith the Gospel
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Year 3+
Season 5 & FollowingDiscovering How Your Church
Can Adapt to Meet the Future Needs of Your
Community
Learning How to be Missional in a Post-Church Culture
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What Happens?
What happens in each season?
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Season 1
Preparation
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Season 1Outcomes
A core group of people who are passionate about sharing the Gospel with unchurched people will be identified and equipped to catalyze outwardly focused attitudes in the congregation.
The case for being missional as a prioroity will be made to the people of the congregation.
Identify the values gap between believing that making disciples is a priority and actually living it out.
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Season 1Actions
Gather & equip people who are passionate about sharing the Gospel
Survey the congregation Introduce the process to the congregation
(launch event)Pray about the processExperience Understanding Church Life
Cycles seminarFacilitate Motivation for Mission study, small
group curriculum for the whole congregation
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Season 1Tools Provided by TCN
Hinge Survey and ReportPeople of Passion GuidebookPeople of Passion Training VideoChurch Life-Cycles Webinar or SeminarMotivation for Mission Small Group Study
with Leaders Guide
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Season 2
Visioning
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Season 2Outcomes
Become aware of who the unchurched in the community are, what they need, and which of those needs they might address in order to interface with them
Write a vision statement which is specific with regard to mission targets, goals and strategies
Emphasize a specific vision beyond weekly worship and customary programs
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Season 2 Actions
Hold a Building Bridges to the Community seminar
Form a visioning teamGathering data from the communityFacilitate an Envisioning Day to identify
critical mission targets in the communityWriting a Vision Statement Integrate the Vision into congregational life
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Season 2Tools Provided by TCN
Building Bridges to the Community webinar or seminar
Training Video for the visioning processSeason of Visioning resourcesDay of Visioning seminar or interactive
webinarSpecial coaching related to composing a
vision statement
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Season 3
Outreach
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Season 3Outcomes
The people of the church will be able to form relationships with unchurched people in the community and to share their faith in Jesus within that context. (skills)
The church will begin to create venues wherein the members might interface with the community. (opportunity)
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Season 3Actions
Hold Community Outreach 1 seminar on forming relationships with unchurched people
Coordinate small groups that will study Natural Evangelism
Community Outreach 2 seminar on how to share faith in Jesus in the context of a relationship
Facilitate 3 Outreach Events
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Season 3Tools Provided by TCN
Community Outreach I Seminar or webinarNatural Evangelism Small Group Study with
Leaders GuideCommunity Outreach II Seminar or webinarOutreach Event Training Video
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Season 4
Empowerment
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Season 4Outcomes
Continue to build confidence and skills in reaching unchurched people with the Gospel
Assess its attitudes, style and structure with the intention of aligning the congregation’s ministry with its mission and vision.
Rather than building programs to attract new people, focus on building processes that are relevant to those whom we have reached
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Season 4Actions
Host an Empowering God’s People seminar on discipleship
Skill Builders workbook: growing competency in 8 key factors of outreach
Coordinate small groups that will study Prayer, curriculum for the whole congregation
Organize monthly Outreach EventsAttend a Hinge Seminar (chose one):
Structure, Worship, Personal Leadership.
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Season 4Tools Provided by TCN
Empowering God’s People seminar or webinar
Focused Prayer Small Group Study with Leaders Guide
Skill Builders WorkbookOutreach Event Training VideoChoice of Webinars or Seminars on other
hinge factors such as structure or worship
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Season 5 & FollowingOutcomes
Think through what effective churches might look like in the future, separating issues of style from issues of substance.
Confront adaptive change issues, recognizing that we have no current solutions, and begin experimenting in order to learn what skills and activities move us toward helpful solutions.
Equip believers to behave more like missionaries than members of an institutional church.
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Season 5 & FollowingActions
As new believers mature in their faith, the churches into which they gather may look quite different from what has been conventionally thought of as “church.”
TCN will help churches think through forms of missional communities appropriate to their settings
New metrics will be developed to understand what success looks like in missional communities
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Season 5 & FollowingTools Provided by TCN
TCN will assist congregations in developing tools which address the needs of missional churches on the cutting edge
TCN input:Continuing coaching & Learning Communities
focused on adaptive issues“Just-in-time” learning related to new
congregational contexts