Consultation

See what other pastors say...

Hurston Ministries Offers Consultation
In Four Areas:

How to enhance corporate prayer, both during regular worship services and corporate prayer events. The personal and family prayer lives of pastoral staff members are also frequent concerns. Patterns uncovered in individual interviews are addressed in both personal and/or group discussions.

Cell group/small group systems

There are three basic types of small group systems and six types of small group models. Each system tends to generate differing congregational impact, results, and issues for pastoral staffing. For a church considering the start of a cell group/small group system, a minimum one to three day consultation is required. For a church with a specific problem or difficulty with a cell group/small group system, a minimum three to eight hour consultation is essential.

Hurston Ministries also tailors consultation to the specific needs of the church. In many situations this includes individual interviews with each pastoral staff member involved and group interaction with key staff members, followed by a final synopsis. In some church settings, a congregational survey and lengthier strategy are included.

Visitation 

This unique approach to pastoral care requires pastoral staff to model the same prayer visits they expect lay leaders to implement. Consultation with staff is needed in addition to any prayer visitation seminar done with lay leaders.

How to Develop Pastor-Led Visitation
This two-hour overview is necessary for a pastoral staff desirous of modeling visitation implemented by lay leaders. This overview provides a smooth flowing "church-wide" visitation thrust.

Church Growth

How to Evaluate Your Church's Ministry
This one-hour session includes ratios and principles that can be used to help any local church staff in self-evaluation.

How to Formulate and Organize Any Area of Ministry 
This series of 14 step-by-step tailored worksheets requires a two-hour session and is best done with pastoral staff and/or core lay leaders/department heads.

The "Visitor Friendly" Congregation
This two hour session includes an overview of the church with points of attraction, points of entry, and points of ministry. Following are practical tips on how to help the local church be more warm and inviting to the visitor. NOTE: Time needed for consultation depends on the type and the depth of topic desired, as well as the breadth of audience (senior pastor only, pastoral staff only, board and/or committee/s, and/or congregation segments).

At times, a church staff will desire this eight-hour seminar:

101 Growth Ideas from the World's Largest Church
This eight-hour seminar for pastors and church leaders contains growth and enhancement ideas based on the beliefs and practices of the 758,000+ member Yoido Full Gospel Church, pastored by Dr. David Yonggi Cho. Topics include:

• 7 ideas to grow your personal prayer life;
• 18 ideas to grow your church's prayer life; 
         5 ideas to grow your staff's prayer lives; 
         5 ideas to enhance your prayer meetings;
         3 ideas to encourage your congregation to fast;
         5 ideas to increase prayer in your cell groups;
• 15 ideas to enhance your worship services;
• 15 ideas to enhance your sermons and preaching;
• 15 ideas to increase the ministry of lay leaders;
• 16 ideas to start and/or grow cell groups at your church including 
        4 ideas to increase evangelism in your cell groups;
• 15 ideas to increase the ministry of your pastoral staff.

Inclusive Approach to Groups
Our newest approach, the "Inclusive Approach" has been effective in both small and large churches, and requires ten days to six weeks. Read more about the Inclusive Approach.

See what other pastors say...