Relating the Eight NCD Quality Characteristics with
the HCA Courses

Choose any course offered anytime, as long as you take the required course HCA 101 in 2005 or *2006 on the dates convenient for you.  You may choose courses that best fit your church’s “minimum factor” as determined from the Natural Church Development “Eight Quality Characteristics” survey.  

Larry Rankin, HCA Dean

1. Empowering Leadership
    HCA 101 Growing Healthy Church 
    HCA 301 The Church Order vs Disorder
    HCA 302 Leading Change in the Church
    HCA 401 Leadership Development
  *HCA 901 Care of the Pastor
 
2. Gift-oriented ministry
    HCA 201 Global Mission
  *HCA 501 Making Disciples
    HCA 1301 Stewardship
    HCA 1302 Church Management 

3. Passionate spirituality
  *HCA 501 Making Disciples
  *HCA 601 Outreach Methods
    HCA 1201 Spiritual Formation
    HCA 1301 Stewardship 

4. Functional structures
    HCA 301 The Church Order vs Disorder
    HCA 302 Leading Change in the Church
    HCA 1001 New Church Planting Strategy
  
  
     		    HCA 1002 Natural Planting Development
    HCA 1101 & 1102 NCD Coaching Prep
    HCA 1301 Stewardship
    HCA 1302 Church Management
 
5. Inspiring worship service
 *HCA 801 Indigenous Worship
 
6. Holistic small groups
  *HCA 501 Making Disciples
    HCA 1201 Spiritual Formation
 
7. Need-oriented evangelism
    HCA 201 Global Mission
  *HCA 501 Making Disciples
  *HCA 601 Outreach Methods
  *HCA 701 Servant Evangelism
    HCA 1001 New Church Planting Strategy
    HCA 1002 Natural Planting Development
 
8. Loving relationships
   HCA 201 Global Mission
 *HCA 501 Making Disciples
 *HCA 901 Care of the Pastor
   HCA 1201 Spiritual Formation