Transition Support

The challenges a church and its pastoral staff face in transition are numerous. An outside source of encouragement and guidance often makes the difference between success and failure. When you engage in a formal transition support agreement with TOUCH Outreach, you will receive a commitment from us to help you achieve the following:

• Clarify and articulate your church's vision and mission to your congregation to help them see why becoming a small group-driven church is a God-given mandate.
• Choose the right implementation team members to make big decisions and move the church successfully through the transition.
• Achieve the basics of intercession and worship, community, and relational evangelism in your first prototype group(s) to create healthy pattern groups.
• Develop and implement a discipleship pathway to spiritual maturity for your group members.
• Multiply the first groups successfully with competent and confident leaders.
• Prioritize group life with the staff, lay leaders, and then the church body.
• Train the first group leaders in the basics of group life, leadership, and meeting mechanics.
• Encourage the first group members to embrace biblical community with a strategic planning day.
• Develop a coaching structure to oversee the health and expansion of your new groups.

To achieve these objectives, you will receive:

Telephone support: Twice a month, you will receive a scheduled phone call to discuss progress and help you make plans for the next step. Often, these calls are scheduled in the evening when the implementation team meets to maximize participation.

Email support: During the contracted agreement, you will receive unlimited email support with a same-day response time.

On-site support: For each twelve months of support, we provide one day of on-site training for staff, leaders and/or members. Typically, time with the implementation team or pastoral staff is fit into these days to maximize the on-site support. (Costs for travel and lodging are not included in the basic agreement. Additional on-site support can be arranged at a substantial discount off our $1,000 ~ $1,500 published day rates for training and consulting.)

Off-site support: For each twelve months of support, we provide one day of off-site training in the TOUCH offices in Houston. Pastors find that taking leaders away for a day to tackle tough issues or create a new plan of action is more effective than a local meeting. Plus, an outside facilitator allows the pastor to focus as a team member and not be concerned with facilitation.

Resource Discounts: Included in this agreement is an additional 10% off the final cost of all printed resources purchased through TOUCH Outreach Ministries.

Duration: The minimum support agreement is six months. Typically churches utilize this coaching process for the first 12 - 24 months of transition.

Our Exclusive Money-Back Guarantee: Every 90 days, you will be invited to evaluate the support you have received. If you are not completely satisfied, TOUCH will cheerfully refund your support fees for the previous 90 day period.

Fees: The cost of transition support varies based on the size of your church. Contact us for details.

To visit with a ministry representative concerning transition support, please call 1-800-735-5865 and ask for Randall Neighbour

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