2.Our Thanks To:
Christian Schwarz and Christoph Schalk for their research and development of Natural Church Development (NCD)
3.Session Content
Review the six organic principles
Examine how we have applied them in our ministry setting.
Provide feedback on how we can more effective assist you in utilizing the organic principles in your ministry.
4.Organic Principles
Organic principles are simply
the life principles upon which
God’s creation operates.
Frederic Vester – Identified six biotic principles to achieve optimum biological life.
”the maximum capacity of organisms to grow and reproduce under ideal conditions.”
5.These principles operate under “ideal” conditions. How many of you have “ideal conditions” in your ministry?
Understanding the growth forces helps you to be a better “farmer” of your ministry “field”.
6.Growth Forces: As Easy As ABC !
You have seen them in ministry.
You have used them, even as a child.
A human being would find it virtually impossible not to use them.
7.Insight
The secret to understanding
organic principles is recognizing where they
are already operating!
8.The Six Growth Forces
Interdependence
Multiplication
Energy transformation
Sustainability
Symbiosis
Fruitfulness
9.Interdependence
Individual units are connected to each other in a larger system.
Changes in one will affect others in the church and community.
10.Interdependence
What are the short and long-term
effects of this action?
“connecting”
11.INTERDEPENDENCE
In your ministry group, describe how you have seen interdependence at work in your mission development.
Be prepared to provide an example on how your work on this principle could be reported online.
12.Multiplication
Healthy organisms do not grow endlessly but reproduce themselves.
13.Multiplication
How does this contribute to multiplication,
not just addition?
“reproducing”
14.MULTIPLICATION
How you have seen multiplication at work in your mission development?
How have you been intentional about multiplication?
Be prepared to provide an example on how your work on this principle could be reported online.
15.Energy Transformation
Momentum or energy already flowing, whether positive, potential or negative, can be redirected to accomplish God's purposes.
16.Energy Transformation
How can we utilize positive and negative resources to fulfill God's purpose?
“leveraging”
17.ENERGY TRANSFORMATION
How do you focus the energy in your mission development?
How have you been intentional about energy transformation?
Be prepared to provide an example on how your work on this principle could be reported online.
18.Sustainability
Resources used should increase the capacity for on-going growth and development, as well as serve multiple purposes.
19.Sustainability
How do these actions contribute to
future ministry cycles?
“recycling”
20.SUSTAINABILITY
How do you build sustaninability into your ministry?
How have you been intentional about sustainability?
Be prepared to provide an example on how your work on this principle could be reported online.
21.Symbiosis
Different ministries can cultivate cooperative relationships so the mutual benefit is
greater than
operating separately.
22.Symbiosis
How can we work together to
enhance ministry effectiveness?
“cooperating/teamwork”
23.SYMBIOSIS
How do we demonstrate cooperation and teamwork in our ministry?
How have you been intentional about symbiosis?
Be prepared to provide an example on how your work on this principle could be reported online.
24.Fruitfulness
Each ministry needs to produce discernible results in line with its intended purpose.
25.Fruitfulness
How can we maximize the
fruitfulness of this ministry?
“evaluating”
26.FRUITFULNESS
How do we practice this principle?
How have you been intentional about evalutation?
Be prepared to provide an example on how your work on this principle could be reported online.