Becoming Community Focused with Grace Church of Napa Valley: Coaching Edition #019

Grace Church of Napa Valley is a family. Close knit and friendly, they've done a great job building their internal community. Now they're ready to extend that relationship further into their city. Brady talks with their team about how to overcome apathy and shift their focus.

 

Meet The Church Being Coached

• Church Name: Grace Church of Napa Valley
• Church Location: Napa Valley, California
• Church Age: 42 years
• Church Size: 400
• On the coaching call: Justin Nune - Jr. High & High School Director, Nathan - Director of Media & Communications, Jake - Worship & Discipleship Pastor

 

Show Notes & Resources Mentioned

• Compassion
• World Vision
• LearnChurchVideo.com
• The Method And Message Of Jesus' Teachings by Robert H. Stein
• Storytape.com
• 7 Social Media Templates For Churches
• The Best Social Media Strategy For Churches in 2017
• Spotify.me
• Livestream
• AskBrady.TV

 

3 Instant Takeaways

1. Assess where you're at. Be honest with yourself about why you want to see your church culture change. Is it about the number? Is it about the call of God? Is it about finances? And then be honest about your flaws - as a leadership team, as a church - what is going on that could be holding you back from moving forward.
2. Use storytelling to motivate change. Expectations in the form of rules or guidelines aren't necessarily bad, but they aren't compelling either. Instead share stories. Stories can create emotional reactions and empathy toward the people you want your church to begin to reach out to..
3. Over communicate. People are forgetful which is why it's important to reiterate your church's purpose over and over and over again. It's like when a worship team begins to feel like they've heard a song a million times. It's usually at that moment the congregation is finally starting to know it.

 

Find the full transcript for this session of the Pro Church Podcast at http://prochurchtools.com/pcp184/.