We create insanely practical resources for pastors of normal-sized churches.
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– 83% of our members say they have more volunteers and leaders
– 70% say their staff is more aligned and focused than ever before
– 86% have seen an increase in regular giving
Recruit and
Train Leaders
Reach More
People
Increase
Generosity
Build a
Strategy
Grow
the Church
Leading a healthy and growing church is hard, and seminary probably didn’t prepare you for the real-world issues you’re facing. We're here to help.
Every Member Gets Every Resource, Including…
All of our digital courses, starting with Building Your Ministry Plan
Access to our full Resource Library full of PDFs, spreadsheets, and documents
Logins for your entire team, so you can delegate and have accountability
Ministry Coaching whenever you need one-on-one help with something specific
You'll get all of our courses.
As a member, you'll get access to all of these insanely practical courses and more.
Plus, every course we release in the future.
NEW!
The Rebound Course
As your church moves beyond responding and through reopening, it's time to look at what the next season of ministry can be. Rebound will give you a roadmap for the future, and help you get back to where you need to be and primed for what is ahead. Each of the three modules includes insanely practical advice and actionable resources to help you gameplan for growth.
Data-Fueled Church
Data Fueled Church is an on-demand course that combines best practices and real-church examples, giving you a better understanding of how churches can use data, insights, and analytics to make better ministry decisions. This course is not overly technical. Instead, it focuses on practical applications for ministry, leadership, and reaching people.
Strategy
Building Your Ministry Plan
Without a clear strategy, everything seems like an opportunity or an obligation and it’s easy to lose sight of what matters. To truly reach your community, you need a simple but effective plan. We’ll walk you through each step and help you clarify what matters. The result will be a one-page plan everyone can support.
Leadership
The Leadership Course
The biggest growth barrier facing most churches today isn’t a lack of space or a lack of funding. It’s leadership. Learn how to lead yourself, lead your team, and develop leaders who will help every ministry in your church.
Volunteers
The Volunteer Course
Churches of every shape and size need people to help accomplish their ministry. Our leadership system will help you recruit, train, and develop leaders, and make sure they are the happiest and healthiest people in your church.
Generosity
The Giving Course
People don’t give to churches like they used to, but there are specific actions you can take to engage people. Since ministry takes money, learn how to raise the bar of generosity in your church.
Growth
Breaking the 200 Barrier
Churches with fewer than 200 attenders aren’t small churches, they are normal-sized churches! But you’ve got unique challenges and need focused solutions. This course will lay out seven action steps to help you break this important barrier.
There are more courses included like The Systems Course, The Follow-Up Course, The Inviting Course, and more. We add new courses every few months and members get everything.
You'll get all of our resources.
Our digital Resource Library will give you the tools and templates you need to take action fast. There are more than 150 documents in the Resource Library with new ones added each month.
Plus, if there's something you need and you can't find it, we'll make it.
- Ministry Action Plan
- Evaluation Forms
- Volunteer Job Descriptions
- Personal Growth Plan
- Policies and Procedures
NEW!
You can participate in LABS.
Each month, we’ll hold a specific workshop to help you reach more people in a way that is healthy and sustainable. Think of labs as environments where you don't just learn something, but a place where you work with others to accomplish something. Previous labs include creating a Christmas outreach plan, building a donor communication calendar, and understanding your community demographics. With each lab, you finish with a written plan in place.
CONTENT
COMMUNITY
CASE STUDIES
COACHING
CHALLENGE
You'll get The Pastor's Book Club
Ministry Insights can come from anywhere, and business books are an untapped source of wisdom.
Pastors and church leaders are often well versed in Bible-study, Theology and Ministry but are often ill-equipped to lead a business or organization. That’s why the Pastor’s Book Club focuses on bringing the best ministry insights from world-class business leaders.
You'll get coaching.
In addition to practical coaching and actionable resources, every member can connect with a coach anytime you need one-on-one help. Coaching is included for every member at no extra cost. Book as many sessions as you like.
Matt Anderson
Lead Pastor of Surprise Church in Bismarck, ND.
Ryan Brooks
Lead Pastor of Vertical Church in Durham, NC.
Joanne Hoehne
Co-pastor of The Source Church in Bradenton, FL.
Robbie Foreman
Lead Pastor at Together Church in Moncks Corner, SC.
Bobby Williams
Lead Pastor of The Ridge Church in Oak Ridge, TN.
Getting Started with Church Fuel is Easy
Join the Program
Get ongoing access to every course and resource for $45/month or $450/year. No contracts. No strings. If you join and membership is not what you expected, we'll give you a full refund.
Build Your Ministry Plan
Your first course will help you create your Two Page Plan, clarifying who you are and what you do. We are so confident that this is THE most important step you take with your membership with Church Fuel.
Unlock Courses and Resources
Once you’ve completed your Two Page Plan, you’ll get access to every course, document, and resource in our library. Plus, if there’s something you need that you don’t see, just ask and our team will make it for you.
The Real Church Growth Barriers
Service times, worship style, digital presence… these are important, but they are not the underlying issues facing your church. Your church is facing real growth barriers, but we will help you break through.
