GCN Consultant Training
© Dr. John Jackson, 2007

“ Pastoral success is about rightly understanding, pursuing, and achieving what God’s vision for your ministry is all about”

Focus (Shaping Your Vision)
Alignment (Strategic Planning & Ministries)
Reach (Building Your Team)

High Impact Churches break through spiritual, social, and leadership barriers to establish new churches, new ministries, and reach large numbers of new people for Christ. High Impact churches confront the law of inertia and the reality of human lethargy with a passionate purposeful pursuit of God’s plan for evangelism in their area.

Simple Church
A simple church is designed around a straightforward and strategic process that moves people through the stages of spiritual growth. The leadership and the church are clear about the process (clarity) and are committed to executing it. The process flows logically (movement) and is implemented in each area of the church
(alignment). The church abandons everything that is not in the process (focus).
- pages 67-68

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Step 1: Design a Simple Process (Clarity)
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Step 2: Place Your Key Programs Along the Process (Movement)
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Step 3: Unite All Ministries Around the
Process (Alignment)
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Step 4: Begin to Eliminate Things Outside the Process (Focus)

3 Questions Every Church Leadership Team should be asking each year (from Ray
Johnston):
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1) What will we do to reach our community this year?
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2) What will we do to grow our people this year?
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3) What will we do to develop leaders this year?

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Curious are those interested in what
Christianity is all about…OUTREACH
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Casual are those we challenge to take a next step with Christ…DISCIPLESHIP
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Committed are those we challenge to discover gifts, serve, and develop leadership…MINISTRY

GROWTH BARRIERS….. (Carl George & Warren Bird,
Breaking Growth Barriers)
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The barrier of vision - A breakthrough of Clarity
The barrier of leadership – A breakthrough of Certainty
The barrier of team – A breakthrough of Unity
The barrier of
Connection community – A breakthrough of
The barrier of
Excellence presentation – A breakthrough of
The barrier of
Faithfulness follow-through – A breakthrough of

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Personally do all the caring
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Attempt to meet all expectations
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Work to the limit of time/energy
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Keep work close to themselves
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Base perspective on present conditions

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Concerned for high quality pastoral care
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Set expectations
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Perceive the church organizationally
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Delegate and involve others
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Develop leadership and management skills

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1) Grow Myself
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2) Shift from Shepherd to Rancher
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3) Advertise
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4) Pyramid Growth days
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5) Work Through Volunteers and Hire
Some Staff
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6) Use a Strategic Series

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7) Start new Small Groups
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8) Develop New Leaders
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9) Think Twice Your Size
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10) I must remember the Harvest

 contagious desire to grow
 identify growth accelerators
 shepherd to rancher
 deal with small church mentalityfocus outward!
 offer leadership and lay ministry training