The Ultimate Church Consulting Software Tool Thomas Nelson Publishers. One gateway...many ministry options!

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1 The Ultimate Church Consulting Software Tool Thomas Nelson Publishers One gateway...many ministry options! As a pastor, which of these issues is on your front burner? Developing optimum church health Developing ministry plans Developing new churches The array of resources in the Ministry ToolBox covers each of these issues in one integrated system. From the first thought to start one church all the way to a thriving church movement in the lives of thousands and at every step along the way, the Ministry ToolBox can be a significant help! Specifically this is how it works. Many existing churches simply need to heighten their awareness and management so that they can develop more purposeful ministry. Depending on the level of intensity required in the church, there is a Ministry ToolBox Edition to meet the need. Full Information Briefs for each product listed below is available upon request. Often the first concern with church leaders is to identify how well they are doing. They need some quick mechanism to create a kind of report card to help them identify areas that need improvement. The Ministry ToolBox Healthy Church Special Edition is a perfect place to start. It produces a 36 page color report and a 20 page 8-step analysis complete with cross referencing, graphs, tables and suggested projects for 8 Prime Indicator ministry areas. Starting a new church presents a different challenge. When there is nothing to organize or rearrange you have to find a place to start. The new Ministry ToolBox Church Creation Edition brings considerable excitement to the field we have traditionally called "church planting." A thoughtful user can create an integrated draft plan for a church start in one afternoon choosing from more than 100 church creation projects that are completely modifiable. That draft plan could contain scores, if not hundreds, of pages of action steps ordered by date. An established church can use Ministry ToolBox Professional Edition to provide an in-depth analysis of its ministries and create a consistent planning system on which the church can build to literally thousands of people over many years. The ToolBox Management System contains integrated ministry tools and a warehouse of thousands of ministry ideas - completely modifiable. Choose from more than 150 mission, vision, church mottos and core value statements, philosophy statements that outline 7 modules and 84 strategies, 400 survey questions, 320 projects, 6000 action items all logically sub-divided into ToolBox libraries. There is nothing like it! The Ministry ToolBox is a unique set of five powerful tools and an "idea warehouse" to assist you to mobilize your members in service, manage ministries and programs & balance your pursuit of Great Commission directives. Each Ministry ToolBox Tool does function totally independent of the other ministry tools and can provide a valuable resource to those pastor who are looking for help in a specific ministry area. You can find a tool for one of the following ministry functions: 1. Managing congregational information 2. Creating church missional statements 3. Creating a detailed philosophy of ministry 4. Doing a congregational survey 5. Develop a complete church strategic plan 6. Find a new project / program to meet a need Churches of all sizes can save hundreds of hours and draw significant benefit from the unity the software creates and from the encyclopedia of tested church ideas contained in it. If your front burner is cold, turn up the heat and get some-thing cooking! We want to talk to you right away to help you find the right place to start Church Growth Resources

2 The Ministry ToolBox Tools Real Ministry, Real Efficient, Real Effective Ministry Toolbox is a unique set of six powerful tools and an idea warehouse to assist you mobilize your members in service, manage ministries & programs, and balance your pursuit of Great Commission directives (Worship, Fellowship, Discipleship, Ministry and Evangelism). Birthed in a pastor s heart, these dynamic ministry tools enable you to pull all the pieces together in one place so that your church can be more efficient and effective in accomplishing its God-inspired Vision. All tools listed here are in the Advanced, Professional and Church Creation editions of The Ministry ToolBox. Function: Develop, adapt and enter your Mission, Vision, Core Value and Church Motto statements. Benefit: Creates precise insight into where your church is golng and the primary values upon which your ministry is based.. Contains a precise process for creating missional statements.. More than 150 modifiable sample statements.. 3 single page reports and a B&W or color two-fold brochure generator. Function: Enter responsibility lists and other basic membership information in a simple step-by-step process. Benefit: Assist in effectively using the information collected about all your members, their ministry activities and assignments.. Integrates with the other ToolBox tools.. Tracks church directory information, document links, notes, church membership status, baptism, ministry attributes and more. Function: Tested survey questions to identify and profile the demographics and concerns of your congregation and community. Benefit: Assists in understanding your church and her relationship to the cultural characteristics that should shape your ministry. Helps your leadership build on facts instead of just an educated guess.. Pre-built surveys provides the user with the experience of ministry professionals.. More than 400 modifiable template questions focused on key church life issues.. Cross-referenced by age, gender, marital status, attendance and more. Function: Construct your church s Great Commission focused philosophy of ministry linking missional statements, ministry goals, assessment, organizational structure, activities and programs. Benefit: This documentation will help you easily monitor the execution of your plans and maintain the organizational integrity of your ministry.. Helps ministry teams see the big picture.. Add, delete or modify starting with more than 100 pre-designed goals and strategies.. Develop job descriptions based on responsibility assignments. Function: Produce a complete list of modifiable church s programs and ministry tasks with suggested field-tested action plans. Benefit: Find great ideas and produce printed action plans for committees and ministry teams. Create new projects or tailor existing ones saving hundreds of hours each year.. A virtual warehouse of more than 320 cutting-edge ministry projects.. Modifiable action steps for each project. Track time, money and responsibility.. Search by text, philosophy link, date, responsibility and more. Function: An integrated and fully functional date book. Create integrated task lists, multi-day and recurring activity schedules. Benefit: Manages and integrates personal and office details and selected ToolBox events.. Manage multiple calendars.. Reschedule and arrange using drag and drop technology.. Scrollable daily, weekly, monthly and yearly views. Separate appointment and task lists.

