Every church is unique. It has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own personality and calling. It is a living organism, not a machine. It grows and develops in its own way, not according to some blueprint or program.

Natural Church Development simplifies the challenge of long-term healthy growth by helping you focus on the principles by which God grows everything in creation.

NCD is a process, not a program. So, rather than making your church look like a carbon copy of some other kind of church, it will draw out its unique God-given identity and purpose. Only by making such a discovery and living it out will you get to see the increasing fruitfulness and life in all its fullness Jesus speaks about.

…to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up. Ephesians 4:12

God has given each of us a measure of power, a level of influence that cannot be switched off. The question is
whether that power will be used to empower others or, even in subtle ways, to oppress them. The power we have
will end up doing something. We must use it carefully.

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 1 Peter 4:10

Gift-based ministry challenges the leadership of the church to consider what matters most: the programs that
have been developed or dreamed up over time, or the giftedness of the people you have in the church right now.

Be joyful, always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
Do not put out the Spirit’s fire. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-19

True inspiring worship isn’t about replicating what other groups
do; it must flow naturally from what is happening in the lives of your people throughout the week.

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another… Hebrews 10:24-25

In Natural Church Development, a small group is simply a group that’s small—any gathering of two or more people,
whether formal or informal, that could allow for the deepening of relationships with each other and God.