Virginia Evangelizing Fellowship
Church Growth
These church growth resources are all provided at a no-to-low cost to help your church develop a healthy environment.
Natural Church Development
Developed by Christian Swartz and used in more than 50,0000 congregations in scores of countries, Natural Church Development (NCD) measures 8 qualities critical for robust health through an on-site survey.
Dave Hileman is a trained NCD consultant and can lead your church through the process. Contact Dave if you would like a primer to NCD, Swarts complete book, Color Your World with Natural Church Development or if you would like to just explore over a cup of coffee how NCD can benefit your church.
Converge Guest Services
"Converge - to come from different directions to eventually meet at a place - or - to gradually change so as to develop something in common." This is a perfect definition of your goal for every person who attends your church as a guest.
Converge can help you accomplish that goal, even with people of diverse backgrounds and experience.
Converge is a three-hour workshop on how to welcome your guests and keep them coming back to your church. Designed to be adapted to your churchs unique needs and culture, Converge is a catalyst to a healthier, growing congregation. A strategic focus on your guests needs, questions and expectations can dramatically increase the percentage of those guests who return for a second and third visit and, eventually, make a commitment to the next step in their spiritual journey. All churches need a guest-centered, Christ honoring assimilation plan to ensure that their guests early experience at your church sets them on a path to fully encounter Gods grace.
Paul Viers, Senior Minister at Woodland Hills in Abingdon writes: The Assimilation Seminar (now Converge) has the potential to radically improve the image of your church to your guests forever.
Jerry Jones, Senior Minister at The Journey in Springfield says the seminar was one of the best things that we did last year. It gave our people a vision and passion for connecting and plugging people in to the life of the Journey.
Converge can help your congregation as well. To schedule a Converge Seminar on your campus, call Dave at 757.897.0223 to email him at dave@vef.cc.
OnSite Facility Evaluation
What does your building communicate to the people who drive by each day, to the folks who see you on the internet, to the guests God brings to your door on Sunday?
While you may not think a building says
anything, it does; it speaks volumes about your care for people visiting your church. An OnSite Guest Friendly Facilities Evaluation is designed to help see your church through the eyes of a guest arriving on site to worship with your church family this Sunday and to suggest ways to do a great job at making them feel completely at home.
An OnSite Evaluation helps you see where your property enhances or distracts from the ministry of your congregation, looks at what can be done to welcome and inform guests and to ensure they have a wonderful experience in their visit. Contact Dave for more info.
Interest Free Loans
Eighty-eight congregations from Mountain City to Burke to Virginia Beach have benefited from an interest free loan made through the Virginia Evangelizing Fellowship. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ have purchased new property to build or
expand, repaired damaged buildings, remodeled facilities and added attractive signs to improve their ability to reach their community for Jesus. A total of $1.8 million has been loaned and repaid over a 40 plus year history of the loan fund.
If you would like information on the program, call Tim at 804.690.7919 or email him at tim@vef.cc and get a start by downloading the Funding Request Form now: