How We Help Churches
- Answers to the toughest questions
- Over 35 years consulting experience with hundreds of churches, thousands of church leaders
- Encouragement in perplexing times
- 24-7-365 coaching and training resources and services
- Solutions to break through the daunting obstacles
- Customized comprehensive consultations – no cookie-cutter agendas
- Tools for every situation
- Literally thousands of church growth and leadership resources – most of them free
Here’s how we grow churches . . .
Your Partner In Ministry
Whatever you’re facing – staff changes, space restrictions, attendance decline, aging members, conflict, outreach issues, time management, low church esteem – we’ve been there and done that. We’ll be there for you, too.
Our History
The Effective Church Group has been working with churches in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand for over three decades. Founded by Bill Easum in the 1980s, the Group has expanded with noted experts with hands-on experience in growing churches and coaching leaders to reach their potential. We’ve worked with churches from over 60 denominations including Non-Denominationals, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Disciples, Lutherans, American Baptist, Episcopalian, Seventh-day Adventists, and many more.
Our Blog
Stop Inviting People to Church… and Grow Your Church Anyway
Recently, I was working with a church that desperately wants to grow… well, the pastor wants it to grow. He asked his core leaders about their inviting experiences and they all said shades of […]
Is Your Vision Visionary?
A church’s vision is more than just words on paper; it’s the driving force behind growth, transformation, and impact. Unfortunately, many (most!) churches find themselves stuck with a vision that lacks inspiration and direction, […]
Surprise! The Holidays Are Here
It used to be that Christmas began when Santa Claus passed the reviewing stand in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. It used to be that the first strains of Christmas carols played on the Muzak […]
Stop Ignoring the 5 Leadership Selection Mistakes Churches Make
Avoid common leadership selection mistakes that can hold back church growth. Learn how to choose the right leaders for a thriving church community.
Are You All About Growing Churches? Or Making Disciples?
That’s a question I received today from someone who was asking based on an email invitation their received to tomorrow’s seminar on spiritual conversations and evangelism that I’m holding. I decided to treat the question as if it was a real question, […]
Debunking the Myth of Spiritual Conversations
The Myth of Spiritual Conversations is alive and well in most churches today. I see it every time I teach evangelism at with the Center for Ministry and Leadership Training at Phillips Seminary. As […]