We humbly invite you to invest in pastors as part of your legacy.
But we assume you have many opportunities for your philanthropy.
So why 360 Pastor?
OUR ANSWER IS TWOFOLD:
1. OUR STRATEGY REACHES PEOPLE FOR CHRIST:
We have a three-year track record using a missional strategy to equip leaders.
This missional strategy is time-tested, both by us and also by our partner, Eagle Brook Association.
Pastor Joey Kalan said, “This was a homerun experience.”
As a result, pastors are now leading their churches into outreach.
Churches are reaching their neighbors, often for the first time in a long time.
Due to the missional strategy 360 Pastor and EBA use, through churches served over 20 years, we documented over 96,000 people chose to follow Jesus last year.
We are deploying a missional strategy that produces fruit.
2. OUR STRATEGY PRODUCES INCREDIBLE RETURN ON INVESTMENT:
Executing on our strategy requires a total investment of $6000 per church over two years.
Now what if a church with a $600,000 budget dedicates just 5% to evangelism? That’s $30,000 per year.
For an financial investment of $6000, this church redeploys $30,000 annually for fulfilling the Great Commission.
THE RESULTS?
God will save hundreds of people through the ministry of this church.
This church will experience the byproduct of missional success: it will grow and flourish.
The original investment will increase 5X every year.
Those who make this turnaround possible will hear, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
We are deploying a missional strategy that produces an annual 500% ROI … every year … for years to come!
We suggest, humbly: you’re unlikely to find a better investment anywhere.
Your investment could redirect a church’s impact for a generation,
And populate a whole new neighborhood of heaven.
A MORE DETAILED CASE FOR 360 PASTOR
Why do most American churches need to turn around?
Our world and our nation are in chaos. We think that’s undeniable. We believe only God, working through the church, can right the ship.
Many people place hope in politics, academia, media, or business. We’re skeptical. We believe that without people of faith to inhabit the institutions of our world and nation, the institutions are not sufficient to bring peace on earth. God transforms people through the church. And these people transform the world.
In the first centuries of the church, followers of Jesus lived missionally, built up the church, spread the Gospel, cared for neighbors, and upended the Roman Empire. We believe our world needs a revolution of this magnitude again.
But most churches are asleep at the switch. Churches are focused on internal concerns. This needs to change. These churches need to turn around.
Imagine a hypothetical church, Central Church. Say Central has 500 people, 6 pastors, and a $600,000 budget. It has a great building, a good location, and a sterling reputation. Central is poised for impact!
But if Central is like 90% of American churches, it spends 100% of its resources on current members. Its programs, staff time, and budget (not counting foreign missions) serve the already converted. Central is ingrown. It touches ZERO people outside its walls with the Gospel. It has drifted far from the God-given mission of “making disciples.” It doesn’t feel as vibrant as it should.
Central talks vaguely about making an impact in its city, but never gets around to it. It never sees conversions; it baptizes only its own children. It just keeps doing the same old things. Churches like this become stale. Young people leave. The congregation grows gray.
What’s causes churches like this to decline?
The most basic problem is Central’s ingrown culture. Because it’s a country club for insiders, not a lighthouse to the world.
Ingrown churches decline. Church plants grow at first. After twenty years, they often peak, turn downward, and begin a slow, sometimes very long, march toward death. Legacy churches may survive, but they rarely thrive. Many are a shadow of their former selves. Finally, the church gets old, and without new blood, it dies. If they’re fortunate, they find someone to take the building.
Can this change?
Yes! We’ve seen churches turn around. Here’s how:
Central’s pastor commits to obeying the command in Mt 28:19-20 to “make disciples,” which must include reaching others for Christ. He gathers the elders, staff, and volunteers, and he leads them to move from an inward focus to an outward focus.
As Central reorganizes around the mission to make disciples, they start seeing conversions and baptisms.
As new believers join the church and contribute to its mission, Central starts growing in size and godly influence.
At first, some members complain, “Why aren’t you serving me?” But when they see alcoholics healed, families reunited, and skeptics saved, they start to get excited about their church.
Some members express concern about deep discipleship. But they soon realize that serving the mission of Christ actually deepens their faith, much more than many church activities.
When a church gets on mission, two things happen: (1) It reaches people for Christ and watches lives change for the better. (2) Christians who see people come to Christ get excited about their church. This new energy flows throughout the church, eventually replacing stagnation with spiritual vitality. The whole church becomes a Gospel Lighthouse in its city.
What does it take to transform a church?
In a word, effective spiritual leadership. Which is exactly why 360 Pastor zeroes in on this lynchpin. By equipping teams and coaching pastors, we change churches. This single-minded focus effectively transforms hundreds of churches.
What about the cost?
Declining churches cannot pay for this experience. So we help churches go from vulnerable to fruitful at no financial cost to them. We count on financial partners to bridge the gap. Our experience-based budgeting allows us to provide our program very economically: