The Unstuck Process

Most organizations start, grow, thrive, lose momentum, decline… and eventually end. That doesn't have to be your church's story.

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How it works

You engage our church consulting process in two phases.

Phase One · First 90 Days

Planning

We partner with you to create a comprehensive, customized ministry plan + the structure and systems to help you execute.

Assess

How are we doing?

Plan

Where are we going?

Structure

Who is doing what?

Phase Two · Month 4+

Implementation + Follow-Through

We work with you through accountability and ongoing coaching as you lead change in your church. We help you follow through!

Execute

Put the plan into action.

Refresh

Measure your progress; update plans.

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Our church had grown, but we hit a plateau and couldn't get past it.

"It felt like banging our heads against the wall. We had problems, but we couldn't see them. The Unstuck Group led us to concrete action steps and helped us discover what to do as a team."

Anthony Craver

Upward Christian Fellowship

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The Planning Phase

You complete the Planning Phase in the first 3 months. It includes 3 on-site facilitated visits, as well as analysis and data-driven reports on ministry health and team health and performance.

Ministry Health Assessment

Your team gets a fresh (and honest) perspective on where you have been, where you are now, and where your church may be stuck. This becomes a roadmap for where to strategically place your focus.

Clarify the story
Analyze the objective metrics

Identify opportunities and challenges

Strategic Planning

You define a vision for the future with measurable goals and an actionable, clear path forward, and you'll begin executing and achieving wins in the first 90 days.

Find agreement on your church's purpose
Reframe your mission field
Define the discipleship path
Clarify your reach strategy to grow your church

Craft a vision for the future
Build a system to monitor church health
Build action plans, systems & structures

Staffing & Structure Review

You structure your staff to accomplish the vision. With an effective structure, you position your ministry team to execute at its highest potential.

Assess individual strengths and group dynamics
Clarify decision rights
Identify team strengths and challenges

Assess staff leadership capacity and potential
Plan the restructure and evaluate impact

The Implementation & Follow Through Phase

The Implementation & Follow Through Phase begins in the 4th month and includes consulting and accountability for the ministry team as you execute your strategic plan.

Execute the plan

Get the support and accountability your team needs to execute the plan:

Quarterly progress check-in sessions
All-access via email between sessions

Access for your whole team to the Unstuck Resource Hub

Refresh your vision

Your leadership team develops the rhythms to continually take your next steps towards sustained health.

Measure progress
Refresh priorities

Maintain alignment

Since 2009, we've helped pastors of churches of all sizes—from under 200 to more than 20,000—clarify where they believe God's called them to go and how they are going to get there through our church consulting process. We can help you navigate the future of your church leadership.

"The best two days of strategic planning I've ever done. Clear, helpful and practical, we did what I thought would take us months (create a new vision) in just two days. Impressive."

Carey Nieuwhof

Connexus Church

"Staff is healthier. We're continuing to make a greater impact. The number of people that we've had come to faith is up over 180%. As a ministry, we're more innovative and creative as missionaries to reach our culture."

Derwin Gray

Transformation Church

"What a two-day experience for The Crossing! I strongly believe the overall experience with The Unstuck Group is a defining moment for us. The traction gained because of the collective process is HUGE."

Tim Celek

The Crossing Church

Six months after engaging our team for church consulting, 9 out of 10 pastors recommend us to another church-because they are seeing real results.

Align your church leadership

This process will engage and align your leadership team around the same direction and clear next steps. Our goal is not to tell you what to do or who to be, but to help you identify the obstacles and opportunities you have as a church body, and develop a plan to follow through.

Unstuck Process

You engage our church consulting process in two phases: Planning & Implementation

Multisite

Healthy multisite strategy can help you lead more people in your region to Christ.

Staffing & Structure

Work with our consultants to get the right people in the right roles.

We don't love the term "church consulting" for what we do. (We wouldn't use it if it didn't help pastors find us!)

What we really do is help pastors clarify where God's called the church to go in the future, and how you'll get there—and then coach you as you lead change.

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