People Barriers
It never feels urgent to develop your people, but if you’re not growing, and helping your staff, leaders, and volunteers get better, this is where you should start.
Systems Barriers
You can’t solve systems and structure problems with better preaching or more vision. You need to create good systems that are followed by all people.
Culture Barriers
Culture isn’t as ethereal as others make it out to be. You create it with language, values, behaviors, people and budget.
Strategic Barriers
Planning is spiritual, and we’ll show you how to make a useful strategic plan that will help you get everyone and everything on the same page. “I have a dream” is how you inspire people, but “I have a plan” is how you lead people.
Spiritual Barriers
The church is not just a business or organization, which means a lack of prayer, a lack of faith, and a poor understanding of the Gospel might be holding you back.
With so many online courses, blogs and podcasts, and conferences promising the silver bullet, it’s tough to hear through the noise. Too many people over-promise and under-deliver. And most of the time, it’s all inspiration with very little real help.
We’re not about that. We are insanely practical.
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- Coaching Included for Everyone
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We have worked with more than 5,000 mega-churches, small churches, multi-site churches, house churches, urban churches, and rural churches from all denominations, including…
What People Are Saying
I have been so blessed by this community. You will never know how much I needed these resources, words of encouragement, prayers, and just a place to come and lay out what's on my mind from time to time. I love being able to share with all of you. Thank you for serving together, and the fact that there is a spirit of working together and not of competition. Everything around me is so competitive that it is hard to fellowship with other pastors. Y'all are a Godsend. I thank the Lord he directed me here. Thank you from the depths of my heart.
Rob Watts, Pastor
Columbus West Church
Columbus, OH
If you're on the fence and you're thinking I don't know if this is for me, come join the community. The relationships you'll build with people that are a little bit further ahead from you are so incredible, and the relationships with people that may be a little bit further behind you, because we all know that we learn more from teaching others, often times than we do when we're being taught something. So it's an opportunity for you to both receive and give in this community and it's exciting. Ministry's hard. And doing it alone is even harder. So the Church Fuel community is a big piece of me not feeling all alone in doing ministry. Even though I have a team that I work with here locally, it's great to have other folks and other voices outside of our team locally and that's what Church Fuel is for me.
Jeremy Self, Pastor
The Church at Lake Travis
Austin, TX
Since I've been implementing some of the things that I've learned from Church Fuel, we have grown. When I took over, we were at 54 members. We have grown now to where our attendance every Sunday is around 130. Because of our growth, we've had to go to two services, and I attribute a lot of that to Church Fuel… I would say to someone who's on the fence about joining Church Fuel… jump in. Take advantage of everything, the relationships. Take advantage of the community. Take advantage of the resources.
Christopher Georges, Pastor
Fullness Church
Chesapeke, VA
Read Some of Our Helpful Articles
Inviting
In an ever-changing world, have an impact on culture—and people. So that they can impact others.
How to Encourage Your Church to Invite Others to Online Services
For many churches, the numbers are down across the board—giving, online service attendance, and participation. But don’t let that get you down. We’re still in the middle of a remarkable opportunity to reach people online. And while getting people to invite...
19 Ways to Equip Your Church to Invite Others
Teaching your church to invite is one of the most important things you can do as a pastor. It’s one of those keystone habits, and it affects nearly everything else in the church. Personal invitations are more effective than social media, advertising, and direct mail. ...
Giving
Empower your congregation to participate in deeper belonging by giving freely and with purpose.
13 Tips for Creating a 2021 Financial Plan in Your Church
As you look to make a new financial plan or church budget for next year, here are thirteen practical tips. Now is a great time to evaluate your ministries and programs for effectiveness and trim things that no longer work. Don’t keep programs and ministries you like...
3 Unique Ways to Engage Your Church In Generosity
According to our Weekly Pastor Poll, 40% of churches have reported a decline in giving since the Covid-19 pandemic began. While we rely on generosity to balance the budget, it’s important to remember the generosity is also an important part of spiritual formation....
5 Money Shifts Every Church Should Make
Americans are giving more to charity now than ever before. $410 Billion in 2017, a 5% increase over the previous year and the highest amount ever. Charitable giving is up across multiple income levels and in most demographics. But people are giving less and less to...
Serving
Build and support discipleship by organizing, training, and empowering your team.
Congregational Care: A Guide to Building a Caring and Effective Ministry
Pastoral care is a core element of pastoring. Hence the keyword “pastoral.” It’s a part of who you are (identity) and what you do (calling). As a church leader, you’re an under-shepherd of Jesus. Said another way, Jesus is the head of the...
3 Things Every Volunteer Needs to Know
The need for volunteers in church isn’t going away anytime soon. Even though people are busier than ever, churches still need volunteers to do the work of the ministry. That’s why it’s always a great time to take a look at your volunteer ministry: how you recruit, how...
How to Thank Your Key Donors
Dan Glaze from the National Christian Foundation says the six most important words in fundraising are “thank you, thank you, thank you.” Just like a personal thank you can go a long way, no show of thanks or gratitude is a recipe for disaster. Everyone who is giving...
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If you don't believe we have helped you and your church at the end of your first year with Church Fuel, we will give you a full refund.