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Part 1. About NCLS Research
Part 2. National Church Life Survey 2006
Part 3. About Church Vitality
Part 4. Your Church Life Profile
Part 5. Three Planning Options
Part 6. Other NCLS Projects and Resources
An Overview of Contents
PART 1. About NCLS Research
Mission of NCLS Mission of NCLS ResearchResearchNCLS Research is an agency that seeks to assist churches to move forward in mission and ministry in Australia, and to encourage the wider community to reflect upon its spiritual journey and the churches’ place within it
Research Activities
Resources for ministry
WIDER COMMUNITY
MediaGovernmentNon church attenders
CHURCH
•Denominational Leadership
•Congregations
•Church Attenders
•Christian Agencies
ABOUT NCLS RESEARCH
The Mission of NCLS Research
“I have come that they may have life and have it to the full” John 10:10
In the midst of all our communities Jesus is:• the bread of life (John 6:35)• the way, the truth and the life (John 14:6)• the resurrection and the life (John 11:25)• the living water (John 4:11)• the light of life (John 8:12).
ABOUT NCLS RESEARCH
Foundations for NCLS Research
Jesus Christ and his promise of life, his presence as life, is at the core of every congregation.
PART 2. About National
Church Life Survey 2006
National Church Life Survey 2006
A survey of the attitudes, beliefs and practices of church attenders and leaders, conducted every five years. 1991
19962001 2006
The survey model has also been exported to New Zealand, England, and the USA
To identify signs of hope for the Church in Australia and to present our research and analysisso as to nurture life in both the leadership and the congregations across Australia.
the life the hopes
the concerns of the congregation
NATIONAL CHURCH LIFE SURVEY 2006
The goal for NCLS 2006
Involved over 700 000 church attenders in more than 7000 churches in some 22 denominations
Survey season: June to November 2006
Churches chose a week suitable to them
Resources returned within a few months
Costs included both survey process and resources
A key resource for ministry
NATIONAL CHURCH LIFE SURVEY 2006
How NCLS 2006 took place
The National Church Life Survey 2006
NATIONAL CHURCH LIFE SURVEY 2006
Church Life Pack
Book & DVD: Enriching Church Life
Report: Church Life Profile
Worksheets
Poster: Our Circle of Strengths
NCLS Admin Key
Innovations Magazine: Novus
NATIONAL CHURCH LIFE SURVEY 2006: CHURCH LIFE PACK
Church Life Profile
The Church Life Profile is especially compiled for your church from the voices of your people, expressed through the 2006 National Church Life Survey.
28 page report A snapshot of your people Will help you assess your strengths Includes planning options
Enriching Church Life outlines:
Three different processes to help your church move forward
Key research findings on fostering vitality and growth in churches
NATIONAL CHURCH LIFE SURVEY 2006: CHURCH LIFE PACK
Enriching Church Life: a practical guide for local churches
Enriching Church Life Companion DVD includes:
Video resources
NCLS promo video
Plus other videos
Planning Guides
Facilitators Notes
Power Points
Worksheets
Samples
NATIONAL CHURCH LIFE SURVEY 2006: CHURCH LIFE PACK
Enriching Church Life Companion DVD
PART 3. About Church Vitality
About Church Vitality
Jesus declared, “I have come that they may have life and have it to the full”.
Church vitality is essentially about the quality of church life.
Where is your church most alive?
NCLS Research has identified 9 Core Qualities and 3 Attendance Measures.
They are: based on 15 years of research in Australian and international churches all central to the life of a church all interrelated yet also separately understood
ABOUT CHURCH VITALITY
Dimensions of Vitality
ABOUT CHURCH VITALITY
Nine Core Qualities of Church Life
Internal Core Qualities The inner life of the community of faith
Inspirational Core Qualities Relate to leadership and direction
Outward Core Qualities How churches focus beyond themselves
An Alive and Growing FaithYour faith commitment? Relationship with God? Private devotional practices? Growth in faith?
Vital and Nurturing Worship Services bring to you an experience of God? Awe? Mystery? Boredom? Inspiration? Growth in relationship with God? Helpful preaching?
Strong and Growing BelongingYour sense of belonging in this church? Levels of friendliness? Levels of conflict? Your level of participation in the life of this church?
ABOUT CHURCH VITALITY
Internal Core Qualities
The Internal Core Qualities focus on the inner life of the community of faith. Foundational to church life, providing shape and energy to other Core Qualities:
Clear and Owned Vision
A vision that is shared? Goals that are real and achievable? Leadership looking to the future?
