Building a Purpose Driven Church

How to Balance the Five Purposes in Your Church

Begin to see 5 different target groups 
Purpose = What we do
Target = Who we do it with


Groups
“The Community” – People who attend occasionally
“The Crowd” – Average attendance each week at Worship
“The Congregation” – Completed Membership Class 101. Signed Membership Covenant, baptized, joined our Fellowship
“The Committed” – Completed Maturity Class 201. Signed Maturity Covenant to tithe, attend a small group, & have a quiet time
“The Core” – Completed Discovering My Ministry Class 301, signed the Ministry Covenant, & are serving in Ministry at Saddleback
“The Commissioned” – Completed Missions Class 401 signed Mission Covenant, & participated in a PEACE Trip

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PURPOSE DRIVEN CHURCH 
12 Ways to Fulfill God’s Purposes
1.  ASSIMILATE YOUR NEW MEMBERS ON PURPOSE
You grow a healthy church by balancing all five purposes.
You grow a stronger church by continually deepening the commitment.
You grow a larger church from the outside in, rather than from the inside out!


2.  PROGRAM AROUND YOUR PURPOSES
Design or choose a program to fulfill each of the five purposes with each of your target groups. At Saddleback, we have a major program for each group.


3.  EDUCATE YOUR PEOPLE WITH PURPOSE DRIVEN CLASSES
Build your program around the five purposes.
SADDLEBACK’S PURPOSE DRIVEN CLASS SYSTEM

You don’t get credit for people left on base. Build grand slam disciples! 
 CLASS — Christian Life And Service Seminars
Class 101: To lead people to Christ and membership
Class 201: To grow people to spiritual maturity
Class 301: To equip people with the skills they need for ministry
Class 401: To enlist people to the worldwide mission of sharing Christ
Class 501: To empower people for a life of worship to the glory of God (magnify) 
4.  FORM SMALL GROUPS ON PURPOSE
Place the Purpose Driven diamond in the heart of every small group.
Find a group member to champion each of the five purposes.
Rotate the leadership for maximum development.

5.  ADD STAFF ON PURPOSE
Director\Pastor of Membership (1st base coach) 
Director\Pastor of Maturity (2nd base coach) 
Director\Pastor of Ministries (3rd base coach) 
Director\Pastor of Mission (Home base coach) 
Director\Pastor of Magnification-Music (worship leader)
Any church can be Purpose Driven, regardless of size! Start with volunteers, then grow them into paid positions.

6.  STRUCTURE BY PURPOSE
Organize your staff and lay leaders into purpose-based teams with a defined task and target group.
TEAMS
TASK & TARGET
COMMUNITY OUTREACH TEAM
Enlist the Community to Crowd (Evangelism)
The MAGNIFICATION Team
Exalt Christ in the Crowd (Worship)
The MEMBERSHIP Team
Encourage the Congregation (Fellowship)
The MATURITY Team
Educate the Committed (Discipleship)
The MINISTRY Team
Equip the Core (Ministry)
The MISSION Team
Evangelize the World (Acts 1:8)
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SUPPORT Teams – Accounting, Facilities, Operations, etc. 
SEASONS of Life Teams – Children, Youth, Couples, etc.

7.  PREACH ON PURPOSE
Balance your annual preaching plan with at least one series related to each of the five purposes. There are many examples online at www.pastors.com.
“You Are Shaped For Significance” (a ministry series)
“The Six Phases of Faith” (a maturity series)
“Learning To Hear God’s Voice” (a worship series)
“Building Great Relationships” (a series to deepen our fellowship) “
Answering Life’s Toughest Questions” (an evangelistic series)

8.  BUDGET ON PURPOSE
Categorize every line item in your budget by the purpose that it relates to.

9.  CALENDAR ON PURPOSE
Designate two months of each year to give special emphasis to each purpose. Each team is responsible for events and special programs during their months.

10.  EVALUATE ON PURPOSE
Stay effective. Continually ask: “Are we on track?”

11.  BUILD ON PURPOSE
A place for every purpose

12.  EXTEND ON PURPOSE
Through multi-sites
Purpose Driven Church Priorities
Priority #1: God’s Purposes 
Priority #2: People
Priority #3: Programs 
Priority #4: Property

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
What has been the driving force of your church?
Which of the 5 New Testament purposes has your church emphasized most?
Which purpose has your church emphasized least?
Which purpose do you personally feel most passionate about?
When could your church do 40 Days of Purpose?