VISION
Maximizing local church ministry
MISSION
A catalyst for advancing local congregations into life-giving
CORE BELIEF
It is God’s will for every local church to bring life-giving ministry to their community in a meaningful and effective manner. It is God’s will for every local church to reach new people with the Gospel of salvation and to make new disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ.
CONCEPT
Come alongside a plateaued or declining church to help them revitalize life-giving ministry. The pastoral team and leadership team of that church will be led in evaluation, discovery, and the development of systems and structures that will bring fresh vision, renewed spirit, and life-giving ministry. This will enable the congregation to be more effective in reaching their community with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
OBJECTIVE
#1 Assist the local church pastor in discovering fresh vision, renewed mission, and develop new skills in building and leading ministry teams that are effective in reaching their community with life-giving ministry.
#2 Assist the local church leadership team in developing ministry skills, ministry systems and structures, that will make them more effective in fulfilling the vision and mission of their church and reach their community with life-giving ministry.
#3 Assist the local church in developing a vibrant and effective ministry that will reach the next generation and lead them to be strong disciples of Jesus Christ.
HOW IT WORKS
INITIAL VISIT
- Saturday meeting with the Senior Pastor to review the concept and strategy of MAXIMUM.
- Sunday morning – Share with the congregation the call and mission of the church in the 21st century.
- Sunday Lunch Meeting – Meet with the leadership team and share the vision, mission, concept, and strategy of MAXIMUM followed by Q and A.
If the pastor and the leadership team choose to partner with MAXIMUM, they will select which plan they will follow; make initial payment and receive their first assignment and ministry evaluation forms. The first assignment consists of:
LAUNCH VISIT
Friday Meetings:
- Prayer and intercession team; give them prayer assignments
- Senior Pastor – Review evaluation forms: vision and mission statements, ministry philosophy and style -vs – community culture, church DNA, nine systems, facilities, location, local church history, spiritual climate of the church, personal spiritual health.
- Leadership Team Review the evaluation forms as it was reviewed the pastor and inquire about current ministries, the community and culture, and the spiritual health of the leadership team and congregation.
- Training #1 – “Principles Will That Accomplish Great Tasks”
Saturday Meetings:
Training #2 – Taking and Honest Look – Who are you? (What are your strengths, weaknesses, and church family DNA)
Training #3 – Fourteen Biblical Characteristics of a Life-Giving Church
Training #4 – What is God’s Purpose for You? (Pastor, leadership team begin writing: renewed vision and mission statements and core values)
Training #5 – What are Nine Necessary Systems and How do They Work?
Next generation team trading
Wanda will meet with children’s ministry team on Friday and Saturday doing similarwork with them.
Sunday Worship – Dean will bring a life-giving message relevant to the congregation and the need of the hour.
Encouragement visits
Senior Pastor – review the evaluation development, personal spiritual health, the new vision and mission statements, ministry philosophy/style vs community culture, spiritual climate and health of the congregation, growth patterns, leadership development, team building, stewardship patterns
Leadership Team – review evaluation, spiritual health of congregation, new vision and mission statement, nine systems, facility, team building
Training and Equipping Sessions (the order these training sessions are completed is determined by the evaluation and local church needs)
- One is Too Small a Number (The importance of a ministry team)
- Nothing happens but by prayer (developing a powerful war room)
- Be Our Guest (What is your Guestology?)
- Recruiting a Winning Team
- How to be a Team Player
- Four Phases of Ministry Growth and Ten Vital Components
- Worship and Adore Him (Celebration that is life-giving and make sense)
- The Key to Consistent Church Growth – Assimilation (Moving Guests to regular attendee to becoming a member)
- Make Evangelism Your DNA (How to build an evangelism culture in your churchfamily and how to use big days effectively)
- Think of them before they come
- Developing a stewardship DNA
- Keep getting smaller (importance and development of small group ministry)
- Called to make disciples – a quality, life-giving discipleship ministry
- Leaders that lead (building a leadership training and releasing ministry)
Next Generation Team Training
Sunday Celebration – celebrate victories and spiritual renewal
ZOOM Trainings
1. Review assignments – how are they completed, what areas need assistance?
2. Spiritual health development of the leadership team and of the church family
3. Celebrate victories that have been experienced as they apply the training and newskills. Rejoice and celebrate spiritual and family growth
4. Address problem areas that present or have developed over the weeks and
5. provide additional resources that may be needed.
6. One or two training sessions – depending on time and need.
Plan #1: Three months (includes two in-person visits and one Zoom visit)
Plan #2: Six months (includes three in person visits and three Zoom visits)
Plan #3: Twelve months (includes four in person visits and eight Zoom visits)
Who are the coaches?
F.Dean Hackett
- 53 years of Christian ministry (51 years full time)
- Planted four churches, Led four churches into revitalization
- Assisted in planting 20 churches
- Assisted in planting 20 churches
- Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies
- Master of Ministry
- Master of Theology
- Doctor of Philosophy in Theological Studies
- Certification – Church of God USA Missions Coach Training
Wanda Z. Hackett
- 57 years serving in children’s ministry
- 51 years as Children’s Pastor
- 28 credit hours in early childhood education
- 9 years in early childhood education as director and teacher