Tools

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Environmental Scan and Church Related Contingencies
Chapters 6 and 10 from Planting Growing Churches, 2nd Edition. Chapter 6 (500k) and Chapter 10 (464k)

Sample New Church Feasability Study
A sample new church feasabilty study for you to review and examine. Download here (200k)

Sample Church Planting Proposal
A sample strategic prospectus for a not-for-profit ministry. Download here (296k)

Church Ministry Analysis
A tool to assess your ministry situation. Download here (764k)

Advanced Strategic Planning Method
A color chart that covers topics ranging from ministry analysis to church strategy implementation. Based on information from the book Advanced Strategic Planning, it is a useful prayer-based reference for pastors and laymen. Download here (100k)

Character Assessment for Men and Women
This character assessment helps you determine your strengths and weaknesses so that you know where you are strong and where you need to develop and grow. Download the version for men (60k) or download the version for women (56k)

The Four Leadership Styles
This assessment will help you find your leadership style, as well as analyze its strengths and weaknesses. The four styles include director, inspirational, diplomat, and analytical. Download here (108k)

Leader-Organization Fit
This assessment will help you discover your leader-organization fit. Download here (40k)

Servanthood Audit
This servanthood audit helps you determine your strengths and weaknesses as a servant leader so that you know where you are strong and where you need to develop and grow. Download here (56k)

Readiness for Change
An inventory list that will help you evaluate your church's readiness for change. Download here (92k)

Temperament Indicator 1
Similar to the DISC test, an indicator that, when taken, will help you learn the characteristics of your temperament. Download here (56k)

Temperament Indicator 2
Similar to the Myers-Briggs test, another indicator that will help you learn the characteristics of your temperament. Download here (60k)

PowerPoint Presentations

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Power Point Presentation for the South Carolina Baptist Convention
Used during the 2008 South Carolina Baptist Convention. Download here (1.1mb)

Advanced Strategic Planning
This is a sample of our presentation on How to Think and Plan Strategically. Download here (44k)

Planting Healthy Churches in the 21st Century
This is a sample of our presentation on How to Plant Healthy Churches in the 21st Century. Download here (152k)

Strategy
This presentation asks, "How will we get to where we want to be?" Download here (92k)

Leadership in a World of Change
This is a sample of our presentation on How to Lead Churches Through Change. Download here (60k)

Vision
This presentation asks, "What kind of church would we like to be?" Download here (96k)

Leading Leaders: How to Empower Your Church
Board for Leaderhip Excellence, Leadership Conference
Tyndale Seminary, Toronto, Canada
Download here (304k)