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What’s Up:
Great church growth processes mean nothing if you don’t use them every single week. Systems need practice too (so practice them!).
So What:
A process is only as powerful as your consistency. If it’s not a habit, it won’t grow your church. And that’s exactly why most churches stay stuck.
The Point Is:
Systems Alone Don’t Work
Having a visitor follow-up plan isn’t the same as actually following up. Too many churches have processes that live on paper and nowhere else.
Consistency Beats Complexity
You don’t need a dozen clever systems. You need one system you run every week without fail. Simple. Repeatable. Effective.
Habits Require Leadership
Pastor, if you’re not modeling the habit, it won’t stick. If you forget the connection card, so will everyone else. Leadership creates culture.
Accountability Changes Everything
If your team isn’t accountable to executing the process, it won’t become a habit. And if it’s not a habit, it’s not going to produce results.
And … ?
Let’s talk real results. I recently worked with a church that had all the right pieces in place: connection cards on every seat, an excellent visitor follow-up workflow, and even a solid discipleship process. But none of it was working. Why? Because no one was actually using the systems consistently. The pastor forgot to mention the cards. The members didn’t fill them out. The team didn’t follow up. Their systems were pristine, but practically invisible.
This is the curse of “good intentions without good habits.” The Google Doc might be beautiful. The checklist might look amazing. But if you’re not turning those processes into muscle memory – into actual week-in, week-out rhythms – you’re just rearranging digital furniture. At The Effective Church Group, we don’t just help you build the right processes. We help you make them stick. Through accountability structures in the Growing Church Network, we turn process into progress. And that’s the difference between a plateaued church and a growing one.
Action! Schedule a Get Growing Conversation today and let’s make your processes actually work: https://go.effectivechurch.com/get-growing
