"Thanks for empowering and stretching us as a staff. I appreciate being able to look to you as a resource as we seek to become all God wants us to be.
Senior Pastor, Mechanicsburg, PA
"Carl met with our church board and did an excellent job going through the process of goal setting. To a number of our board members this had been a confusing and difficult area."
Senior Pastor, York, PA"The feedback last evening was extremely positive (pastors & elders). The elders briefly discussed the results, your presentation, and the Q & A time - all very appreciative of your analysis. It definitely rings true. As one elder said, "He nailed it."
Pastor, Reading, PA
"We [Kansas] pastors felt that the Church Health Impact Course was excellent all the way around. We felt that this is valuable information for our church boards and congregational leaders to have. . . . it would be good if he could get around to every church in the denomination at some point."
Kansas Pastor
"I thought you might like a thumbnail snapshot of [our church's] progress since your NCD consultation with us. We have begun offering public Community Breakfasts on the 3rd Saturday morning each month. This helps current church members get to better know each other while preparing the breakfast and it is definitely helping the surrounding community get to know our church better. We have also begun several other mission projects and Bible studies that get members associating with each other during the week. Our interim pastor accepted
our call to be the permanent pastor and he is also having great success with our new Youth Group on Wednesday evenings. Results so far - the atmosphere in our church is decidedly much friendlier and happier, and our Sunday worship attendance has already doubled! Praise God.....and thank you for your assistance."
Church Lay Leader, Chambersburg Area, PA
"Just a brief note to say 'thank you' for your excellent presentation Saturday. I really don't know how you could have improved on it in any way. Both the content and the delivery were more than I hoped for. Every one with whom I spoke since then was very positive and agreed that it was a day well spent for the Bible Fellowship Church. Our Committee was pleased that we got the first reading on the major part of the legislation and can now go back to the drawing board to work on to structure and better define the responsibilities of this new Board of Church Health. Again, I thank you for your invaluable ministry in our midst. I trust you will feel encouraged by the whole experience too."
Pastor & Denominational Leader, Harrisburg, PA
"The whole church will meet again in a month for update and more church health discussion. We’re taking action on particular matters that have been suggested… info for visitors, gatherings for prayer, teaching/discussion on issues the survey raised, scheduling social stuff. Mike and I are talking with revived interest and dependence as church leaders.
Folks are enthused. We’re wary of enthusiasm erosion. People have perked-up to looking around for what they can be doing. May Christ cultivate us."
Pastor, New Jersey
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