Healthy congregations are vital in today's world!
  
    Many people today feel lonely and unloved with nowhere to turn. What they need most is to be a part of a community of people who will share the love and message of Jesus Christ. 
Congregations can be and need to be that 'little slice of heaven'. 
This website has been developed to assist in the goal of reaching the non churched and in dealing with the issues that cause a congregation, at times, to lose focus. 

Over the past 46 years, I have served congregations of all sizes - all with similar hopes and desires.  I use what I have learned serving these congregations to assist in enabling congregations reach those who so badly need to know and feel the love of Jesus Christ.

It's a journey that all congregations need to make.  Let me help you and your congregation develop a plan to reach your congregation's full potential.

Neal Boese - Pastor, Consultant

Helping congregations reach their full potential

                                                                                  






















 About Neal Boese

Services 

Resources

Who am I? 

How can I help? 

What can you do?

An Active Lutheran Pastor with a history of growing  congregations, serving 6 congregations over the past 48 years and currently serving a congregation in Northern Kentucky;

A Former Evangelism Consultant to synods in 4 states over the past 27 years;

An ELCA Consultant: 
Commissioned by the ELCA to co-author a Spiritual Gifts Inventory used by the ELCA worldwide,

An Accomplished Author of Seven books on Evangelism and Spiritual Gifts used throughout the United States and Canada,.

Individual Telephonic Coaching:
Providing hourly one-on-one coaching and support to pastors and lay-staff on topics including growth, spiritual gifts development, organizational development)

Congregational Seminars
Group lectures and coaching, assisting congregations with:

Identifying and understanding the spiritual gifts in your congregation;

Developing a "Blueprint for Change" to increase membership through developing and executing a congregational Vision and Mission Statement

Strategic Planning / Consulting
Developing a Vision and Mission Statement;

Evaluating your current leadership structure and planning for growth;

Leveraging the congregation as you move from Pastor-led to Program Church formats.

Lecturer / Guest Pastor / Speaker
Alone or in conjunction with a congregational seminar or workshop, I have assisted congregations to execute their plans for growth.

Listed below are links to several resources that can help you begin rebuilding your congregation.

Books:
Blueprint for Change - A manual for the 21st Century Congregation
This 10 chapter manual is designed to help congregations focus on their Biblical mandate to reach out to those who do not know Jesus and His love for them.

$14.95 plus $5.50 postage and handling

SPIRITUAL GIFTS - 2nd Edition:  
The power that drives the congregation 
This second edition contains an improved Spiritual Gifts inventory and scoring grid., with stories outlining each gift,  Biblical definitions, and the theological basis for each gift.

$8.95 plus $2.50 postage and handling 

  

 
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