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The Inspirational Church: Spiritual and Relational Discernment for Individual and Community Transformation
• Relational
• Enthusiastic

• Creative
• Empathetic
• Global-Perspective
• Supportive
• Expansive
• Idealistic
• Visionary
• Transformational

STRONG POINTS
• Take their biblical values seriously and want others to do the same.
• Loyalty, commitment, and responsibility are essential values.

CHALLENGES
• Take communication for granted—believing they are understood and their good intentions are accepted as genuine.
• Just as they are accepting, they assume others are accepting towards them.

PRIMARY MINISTRIES
• Instruction and discipleship that relates to people, their needs, and Christ centered aspirations.

MINISTRY TEMPO
• Rapid pace, highly relational

WHAT INSPIRES THEM
• A ministry environment that is people oriented, supportive, and organized.

WHAT DE-MOTIVATES THEM
• Ministries being disorganized, indecisive and haphazard.

UNDER STRESS
• Looks for faults rather than solutions
• Disconnects from people
• Discontinues listening or taking into account people’s needs

DECISION-MAKING
• Reflects their ideals and promotes harmonious relationships with others.

DESIRES
• Lively and enthusiastic ministries that apply warmth and vision to help people be all that God created them to be in Christ.

PRIORITY
• Focus on individuals changing things for the betterment of others.

CHURCH ETHOS
• A spirit of harmony with encouragement given for all to fulfill their calling.

OUTWARD APPEARANCE
• Willingness to cooperate with one another.

GAINS SELF-ASSURANCE THROUGH
• Caring concern and willingness to become involved in people’s lives.

FEARS
• Being discovered as incompetent and unworthy

Summary Statement

Almost any people-to-people ministry where personal, sustained contact is involved capitalizes on the willingness of Inspirational Churches to accept new and different people. Because they are concerned with people’s relationships and are able to monitor the concerns of individuals and groups within the church, they are able to adapt their programs to meet genuine needs. In ministry situations, Inspirational Churches are sensitive in their handling of people and work hard not to give unnecessary offense. If people’s needs are in conflict with the schedule then people will come first. These churches engage in ministries that require organization, clarity, and an interest in people’s emotional, intellectual, and spiritual development. This church focuses on what the Bible teaches about how people should be treated and then communicates these values to people working in their ministries. Outreach for Inspirational Churches is a natural extension of their energetic, people-oriented, and organized style.

Mission Statement
Inspirational Churches are called by God to exercise their spiritual discernment to analyze people, issues, and relationships within the Body of Christ in light of biblical teaching to develop suitable strategies to empower the healthy transformation of individuals to impact the community, nation, and world for the advancement of the Kingdom of God.

Theme Verse: John 13:34–35: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”