What is LifeFlow? 

LifeFlow is one of our most significant resources for local church development. It is a church development process created by Tom Johnston and Mike Perkinson out of years of working with thousands of pastors from more than fourty denominations. LifeFlow has proven to be an effective tool with more than 100 churches in a broad range of denominations now involved. 

 

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The goal of the LifeFlow process is to help local congregations to be more effective and fruitful in their ministry. It is a “contextualized” process meaning that it will help each local pastor work with the Lord in discovering and implementing the key things that will bring the church to health and fruitfulness.

 

LifeFlow is for churches of all sizes and types and is not based on any particular model of ministry—just principles from the ministry of Jesus. It can help ANY church move forward in Christ. 

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How does LifeFlow work? 

The LifeFlow process consists of three parts:  Learning, Mentoring and Implementing. 

 

In the learning segment, the senior pastor joins a learning community with other senior pastors from their area. These communities will engage an on-line learning process around several key themes: 

 

1. New Testament Ecclesiology—gaining a biblical view of what the Church is all about 

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2. Infusing the New Testament “DNA” in your leadership and congregation 

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3. Developing a discipleship process for your particular church 

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4. Creating a leadership Development pathway that fits your gifting and culture

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5. Develop your congregation’s evangelism and community witness

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6. Forming and implementing strategic vision for your church

 

Mentoring 

The mentoring element takes place in between the learning community sessions. Specially trained pastors, whom are already implementing these principles in their own churches, will serve as mentors for those new to the LifeFlow process, helping them understand the teachings and begin to make application to their churches. 

 

In addition, the mentor will walk alongside the senior pastors in several processes for their personal development:

 

• The Vista Assessment Process in which the senior pastor has three dialogs with the mentor to help them develop an understanding of their strengths and growth areas

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• From this, the mentor helps the pastor put together a Personal Development Plan (PDP) which fosters the personal spiritual and specific ministerial development of the pastor 

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• Along with the PDP, the mentor helps the pastor develop a Philosophy of Ministry to use in leading and guiding of the church 

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• The mentor also helps the pastor in using the Natural Church Development Survey with the church for assessing the spiritual vitality of the congregation (optional)

 

The LifeFlow mentor will also help the senior pastor implementing of your learning into your life and ministry, walking alongside you for up to twenty four months as a resource for you, both personally and for the ministry of your church. 

 

What does LifeFlow cost?

For an individual church to engage in the learning, mentoring and implementing of the LifeFlow development process, it would normally cost in excess of $7,000. But through the agency of  missional foundation your church can gain all the benefits of LifeFlow for a drastically reduced cost. Due to the number of churches which will be involved with LifeFlow through the cost to your congregation for this vitalization process is just $2,400. Also, additional pastoral staff or ministry team members can participate for $150 each. This foundation is making this possible because it believes that local churches here in New England are the best means for people to be evangelized and discipled in Christ. (The NCD Process is optional and available at an additional cost.)

 

How do I find out more? 

If you’d like more information or have questions please contact us. 

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