ENGAGEMENT & PARTICIPATION...
Engaging in the life and mission of a local church is critical for spiritual growth.
We specialize in creating incremental engagement strategies that encourage growing participation for churches of all sizes.

People aren't less committed than in the past.
We can help you increase participation and engagement through incremental steps.
The key word for today’s engagement model is “incremental.” People today need an increasing number of smaller steps to engage in their local church.
Think of these as on-ramps to the interstate of involvement. If we want people to drive down the expressway of engagement, we must offer enough on-ramps. When we consider the average church attendance pattern and the necessity for smaller steps, we arrive at a better solution.
We help churches align their:
Engagement doesn’t replace a holistic discipleship pathway, but participation in the life and mission of a local church is part of a growing faith relationship with Jesus.
We owe it to our church to create sufficient on-ramps to participate in:
- Generosity
- Service and Volunteering
- Community and Groups
- Sharing faith and Inviting Friends
CASE STUDY: GIVING at BEACHSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Several churches in our coaching community use this strategy to cultivate generosity.
I recently visited Beachside Community Church in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and watched this strategy in action.
Jonathan, the lead pastor, stepped onto the stage after the worship set and, with great enthusiasm, said:
“I’m so glad you are all here to celebrate and experience our FOR Sunday. Because we are ‘FOR our community, every fourth Sunday we ask our church to support a worthy organization in the community. Last month we asked you to give and serve with the Hope Shelter, and you came through for them in a huge way.”
Jonathan shared the serving numbers and giving amount for the Hope Shelter. They raised over $4,000 and served 40 or so total hours with this organization. After this celebration, Jonathan made the ask for this month:
“Today, we have an opportunity to do more good in our community and help another great organization go further, faster. Give a Kid a Chance is an organization focused on helping students in impoverished areas go to college and grow educationally. Our goal is to provide one or two fully scholarships for these kids and have several of you participate as a mentor. To investigate serving opportunities, you can use the QR code on the seat back. Our generosity goal is 100% participation. You can give a few dollars or a few thousand dollars.”
Now, here is where the magic happens. Remember, this is an on-ramp for people, so they need to take the first step.
“What we love about these FOR Sunday’s is that every penny you give FOR the community goes straight out the door into the community. We even cover the administrative costs and credit card fees! I know many of you have been burned by generosity in the past or struggle to trust the church with your money. I get that. If you give to this FOR opportunity today, we don’t keep or use a single penny. I hope you will go our website or use the QR code on the seatback to give. “
Another church in our growing community did this for the first time a few weeks ago, and 11 people who had never given to their church gave to a community organization through their church.
This type of on-ramp requires some follow-up and nurturing for givers, but it works. Why? It’s an easy step for anyone to take.
The same method works for engaging people to serve. Find individual moments where people who don’t yet volunteer can give an hour. Invite them specifically and create an incredible serving moment for them. It doesn’t feel like much, but it’s a step in the right direction. One that they can and will more likely take.
“Gavin has been crucial as we have sought to refine strategies to help those who attend our church take easy and obvious next steps. Over the last year, we have seen engagement rise in adult attendance, first-time guests, volunteers, and giving. I don’t doubt for one second our church is heading in a positive direction for the foreseeable future thanks to Gavin’s help and wisdom!”
– Jonathan Watson, Senior Pastor, Beachside Community Church - Fort Walton, FL
“In just two months, 122 people gave to Centerpoint Church for the very first time, and we added 18 new recurring givers! Working with Gavin on our generosity system gave us a plan to grow giving and fully fund our church.”
– Bryant Golden, Senior Pastor, Centerpoint Church - Tampa, FL
Let’s see how working together works best for you.
Hi. I'm Dr. Gavin Adams, founder of the Church Accelerator Community.
My 10 years of marketplace consulting plus over 15 years of ministry leadership gives me a unique and uncommon understanding of church and organizational challenges.
I’d love to partner with you and your church to help you grow yourself, your church, and the Kingdom.
“Gavin has been instrumental in my growth as a leader. He is one of the most strategic thinkers I have ever met. More, he is incredibly responsive to any request I have. I know that Gavin is FOR Wiregrass Church and me. I am becoming a better leader because of his coaching.”
Adam Roberson
OUR MOST POPULAR ENGAGEMENT & PARTICIPATION RESOURCES...
COURSE: THE FUNDING FUNNEL THAT FUNDS YOUR CHURCH
The Funding Funnel that Funds Your Church Course contains FIVE modules and FREE RESOURCES to help you launch a generosity movement in your church.
Course Details
- Five Video Sessions.
- Over 2 hours of insanely practical content.
- Plus, FREE RESOURCES, including The Funding Funnel Planning 12-Month Template, Category Boundary Descriptions, Vision Scripts and Content Creation Templates, Thank You Systems and Ideas, Email Templates and Samples, and Segmentation Ideas to target your communications.
E-BOOK: DIGITAL CHANNEL BEST PRACTICES AND IDEAS
Every person in your community has 70 hours of discretionary time outside of church. How are you planning to use these hours to create disciples?
The 18-page E-book offers 5 unique ideas that every church can implement with ease.
MODULE: CREATE A VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT
Recruiting and retaining quality volunteers is a never-ending challenge in the local church. However, as is the case in most situations, great systems solve complex problems.
I’m offering this 30-minute training FREE to help you improve your volunteer funnel.
DOCUMENT: GIVING SCRIPTS FOR YOUR CHURCH SERVICE
Talking about giving is challenging. If you talk about it too much, people will believe money is your mission. If you don’t talk about it, though, you’ll severely underfund your mission.
How you talk about money is the secret to creating a generosity journey.