Adding Value To Congregations Through Consultations and Coaching

INTRODUCTION Adding Value To Congregations Through Consultations and Coaching

INTRODUCTION The Most Important Question To Answer

INTRODUCTION The Most Important Question To Answer How Can I Add Value To The Local Church?

INTRODUCTION The Answer To The Question You Add Value When…

INTRODUCTION The Answer To The Question You Add Value When… 1. In Touch (Relationship) 2. Out Front (Leadership) 3. On Target (Effectiveness)

Healthy Church Group VALUE Value = Quality received / Expectations To deliver value an organization must consider what is known as the "total market offering." This includes the reputation of the organization, staff representation, product benefits, and technological characteristics as compared to competitors' market offerings and prices. Value can thus be defined as the relationship of a organization’s market offerings to those of its competitors.

Healthy Church Group VALUE Value = Quality received / Expectations qualitativequantitative value is the perceived gain value is the actual gain Value in marketing can be defined by both qualitative and quantitative measures. On the qualitative side, value is the perceived gain composed of individual's emotional, mental and physical condition plus various social, economic, cultural and environmental factors. On the quantitative side, value is the actual gain measured in terms of financial numbers, percentages, and dollars.

Conferences Purpose based Need targeted Consultations & Coaching On Site Network Formats Continuing Education Practical Help Seminars Web Training (Online) Communications Website based Phone based Material based Maximum Impact Healthy Church Group Thursday, January 08, 2004

Healthy Church Group Offer and Provide Consultation Orchestrate Coaching Networks Facilitate Conferences (over 200) Facilitate Learning Opportunities (under 200) Resource for CSBC Congregations Resource for CSBC Associations as They Intersect with HCG’s Goals

How To Determine What To Do Coach (Resource) Cooperate (Refer) Consult (Recommend) Conference (Relate) Healthy Church Group Ability Assessment Unique Generic WebsiteOff siteIn siteOn site CSBC Value Meter Some Value High Value Indispensable Church Need Assessment EveryMostSomeMy Location Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

INTRODUCTION The Most Important Question To Answer How Can I Add Value To The Local Church?

Why A Healthy Church Consultation?

Sometimes you need a new set of eyes to look at your situation

HCG Consultants Over 250 Years of Local Church Ministry Experience Trained and Certified by Church Central™ The Malphurs Group™

COMMUNITY They Minister To One Another MISSION They Have A Passion To Reach Others Healthy Church WORSHIP EVANGELISMDISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY FELLOWSHIP ORTHODOXY They Know And Teach Truth RELEVANCE They Know And Respect The Times 1 Timothy 3:15 FUNCTIONS CORE VALUES PRAYER

Consultation Process 1.Listening 2.Assessing 3.Customized Report 4.Follow-up

H.C.G. Consultation Process Phone Call Listening Covenant AssessmentRoundtable Customized Report Follow-up Listening

Listening Questions What kind of Church are we? What kind of Church do we want to be? What kind of Church does the Community need? What does God want? What keeps you up at night? What do you believe is God’s “preferred future” for your church? SWAT What do you expect from this consultation?

HCG Tools DemographicsChurch Surveys Statistics On-site ObservationsGeo-coding On Line Assessments

V = Vision R = Relationships P = Programs M = Management

Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts. Sign hanging in Albert Einstein's office The Art of Consulting

Final Church Report

Church Report Demographic Trends Facilities Analysis Financial Analysis Ministry Analysis Organizational/Leadership Analysis Statistical and Growth Trends Summary Recommendations

Your Town Baptist Church Family Vacation Our Recommendations will try to help Your Town BC answer the following questions

Where Are We Going? Branson Disneyland Mexico Mission Trip VISION VISION

How Will We Get There? STRATEGY STRATEGY

What Channel is the Radio On? WORSHIP STYLE

Who Is Driving? LEADERSHIP & CONTROL

Are We There Yet? PATIENCE / UNITY

Recommendations Revisit your Values, Mission and Vision Implement and Evaluate Strategies Embrace Your Identity Prioritize Evangelism Enhance Facilities Focus on Youth and Young Adult Families Restart the Hispanic Ministry sample

Recommendations (Next Three Months) 1.A Call to Prayer 2.Leadership Teams 3.Financial Audit 4.Improve Facilities sample

Recommendations ( Next Six Months ) 5.Revisit Values, Mission and Vision 6.Develop an Evangelism Strategy 7.Develop a Disciple-making Strategy 8.Develop a Leader Development Strategy A Healthy Church sample

Follow-up Phone calls Workshops Mentoring/Coaching

Healthy Church Group Pastor Coaching Strategic Envisioning Aubrey Malphurs, Ph.D. President The Malphurs Group Pastor of three churches Professor at Dallas Seminary Author Preparation Planning Process Evaluate & Adjust Evaluate & Adjust

Healthy Church Group Pastor Coaching Purpose: To coach pastors in the development of strategic envisioning skills which will enable them to lead their congregations to become and/or remain a healthy, reproducing church. Format: Association will strategically enlist pastors in network affinity groups. CSBC will provide a trained coach who will meet once a month for five months with a pastor network.

Healthy Church Group Pastor Coaching Content: 1 st – Preparing to lead your church to think and act strategically. 2 nd – Learning how to lead your church to discover her values and mission. 3 rd – Learning how to lead your church to articulate her vision. 4 th – Learning how to lead your church to develop and align her strategy. 5 th – Learning how to lead your church to implement and evaluate her strategy. 1.Address The Needs of Individual Churches 2.Coach Pastors in an Envisioning Process 3.Strengthen Overall Health of Individual Churches 4.Foster Fellowship Among Association Churches Goals:

QUESTIONS?

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