The Five E Model of Minstry

People Encounter the church in their normal stream of life out in the world

•  Become aware of the church through
  •  Places they pass - the church showing up in the places people frequent (schools, parks, signage, fliers, etc.)
  •  People they meet - members living out their faith and inviting in day-to-day life
  •  Promotion they see - online presence, searching for a church, marketing
• Action Steps
  • Marketing - show up where people are
  • Presence - make sure church people have the opportunity to show up in the community
  • Prayer - make sure people are ready through prayer to speak with boldness

People Engage with the church in small and big ways

•  Online
  •  Clicking a link, visiting a website
  •  Viewing a piece of content
  •  Signing up for email
  •  Filling out a form (Plan your visit, request prayer, next step)
•  In Person
  • Attending 
  •  Filling out a connection card
•  We respond to engagement by
  • Follow through
    • Bringing compelling messages from God’s word
    • Delivering on First Impression
  • Timely followup 
    • If someone gives us their information, they want to be contacted
    • Unless it is something like Eventbrite, we don’t automatically add people to our ongoing email list if they didn’t ask for it.
  • Appropriate levels of response
    • Matching levels of response
    • Too much, it feels invasive
    • Too little, it feels apathetic

People Enroll in becoming a part of the church

• Types of enrollment
  •  to stay around after church & talk with a pastor
  •  to a membership class
  •  to a group
  •  to a recurring program (AWANA, GriefShare, etc.)
• The path to enrollment should be obious
• Enrollment should be meaningful
  • Attention
  • Personalization
  • Followup

The congregation is Equipped for the work of ministry

•  Care
•  Training & Coaching
•  Volunteering
•  Bible Teaching
•  Given tools, encouragement, and inspiration for inviting
•  Pathway for vocational ministry

The congregation is Exported back into the world

•  By ensuring that the church does not get stuck on gather mode or turtle mode. 
  •  We gather for worship
  •  We scatter for witness
•  By releasing them for other ministries
  •  Pastoring
  •  Christian Service
  •  Church revitalization
•  By commissioning them into mission efforts
  •  Foreign missionaries
  •  Short term trips