3 The Ministry ToolBox Planning Process The Ministry ToolBox comes preloaded with three primary libraries; philosophy statements, ministry projects and predesigned surveys (Perspective). Step 1: Using ToolBox libraries, create ministry (philosophy) statements, select existing church projects, prepare congregational survey and input the names of church leaders. Step 2: Using survey results, analyze your church s ministry creating a SWOT analysis. SWOT refers to the church s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Step 3: Based on your SWOT analysis, set the church s priorities for the next three years. Step 4: Choosing only your first year priorities, create measurable objectives that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time bound. Step 5: Select the projects that will assist you in completing the objectives for your first year priorities.

4 Planning Process Example Following Up Newcomers The Ministry ToolBox comes preloaded with three primary libraries; philosophy statements, ministry projects and predesigned surveys (Perspective). Sample Ministry Area Under Review Module: Fellowship Goal: Early Impressions Strategy: Welcoming Segment: Following Up Newcomers Sample Measurement Concept SWOT - WEAKNESS: 68% of all respondents who started attending in this past year agree completely/mostly that we provide a good balance of mail, phone and personal contact follow up with newcomers. Sample Priority FIRST YEAR PRIORITY Sample Faith Objective Suggested Sample ToolBox Projects By the end of this annual cycle, 90% of all identified newcomers will receive at least three different contacts in the first month. Church Tour Follow-Up Letters Three Strikes You re In Muffin Welcome Newcomers Reception Entry Level Event Portfolio

5 The Ministry ToolBox Modules Philosophy Data Modules The Ministry ToolBox is designed for use by all churches. Data Modules (such as the standard Modules below) focus the Ministry ToolBox components on key church-life issues to assist pastors and ministry leaders lead their churches to become more effective and efficient in pursuing the directives of the Great Commission. Data Modules can be customized with content relative to any ministry planning, church health or church growth initiative. Standard ToolBox Data Modules Overview: Seeing Tomorrow Today: Placing People in Perspective: Vision This module takes you through a thorough process to identify the best focus for your church and the unique contribution you can make to your community. Culture This module helps you understand and then define the composition of your congregation and community. The information allows you to direct resources to meet real needs. Enhancing the Worship Environment: Building Belonging: Worship Here you will find plans for using music, Scripture and drama, for training people of all ages and enhancing the church's worship environment. You can adapt them to fit who you are and the needs you have. Fellowship This module helps you plan meaningful ways to create a strong involvement from a person's first contact with the church. Communicating the Essentials: Extending God's Reach: Discipleship With this module you will be able to integrate and focus the instructional process so it is consistent and targets actual needs and interests. This module emphasizes Bible knowledge, motivation and discipleship. Evangelism With material on traditional approaches and innovative options, this module focuses on ways to facilitate evangelism individually, corporately and in other cultures. Empowering the Team: Supporting a Shared Vision: Ministry This module enables you to develop good processes for identifying people's abilities and gifts, involving them and then helping them achieve their potential. Ministry Friendly ToolBox Central Navigator: Administration In this module, you will find useful processes of structuring the various ministries and aspects of your church in a clear, harmonized way making sure that things don't fall through the cracks. PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT: Defines WHO is involved in ministry. PERSPECTIVE EXPLORATION: Defines WHERE you are doing ministry. PHILOSOPHY CONSTRUCTION: Defines WHAT and WHY you are doing ministry. PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Defines WHEN and HOW you are doing ministry. PLANNING ANALYSIS: Integrates and measures the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY and HOW you are doing Ministry. A strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats analysis (SWOT) and program analysis are integral parts of this process.