Calendar Event

Using a model developed by George Bullard, Dick Hamm helps us understand where our own congregations or other church institutions are in the life cycle, how they got there, and how we must respond in order to keep them effective and moving forward in positive ways. Some 80% of mainline Protestant congregations in the United States are in the last half of the life cycle. Fully 60% are in the last quadrant of the life cycle, which means their days are numbered unless something or someone intervenes. Understanding the dynamics of church life at each stage of the life cycle is essential to effective leadership. This workshop will help you determine where your congregation is on the life cycle.