THE CHURCH ACCELERATOR FRAMEWORK
YOU'RE WORKING HARD.
BUT ARE YOU WORKING ON THE RIGHT THINGS?
The Church Accelerator Framework brings your culture, team, and ministry strategy into full alignment to reach its full potential.
CLARITY → ALIGNMENT → FULL POTENTIAL, IN ONE YEAR
3 On-Site Visits · 12 Monthly Coaching Sessions · Full Toolkit Access · Monthly Pastor Community Calls · Unlimited Text + Email
WHY MOST CONSULTING DOESN'T WORK
YOU'VE PROBABLY ALREADY TRIED
GETTING HELP.
A conference that inspired you for two weeks. A consultant who visited once, delivered a report, and disappeared. A coaching program with good content but no real accountability.
Three consultants in four years is common. Each one left a binder. None of them stayed to see if anything changed. Real change happens when someone shows up quarter after quarter and helps you do the work, not just recommend it.
WELCOME TO THE CHURCH ACCELERATOR INTENSIVE
01 · SYSTEM
STRUCTURE THAT HOLDS THE WEIGHT HOF THE VISION
With a defined ministry system, your church can invest in the right people, stop solving the same problems over and over, delegate with confidence, and stay focused on what moves the mission forward.
02 · SOUL
IDENTITY THAT MAKES PEOPLE WANT TO BE A PART OF IT
Nothing creates lasting ministry advantage like a church rooted firmly in its calling, culture, and core values. When your team knows who you are, every decision becomes cleaner.
The Church Accelerator Framework builds both, in your specific church, with someone who stays in it with you.
WHERE IS YOUR CHURCH RIGHT NOW?
MOST PASTORS ARE MISSING ONE OF THREE THINGS.
GAP 01 · MISSING SYSTEM
"We have vision but no organizational clarity. Everyone's working hard but in different directions."
YOU NEED STRUCTURE
GAP 02 · MISSING SOUL
"We have structure but the culture feels flat. The team executes, but they don't feel the mission or sense the vision."
YOU NEED IDENTITY
GAP 03 · MISSING INTEGRATION
"We have both, but nothing sticks. We start things we don't finish and solve the same problems over and over."
YOU NEED INTEGRATION
The Church Accelerator Framework addresses all three in the right order, over four quarters, with someone who stays in it with you.
A DIFFERENT KIND OF ENGAGEMENT
NOT A CONSULTING VISIT.
NOT A COACHING PROGRAM.
SOMETHING BETTER.
A 12-month engagement. Gavin comes alongside you and your church to create clarity, alignment, and maximize your potential, quarter at a time.
PHASE 1
CLARITY
• Clarity Day 1 Workshop
• Clarity Day 30 & 31 Workshops
PHASE 2
ALIGNMENT
• 3 Quarterly Refuels
• Annual 2-Day Strategy Session
PHASE 3
FULL POTENTIAL
• Advanced tools
• Mastery cadence
THE METHODOLOGY
THE SYSTEM BEHIND THE SOUL WORK
People don’t grow spiritually by accident. Most churches are built as if they do. The 5 Rights™ System is the framework I use with every pastor and every church — and it’s the foundation of every quarter of the Intentional Church Intensive.
The premise is simple: movement happens when the right person receives the right message at the right time in the right way with the right next step. Miss any one of those five, and your church creates moments. Get all five right, and your church creates movement.
1
RIGHT PERSON
WHO are we leading? You can’t design ministry for everyone at the same time.
Every church has people at different stages of spiritual maturity—Seekers, Students, Shapers, and Stewards—and each group requires a different approach.
The system always starts here. When leaders clarify who they are designing for, ministry stops being generic and starts becoming effective.
2
RIGHT MESSAGE
WHAT do they need to hear? The same message does not move every person.
Seekers need clarity and safety. Students need formation. Shapers need challenge. Stewards need ownership.
The 5 Rights System ensures the message always matches the person—so communication creates alignment, not confusion.
3
RIGHT TIME
WHEN are they ready to respond? Even the right invitation falls flat when the timing is wrong.
Spiritual growth happens in sequence, not in bulk.
This part of the system helps leaders discern readiness—so invitations, challenges, and next steps come when people are most likely to respond.
4
RIGHT WAY
WHERE will this actually take shape? How ministry is delivered matters as much as what is delivered.
People grow best in environments that are relational, practical, and accessible.
The system helps leaders design pathways that meet people where they are—without lowering the standard of growth.
5
RIGHT NEXT STEP
WHY does this matter right now? Inspire and equip each person to take their step.
People rarely move forward because they’re inspired alone—they move forward when the next step is clear.
The 5 Rights System forces leaders to define next steps consistently across every environment, so momentum becomes the norm rather than the exception.
The Intentional Church Accelerator works through each of these five dimensions across four quarters —
building the systems that put every Right into practice in your specific church.
