Dear friend,
Today I want to invite you to become part of a worldwide project that has the potential of transforming tens of thousands of churches on all six continents, millions of believers and many more millions of people who do not yet know Christ. Let me explain the background.
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Results of the NCD Process
In the past few years, more than 40,000 churches in 70 countries have become involved with Natural Church Development. The results are en- couraging. Churches that have done three or more NCD surveys have seen the following changes within the 31 months between the first and the third surveys:
- The quality of these churches increased an average score of 6 points.
- The growth rate increased by 51% on average.
Notice that these figures are not some selected highlights, the "Hallelujah stories,” so to speak. No, these are the average results of all churches involved, including the struggles, including the failures. In other words, any church that launches an NCD process  and sticks with it  is more likely to experience these results than not.
These numbers in themselves may still sound rather abstract, but if we translate them into ordinary language, they mean something highly significant: more love, more forgiveness, more Christ-centeredness, more answers to prayer, more energizing worship, more outreach (as a whole, there are 170 individual areas in which the quality has increased). These numbers also mean that more than a million people have joined the participating churches due to their involvement in the NCD process.
The Campaign Idea
At NCD International, our constant questions are: How can those churches that have already been involved with NCD be better supported to focus their energies even more, so that they can experience more sustainable fruit with less energy investment? And how can we encourage those churches that haven't yet been involved, to launch their own NCD process? To address these questions, we have developed a concept that is based on our own learning experiences in 40,000 churches: the "Color Your World Campaign.”
It is a five-week process targeted at involving all church members in relating the essence of NCD to their own heads, hands, and hearts. The Campaign is designed to be a highlight of the annual church calendar; a time-limited period in which all activities are focused on the same goal; a spiritual enterprise that starts wherever we are and leads us two or three decisive steps forward.
Please download an information sheet and discuss this opportunity with your church leadership team.
I am looking forward to co-operating with you in this concerted effort.
Together in His service, Christian A. Schwarz