Church Fuel One combines online coaching, proven resources, and a community of pastors ready to encourage you. Every month we’ll give you one thing you can do to move your church forward and one resource you can implement to make things better. And our entire community will be here to help you every step of the way.
Most of the people in your church won’t understand this, but leading a church is really hard.
Much of what you do depends on volunteers and busy people. Every leader reading this has gotten the 8AM text message from the volunteer who had “something come up” and an email from a key leader who “just needs to take a little break.”
And, of course, the ministry is funded with donations. The average Christian gives just 2.5% of their income to charity, and your church is competing with the Salvation Army and the Humane Society. To top it all off, most people feel like giving their time is good enough, keeping their money in the bank in order to cover their credit card bills.
Then there’s the issue of actually reaching your community. If the church service is just a collection of saints who care more about being comfortable and don’t really invite their unchurched friends, neighbors, and co-workers, are you really going to make a difference?
How can you encourage people to give, serve, invite…to care? It’s not that you aren’t called and committed to the mission of the local church. And it’s not like you’re a dummy. Most of the pastors and leaders we work with are educated, articulate and good leaders. It’s that there’s a lot to lead, a lot at stake and a lot that needs your focus. And while the Holy Spirit is everywhere, you can’t be. Deep down, you know the mission of the church matters and your church should be growing faster than it is. You believe people should be more engaged.
If we were to spend some time over coffee, here’s what I would challenge you to do.
1. Clarify what really matters. Of all the things you could do, I’d press you to get everything boiled down to just one page. Think of it like a one-page business plan for your church.
2. Build leaders, volunteers and donors who are excited about the mission. Plans without people don’t really matter, do they.
3. Make plans that get the right things done and leave you time to be a spouse, parent, friend and all-around good human. Passion and vision isn’t enough, you need a strategic growth plan.
4. Align your team and your ministries, deciding which to leverage, which to leave, and which to let go. All your people on all your problems isn’t going to work anymore…it’s time to focus.
5. Implement systems and strategies, making sure the right things are done in the right ways. 9 out of 10 churches don’t have the systems inplace to grow, but the good news is this problem can be fixed.
You probably agree with all of this, but you’re worried it’s going to take a lot of time. The good news is you don’t need to do it all now, you just need to take that first step.
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Get instant access to master class training, 80+ documents (spreadsheets, templates, etc), one-on-one office hours, member mastermind groups, case studies and more.
Watch the Start Here Video
You'll find lots of resources to help you with evangelism, discipleship, volunteers, service-planning, leadership and more. It will all be there for you, but just start with one 10-minute video.
Complete the First Exercise
Each month, we'll give you one thing to work on and it will only take about an hour (that's why we called it Church Fuel One). And this first exercise will help you get started.
MASTER CLASSES
You’ll get a new 12-minute master class each month, focused on practical church growth strategies. We’ll give you ONE thing you and your team can do that month to lead the church to healthy growth.
RESOURCE LIBRARY
In addition to practical coaching, we’ll give you the document, resource or template you need to take action. There are more than 80 of these resources available to you, with more being added each month.
CASE STUDIES
We know you can’t take too many Sundays to visit other churches, so we do it for you and report back on what we learn. We unpack the one thing these churches do better than the other 99%.
ROUNDTABLES
Face it, aren’t we all better at solving other people’s problems? Join pastors and leaders just like you and tap into their wisdom.
OFFICE HOURS
For the times when you need to hop on the phone or start a Skype call with a real person, we’ve got open office hours. We’re here to help.
Annual Teaching Calendar
Use this custom-formatted Excel template to organize your teaching and keep track of announcements and big events.
Special Event Evaluation
Use this evaluation form to take an honest look at every special event in your church.
Follow Up Flow Chart
This flow chart shows what should happen when a first time guest visits.
Ministry Action Plan
Imagine if every ministry was on the same page. This one page template will start that process.
Staff Meeting Agenda
The accompanying video will show you how to maximize your staff meeting and use this agenda.
Hiring Process
This step-by-step process comes with interview questions and a sample job description.
When you join the Church Fuel One family you get instant access our courses, resources, and community. Join today and we’ll add in one of our most popular courses for free, Creating an Annual Plan. Plan services, follow up intentionally, and make church feel like home. Watch a short preview below, and get access to this full course when you join.
One membership provides access to everyone on your team. Regardless of how you choose to pay, you get our 30-day money back guarantee.
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If the video courses, documents, and authentic community don’t work for you, just let us know and we’ll give you refund and cancel your account.
When you join, you’ll get a complimentary Skype call with the Church Fuel team to help you work through an immediate issue. So if you’re struggling with something specific, we’ll help you.
Church Fuel ONE is for pastors who want to lead their church to healthy growth. It’s perfect for senior leaders or those who lead ministries.
Church Fuel ONE is not about overwhelming you with information and resources. It will help remove the pressure about what to do next and how to train your people.
If you’re busy, you will love the simplicity of Church Fuel ONE. If you have just one hour a month, you’ll benefit from this program. If you can devote one hour a week to working ON it not just IN it, you’ll see even more results.
There’s no contract and you can cancel at any time. We promise Church Fuel ONE is the best resource of its kind and will help your church. But we also promise to make it easy and pain-free if you decide to cancel. The link to cancel is right there on the membership page.
Yes. If you’d like to join Church Fuel ONE for an entire year, we’ll sweeten the deal and give you a discount. Just choose the annual payment option at checkout. It’s like getting two months free.
Here’s a link to a preview of one of the coaching videos. All of the courses and classes are top quality. And here’s a preview of one of the case studies. Remember, we offer a 30-day money back guarantee so you experience the whole program without risk.
Maybe you need some time to think or aren’t ready to commit to joining the Church Fuel One family. We completely understand. We also want to help move your church forward and to show you our commitment to helping the local church we want you to have this resource for free.
It’s called our Church Health Audit. This simple resource has been invaluable for our members to track where they are currently and directly compare that to where they’ve been. This is a progress chart for your church. It’s also a roadmap.