FULL SCOPE OF ENGAGEMENT
EVERYTHING YOU NEED. NOTHING YOU DON'T.
| WHAT YOU GET | WHY IT MATTERS |
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→ 3 multi-day on-site visits |
Gavin in your building, with your team, doing the work together |
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→ 12 monthly 1:1 coaching sessions (60 min each) |
Consistent accountability and forward momentum every single month |
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→ Monthly pastor community calls |
Peer learning with other Intensive pastors working through similar challenges |
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→ Full Intentional Church Toolkit access |
Every framework, system, and resource — yours throughout the year |
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→ Unlimited text + email between sessions |
No waiting until the next scheduled call when something comes up |
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→ Custom deliverables at each quarter milestone |
Documented systems your church owns and uses after the engagement ends |
QUALIFICATION
THIS ENGAGEMENT IS INTENTIONALLY LIMITED.
That’s not a marketing tactic — it’s the math of doing this work well.
When you work at this level, the quality of the relationship is everything. That means being selective about fit.
THIS IS FOR YOU IF...
- You're a growth-minded lead pastor who is done with episodic help
- You've had good conversations that haven't produced lasting change
- You're ready to commit — not just explore — to transforming how your church operates
- You lead a church of any size where the pastor makes meaningful strategic decisions
- You want a trusted advisor, not a vendor
- You're willing to bring your team into the process
THIS IS NOT FOR YOU IF…
- You're looking for a quick fix or a one-time visit
- You want someone to make decisions for you rather than alongside you
- Your leadership team isn't open to outside perspective
- You need budget approval that isn't realistically possible
- You're in a season of major crisis that requires different help first
HOW IT WORKS
FOUR STEPS. NO PRESSURE. THE RIGHT FIT OR NOTHING.
01
APPLY
02
CONVERSATION
03
DECISION
04
MONTH ONE
A 12-month commitment usually needs board or elder awareness. After your first conversation, Gavin provides a one-page summary you can share with your leadership team.
PROVEN WHERE IT MATTERS
13 YEARS.
200 TO 8,000.
HERE'S WHAT I ACTUALLY LEARNED
Gavin Adams led Woodstock City Church from 200 to more than 8,000 in weekly attendance over 13 years. The Church Accelerator Framework is the distilled, transferable version of that leadership.
“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.”
Jonathan Watson
Senior Pastor, Beachside Community Church — Fort Walton, FL
“These past few weeks have been so rich. The content is fabulous. It’s new. It’s stuff we’ve never really thought about before. It’s fresh and massively helpful.”
Duncan Banks
Network Director, Further Faster Church Network — UK
COMMON QUESTIONS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What size church is this for?
Smaller than you think and larger than you might expect. The 5 Rights System™ works in a church of 150 or a church of 10,000 because it’s built on how people grow spiritually — which doesn’t change based on attendance. What changes is the complexity of the systems. Gavin has worked with churches under 200 and over 8,000. The engagement is fully customized to your church’s size, stage, and situation.
How much time will this require from me and my team?
Plan for 2–3 hours per month between scheduled sessions, plus the on-site visit days (2 days per quarter). The on-site visits are full working days — plan your calendar accordingly. Outside of those, the coaching sessions are 60 minutes each and the community calls are typically 60–90 minutes. This is not a program that runs itself in the background. It requires real engagement.
Do I need my staff or elders involved?
For the on-site visits, yes — involving your key leaders makes the engagement significantly more effective. For the monthly coaching sessions, this is primarily between you and Gavin. You decide how much visibility your team has. Many pastors brief their staff on key decisions that come out from the sessions; others keep the coaching relationship more private. Both approaches work.
What happens if we don't complete all four quarters?
Life in ministry is unpredictable. If something major interrupts the engagement — a staffing crisis, a facility issue, a personal season that requires your full attention — the engagement can be paused and resumed. Gavin works with you through seasons of complexity, not just seasons of calm.
How do I get my board or elders to approve this investment?
Once you’ve had your initial conversation with Gavin, he provides a one-page engagement summary you can share with your leadership team. Most boards respond positively when they see a clear scope, a defined process, and specific deliverables tied to each quarter. You don’t need board approval to apply — the approval conversation typically happens after the initial Gavin conversation.
What happens after the 12 months are complete?
Most Intensive graduates continue with an ongoing Lead Pastor Advisor relationship — because the momentum built in 12 months is worth sustaining. This is not a requirement, but it is the natural next step for pastors who want continued strategic support. A conversation about what that looks like happens at the beginning of Quarter 4, well before the engagement concludes.
How many churches does Gavin work with at a time?
Four intensives only. That’s not a number Gavin arrived at arbitrarily. At four churches, the engagement quality stays high, the community calls are genuinely useful rather than generic, and Gavin can stay fully present in each church’s specific challenges. Taking on a fifth church would mean taking something away from the other four
What does the investment look like?
Investment details are discussed personally as part of the application conversation. This is a significant engagement and the investment reflects the scope — 12 months, three on-site visits, 12 digital sessions, full Toolkit access, and community membership. If you have a general sense of what this kind of engagement requires before applying, that’s a conversation Gavin is glad to have.
LIMITED AVAILABILITY
ONE YEAR FROM NOW, YOUR CHURCH COULD REALIZE ITS FULL POTENTIAL.
Applications are reviewed personally by Gavin.
If it looks like a strong fit, he’ll reach out to schedule a real conversation about your church, your challenges, and whether this relationship makes sense.