Inspiring and Empowering Leadership
Leadership inspiring and empowering? Leadership communicates clearly? Leadership focuses on the wider community?
Imaginative and Flexible Innovation
Leadership encourages innovation? Congregation open to try new things? Openness to different worship style?
ABOUT CHURCH VITALITY
Inspirational Core Qualities
These qualities relate to leadership and direction. They are the major catalysts for churches to move forward.
Practical and Diverse ServiceInvolved in the church’s welfare programs? Involved in community service organisations? Helping others informally?
Willing and Effective Faith-sharingInvolved in the church’s evangelistic programs? Share faith with others? Invite others to church? Discuss faith matters at home?
Intentional and Welcoming InclusionHow are new arrivals welcomed? How are those drifting away followed-up?
ABOUT CHURCH VITALITY
Outward Core Qualities
These qualities are about how churches focus beyond themselves by reaching out to others.
Part 4. Your Church Life Profile
Your Church Life Profile
The Church Life Profile is especially compiled for your church from the voices of your people, expressed through the 2006 National Church Life Survey.
It includes:
Summary Review
Detailed Review
Planning Options
CHURCH LIFE PROFILE
Making the Most of Your Profile
Once you have reviewed your Church Life Profile, the next step is to develop plans that will assist you to move forward with confidence.
STEP 1 Review Your Profile
Review the information in your Church Life Profile to assess your strengths and to hear what attenders have said. Then make recommendations about the next step.
STEP 2 Choose a Planning Option
CHURCH LIFE PROFILE
Making the Most of Your Profile
Study your Summary Review (pp4-11)
Complete Profile Worksheet 1
Distribute the Information
Getting ready
To review your Profile...
FOR STEP 1
The NCLS team recommends that, if possible, more than one person reviews the Profile. The main findings about your church’s vitality can then be reported to the leadership and congregation.
Appoint a Review Team
Become familiar with ‘Enriching Church Life’ book and DVD.
Dig Deeper in Your Detailed Review (pp12-25):
Complete Profile Worksheet 2
The Summary Review (pp4-11) includes the Circle of Strengths:
The circle of strengths represents the comparative strengths of your church for each of the nine core qualities
YOUR CHURCH LIFE PROFILE
Summary Review: Circle of Strengths
Change over Time
When churches take part in the
NCLS more than once, we can offer a picture of change
over time
YOUR CHURCH LIFE PROFILE
Summary Review: Change over Time
Attendance Inflow and Outflow
Churches grow when inflow exceeds outflow.
The NCLS Inflow/Outflow chart helps churches understand their main sources of inflow and destinations of outflow.
YOUR CHURCH LIFE PROFILE
Summary Review: Attendance Inflow & Outflow
Aspects of church that attenders most value
Aspects of church that attenders think should get more attention
YOUR CHURCH LIFE PROFILE
Summary Review: What attenders value & hope for
In the Detailed Review section (12 pages):
detailed results for each Core Quality
– You in 2006– You in 2001– A wider comparison
questions to help you engage with the data
YOUR CHURCH LIFE PROFILE
Detailed Review
Attendance:Detailed data on each of the key attendance measures.
YOUR CHURCH LIFE PROFILE
Detailed Review: attendance measures
Demographic and other data about the people of your church
YOUR CHURCH LIFE PROFILE
Detailed Review: the people of your church
The Profile outlines: Three Planning Options Short Planning Session
YOUR CHURCH LIFE PROFILE
Planning Options
After first reviewing the Profile, we recommend churches move from reflection to action.
PART 5. Three Planning Options
1. A Short Planning Session (1 session)
2. Reflection/Action Planning Process (2 sessions)
3. Comprehensive Planning Process (4-5 sessions)
Planning that sees, reverences and fosters the sacredness of life! (people's gifts, energy, initiative, creativity)
- that builds hope!
“I came that they might have life and have it to the full.” John 10:10
PLANNING OPTIONS
Look for Life
Jesus Christ and his promise of life, his presence as life, is at the core of every congregation.
In the midst of all our communities Jesus is:
• the Bread of life (John 6:35)• the Way, the Truth and the Life (John 14:6)• the Resurrection and the Life (John 11:25)• the Living Water (John 4:11)• the Light of Life (John 8:12)
PLANNING OPTIONS
Look for Life
PLANNING OPTIONS
An overview of three planning options
PLANNING OPTIONS
Option 1: Short Planning Session
An introduction to the Church Life Profile suitable for any church.
