Natural Church Development

The Vestry has decided to be part of a process named Natural Church Development. In an effort to better acquaint the congregation with NCD, members of the NCD Health Team are answering the following 2 questions: What is Natural Church Development and Why is St. Andrews committing itself to this process?

Over the next few weeks the Health Team members' answers will appear in the newsnotes. You can also be part of an online discussion of NCD on our parish blog found on our website.

Please pray that through the Natural Church Development process God might release the potential God has placed within St. Andrews.

Will Campbell has submitted the following answer to the questions. What is Natural Church Development?

NCD is a process by which a church can discover its weak points, determine how the limitations keep the church from growing God’s kingdom, and develop and institute a plan to help each member of the church use their God given talents in the most productive way.

Why has St. Andrews committed itself to NCD?

Every church has its weakest point that holds it back from achieving its objective of spreading God’s kingdom. Determining what the weakest point is is only half the battle; we must put the right talents to use so that more people are drawn to God. Extensive research has shown that there are 8 characteristics of healthy, growing churches. Through prayer and hard work, the NCD program will help us discover our weaknesses and point us in the right direction which allows us to be the instruments of God’s word to more of God’s children.

The members of the health team are: Will Campbell, Donna Johnston, Jennifer Johnston, Julianne Day, Barb Visota, Don Davies, Clark Grant, Gordon Finnie, Linda Hoxsey, Diana Sherman, Mike Fedewa