A single two hour session.
It is designed to encourage all attenders to reflect on the strengths they bring to
ministry.
We invite all churches to do this session.
PLANNING OPTIONS
Option 2: Reflection/Action Planning Process
For churches to move directly from their NCLS Profiles to steps for action.
Two sessions of 2-3 hours each.
For churches that have recently completed a planning process, are already pursuing a vision or are not able to begin a long planning process right now.
PLANNING OPTIONS
Option 3: Comprehensive Planning Process
For churches keen to develop a vision for the future and to develop action steps needed to bring this vision to reality.
Four to six sessions.
This process can help churches to rediscover their sense of purpose, to dream dreams, to cast a vision and to passionately pursue the vision to its fulfillment.
CHURCH LIFE PROFILE
Making the Most of Your Profile
Study your Summary Review (pp4-11)
Complete Profile Worksheet 1
Distribute the Information
Getting ready
To review your Profile...
FOR STEP 1
The NCLS team recommends that, if possible, more than one person reviews the Profile. The main findings about your church’s vitality can then be reported to the leadership and congregation.
Appoint a Review Team
Become familiar with ‘Enriching Church Life’ book and DVD.
Dig Deeper in Your Detailed Review (pp12-25):
Complete Profile Worksheet 2
The Summary Review (pp4-11) includes the Circle of Strengths:
The circle of strengths represents the comparative strengths of your church for each of the nine core qualities
YOUR CHURCH LIFE PROFILE
Summary Review: Circle of Strengths
Change over Time
When churches take part in the
NCLS more than once, we can offer a picture of change
over time
YOUR CHURCH LIFE PROFILE
Summary Review: Change over Time
Attendance Inflow and Outflow
Churches grow when inflow exceeds outflow.
The NCLS Inflow/Outflow chart helps churches understand their main sources of inflow and destinations of outflow.
YOUR CHURCH LIFE PROFILE
Summary Review: Attendance Inflow & Outflow
Aspects of church that attenders most value
Aspects of church that attenders think should get more attention
YOUR CHURCH LIFE PROFILE
Summary Review: What attenders value & hope for
In the Detailed Review section (12 pages):
detailed results for each Core Quality
– You in 2006– You in 2001– A wider comparison
questions to help you engage with the data
YOUR CHURCH LIFE PROFILE
Detailed Review
Attendance:Detailed data on each of the key attendance measures.
YOUR CHURCH LIFE PROFILE
Detailed Review: attendance measures
Demographic and other data about the people of your church
YOUR CHURCH LIFE PROFILE
Detailed Review: the people of your church
The Profile outlines: Three Planning Options Short Planning Session
YOUR CHURCH LIFE PROFILE
Planning Options
After first reviewing the Profile, we recommend churches move from reflection to action.
PART 6. Other NCLS Resources and Projects
Local Church Life Surveys Leadership Resources Innovations Project NCLS Communications Church Search
A practical tool to regularly assess your core qualities and build on your strengths.
Your church can order a Local Church Life Survey at a time that suits your church.
Contact NCLS Research for more information.
www.ncls.org.au
OTHER NCLS RESOURCES AND PROJECTS
Local Church Life Surveys
OTHER NCLS RESOURCES AND PROJECTS
NCLS Leadership Resources
Subscribe at
new.ncls.org.au
New research project looking for new initiatives
new.ncls.org.au
Two goals:
Keep the Church informed on innovations
To establish what makes projects effective & sustainable
NOVUS magazine
Stories of innovations in Australian church life
OTHER NCLS RESOURCES AND PROJECTS
NCLS Innovations Project
NCLS Newsletters: Research findings and stories in short & accessible formats available to reprint & distribute
Presentations and workshops available
NCLS Website - www.ncls.org.au
OTHER NCLS RESOURCES AND PROJECTS
NCLS Communications
Church Search
A FREE internet directory to help Australians find a church.
12 000 churches12 000 churches40 denominations40 denominations
www.churchsearch.org.au
OTHER NCLS RESOURCES AND PROJECTS
Church Search
NCLS Research
02 8267 4394
PO Box A2178, Sydney South, NSW 1235
info@ncls.org.au
www.ncls.org.au
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